Natural Convection

Professor Mihir Sen
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Experimental facilities

Research

• Reviews:
  • One-Dimensional Modeling of Thermosyphons with Known Heat Flux, M. Sen, C. Treviño and E. Ramos, in Trends in Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer, (editor) J. Menon, Council of Scientific Research Integration, Trivandrum, India, Vol. 2, pp. 161-172, 1992.
• Loops of general shape:
  Journal publications
  • One-Dimensional Thermosyphon Analysis, M. Sen and C. Treviño, Latin American Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 135-150, 1983.
  • Single-Phase Natural Circulation in a Tilted Square Loop, R. Acosta, M. Sen and E. Ramos, Wärme- und Stoffübertragung, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 269-275, 1987.
  • A One-Dimensional Model of a Thermosyphon with Known Wall Temperature, M. Gordon, E. Ramos and M. Sen, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 177-181, Sept. 1987.
  • The Effect of Axial Conduction on a Thermosyphon with Prescribed Heat Flux, M. Sen, E. Ramos, C. Treviño and O. Salazar, European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 57-72, 1989.
  • Analysis of a Square Natural Convective Loop, C. Treviño and M. Sen, European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 591-611, 1994.
• Toroidal loops:
  Journal publications
  • The Toroidal Thermosyphon with Known Heat Flux, M. Sen, E. Ramos and C. Treviño, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 219-233, 1985.
  • On the Steady-State Velocity of the Inclined Toroidal Thermosyphon, M. Sen, E. Ramos and C. Treviño, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 107, No. 4, pp. 974-977, 1985.
  • Nonlinear Analysis of Tilted Toroidal Thermosyphon Models, A. Pacheco-Vega, W. Franco, H.-C. Chang and M. Sen, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45, No. 7, pp. 1379-1391, 2002.
• Multiple loops:
  Journal publications
  • One-Dimensional Modeling of Multiple Loop Thermosyphons, M. Sen and J. L. Fernández, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 28, No. 9, pp. 1788-1790, 1985.
  • Analytical and Experimental Study of Steady-State Convection in a Double Loop Thermosyphon, M. Sen, D. Pruzan and K.E. Torrance, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 31, No. 4, 709-722, 1988.
  • Flow in Conjugate Natural Circulation Loops, O. Salazar, M. Sen and E. Ramos, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 180-183, 1988.
• Two-phase loops:
  Journal publications
  • A Steady-State Analysis for Variable Area One- and Two-Phase Thermosyphons, E. Ramos, M. Sen and C. Treviño, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 28, No. 9, pp. 1711-1719, 1985.
  • Two-Phase Natural Circulation in a Toroidal Loop, E. Manero, M. Sen and E. Ramos, Wärme- und Stoffübertragung, Vol. 21, pp. 41-49, 1987.
• Cavities:
  Journal publications
  • Natural Convection in a Semi-Elliptical Cavity, E. Martin del Campo, M. Sen and E. Ramos, Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 101-119, 1987.
  • Analysis of Laminar Natural Convection in a Triangular Enclosure, E. Martin del Campo, M. Sen and E. Ramos, Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 353-372, 1988.
• Porous media:
  Journal publications
  • Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Tilted Rectangular Porous Material, S.L. Moya, E. Ramos and M. Sen, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 741-756, 1987.
  • Multiple Steady-States for Unicellular Natural Convection in an Inclined Porous Layer, M. Sen, P. Vasseur and L. Robillard, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 30, No. 10, pp. 2097-2113, 1987.
  • Parallel Flow Convection in a Tilted Two-Dimensional Porous Layer Heated from All Sides, M. Sen, P. Vasseur and L. Robillard, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 31, No. 12, pp. 3480-3487, 1988.
  • The Brinkman Model for Natural Convection in a Shallow Porous Cavity with Uniform Heat Flux, P. Vasseur, C.H. Wang and M. Sen, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 221-242, 1989.
  • Thermal Instability and Natural Convection in a Fluid Layer over a Porous Substrate, P. Vasseur, C.H. Wang and M. Sen, Wärme- und Stoffübertragung, Vol. 24, pp. 337-347, 1989.
  • Natural Convection in an Inclined Rectangular Porous Slot: the Brinkman Extended Darcy Model, P. Vasseur, C.H. Wang and M. Sen, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 112, No. 2, pp. 507-511, 1990.
  • Analytical Investigation of Benard-Marangoni Convection Heat Transfer in a Shallow Cavity Filled with Two Immiscible Fluids, C.H. Wang, M. Sen and P. Vasseur, Applied Scientific Research, Vol. 48, pp. 35-53, 1991.

Theses and dissertations

• Master's theses
  • Analysis of the Transient Behavior of a Thermosyphon, J.A. Rojas, 1980.
  • Numerical Solution of Natural Convection in Cavities, S.L. Moya, 1983.
  • Flow in Conjugate Thermosyphon Loops, O. Salazar, 1984.
  • Natural Convection in Semi-Elliptical Cavity, E. Martín del Campo, 1984.
  • Natural Convection in a Tilted Trapezoidal Enclosure, V. Kumar, 1987.