Publications

Engineering Sciