2nd International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada on April 30 – May 1, 2015 Thursday APRIL 30 8:00 AM Official Opening of Conference 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote Lecture I: Permeate Pressure Build-Up in Hollow Fiber Membranes: Facts and Perceptions Xianshe Feng University of Waterloo, Canada 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Coffee Break 10:20 AM – 11:05 AM Keynote Lecture II: Dynamics of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer During the Impact of Molten Droplets on a Substrate Javad Mostaghimi University of Toronto, Canada 11:05 AM – 12:40 PM Session Name: Mass Transfer With or Without Chemical Reaction Session Chairs: Dr. Xianshe Feng & Dr. Jules Thibault 11:05 AM – 11:25 AM Paper 181: Simulation of Time-Lag Permeation Experiments Using Finite Differences Haoyu Wu, Neveen Al-Qasas, Boguslaw Kruczek and Jules Thibault University of Ottawa, Canada 11:25 AM – 11:45 AM Paper 141: Separation of Water and Isopropyl Alcohol Mixtures with Graphene Oxide Membranes Mindaugas Paulauskas, Frans Muller, Charlotte Willans University of Leeds, United Kingdom Session Chairs: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Registration 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Paper 162: Protein Diffusion of Reaction Intermediates under Crowded Condition Masahide Terazima, Tomoyuki Yoshitake, Yusuke Nakasone, Kazunori Zikihara, Satoru Tokutomi Kyoto University, Japan 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM Paper 147: A Theoretical Analysis of Solute Transport Through a Membrane Bioreactor Buntu Godongwana, Marshall Sheldon, Deon Solomons Cape Peninsular University of Technology, South Africa 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM Paper 184: Determination of the Effect of Suspended Nanosized Particles on Mass Transfer Rate in an Agitated Vessel Mehmet Emin Arzutuğ, Ozkan Aydın, Melek Torun, Kader Calıskan Ataturk University, Turkey 12:40 PM – 1:40 PM Lunch 1:40 PM – 3:45 PM Session Name: Fluid Flow - Experimental Session Chairs: Dr. Moustafa Elshafei & Dr. Juraj Muzik 1:40 PM – 1:55 PM Paper 142: Hematocrit and Microchannel Dimension Effects on Human Blood Rheology at Low Shear Rates Niko Lee-Yow, Marianne Fenech University of Ottawa, Canada 1:55 PM – 2:10 PM Paper 145: Quantification of Blood Flow in Chicken Embryos Mark Stroobach, Marianne Fenech University of Ottawa, Canada 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM Paper 172: Flow-Induced Vibration of a D-Section Subjected to Various Flow Velocities Hassan Hamed Alhachami University of Guelph, Canada 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM Paper 166: Displacement of Water Droplets Induced by the Superposition of Shear Flows and Mechanical Vibrations Thomas Maurer, Uwe Janoske University of Wuppertal, Germany 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM Paper 168: Performance Characteristics of a Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle using an Ejector Yongseok Jeon, Sunjae Kim, Dong Soo Jang Korea University, Republic of Korea 3:05 PM – 3:25 PM Paper 144: Reynolds-constrained Subgrid-scale Model for Large-eddy Simulation of Turbulent Wall Flows Zuoli Xiao, Rikui Zhang, Yipeng Shi, Shiyi Chen Peking University, China 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM Paper 132: Effect of Air Ratio on Unsteady Partially Premixed Flames Ashokraj R, Sundararajan T, Srinivasan K Indian Institute of Technology, India 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM Coffee Break 4:05 PM – 5:15 PM Session Name: Heat Transfer - Experimental Session Chairs: Dr. Gerry Schneider 4:05 PM – 4:25 PM Paper 131: Experimental Measurement of Single-Phase Liquid Heat Transfer in a Curved Microtube Using Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Qian You, Ibrahim Hassan, Yanfeng Fan, Amen Younes Concordia University, Canada 4:25 PM – 4:45 PM Paper 176: Immersion Scanning Thermal Microscopy Probing Nanoscale Heat Transport in Liquid Environments Oleg V. Kolosov, Peter D. Tovee Lancaster University, United Kingdom 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Paper 173: Direct Probing of Nanoscale Heat Transport Phenomena via Scanning Thermal and Shear Force Microscopies Oleg V. Kolosov, Benjamin J. Robinson, Manuel E. Pumarol. Lancaster University, United Kingdom 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Paper 167: Heat Transfer Characteristics of Pulsating Heat Pipes with Asymmetric Channels Dong Soo Jang, Joo Seong Lee, Yongseok Jeon Korea University, Republic of Korea Friday MAY 1 9:45 AM – 10:05 AM Coffee Break 10:05 AM – 10:50 AM Keynote Lecture IV: Our Creeping Future: Stokes Flow Enabling Tomorrow’s Materials Ishwar K. Puri McMaster University, Canada 10:50 AM – 12:45 PM Session Name: Fluid Flow – Mathematical Study Session Chairs: Dr. Gerry E. Schneider & Dr. Zuoli Xiao 10:50 AM – 11:05 AM Paper 164: Simulation of Wave Propagation through the Bifurcated Compliant Arterial Network Alexander S. Liberson, Jeffrey S. Lillie, Praveen K. Koya, David A. Borkholder Rochester Institute of Technology, USA 11:05 AM – 11:25 AM Paper 163: Pulse Wave Velocity Prediction in Multi-Layer Thick Wall Arterial Segments Jeffrey S. Lillie, Alexander S. Liberson, David A. Borkholder Rochester Institute of Technology, USA 11:25 AM – 11:45 AM Paper 178: Simulation of the Backward-Facing Step Flow Using the Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin Method Juraj Mužík, Luboš Daniel, Emília Mužíková, Peter Košťál University of Zilina, Slovakia Session Chairs: Dr. Boguslaw Kruczek 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote Lecture III: Freezing of Living Cells and Tissues: A Great Challenge in Thermal Science and Modern Medicine Dayong Gao University of Washington, USA 11:45 AM – 12:05 PM Paper 133: Two-Phase Flow Regimes Identification using Artificial Neural Network with Nonlinear Normalization Mustafa Al-Naser, Moustafa Elshafei, Abdelsalam Al-Sarkhi King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia 12:05 PM – 12:25 PM Paper 157: Comparative Study on Flow Control in the Cylindrical S-Shaped Duct With Parallel and Angled Vortex Generators Tayebeh Fahimivala, Roholah Ghodsi Islamic Azad University, Iran 12:25 PM – 12:45 PM Paper 151: Actuation of Flexoelectric Membranes in Viscoelastic Fluids with Application to Outer Hair Cells Edtson Emilio Herrera Valencia National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch 1:45 PM – 3:05 PM Session Name: Heat Transfer – Mathematical Study I Session Chairs: Dr. Alexander Liberson 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM Paper 135: Prediction of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Annular Flow Regime for Flow Boiling in a Horizontal Micro Tube at a Uniform Heat Flux Amen Younes, Lyes Kadem, Ibrahim Hassan Concordia University, Canada 2:05 PM – 2:25 PM Paper 149: Simulation of Al2O3-ATF Nanofluid in a Compact Heat Exchanger Mohammed Ismail, Shahram Fotowat, Amir Fartaj University of Windsor, Canada 2:25 PM – 2:45 PM Paper 143: Analysis of Heat Transfer in Pipe with Twisted Tape Inserts Avinash Savekar, Dhiraj Jangid, Madhura Gurjar, Vikrant Patil, C. M. Sewatkar College of Engineering Pune, India 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM Paper 155: Numerical Study of Waste Gas Incineration Using Non-Premixed Swirl Burner and Burner with a Flame Holder Masoud Darbandi, Maryam Hosseinzadeh, Gerry E. Schneider University of Waterloo, Canada 3:05 PM – 3:25 PM Coffee Break 3:25 PM – 5:05 PM Session Name: Heat Transfer – Mathematical Study II Session Chairs: Dr. Juraj Muzik 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM Paper 180: A Pre-Feasibility Study of a Small-Scale Concentrating Solar Power Plant for an Industrial Application in Sacramento, California Dagoberto Calamateo, Dongmei Zhou California State University, USA 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM Paper 179: A Study of Efficient Drying Parameters For Bed Dryers Dagoberto Calamateo, Christopher Tremblay, Dongmei Zhou California State University, USA 4:05 PM – 4:25 PM Paper 169: Temperature Analysis in a Ni-Cr Hot-Wire with a Novel Thermo-Electrical Model Kiril Petkov, Jesper Hattel Technical University of Denmark, Denmark 4:25 PM – 4:45 PM Paper 146: Natural Convection from Horizontal Rectangular Fin Arrays within Perforated Chassis I-Wen Chou, Shwin-Chung Wong National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 4:45 PM – 5:05 PM Paper 154: Datailed-Chemistry Modeling of a Bluff-Body Stabilized Methanol/Air Turbulent Nonpremixed Flame Using Finite-Element-Volume Method Masoud Darbandi, Majid Ghafourizadeh, Gerry E. Schneider University of Waterloo, Canada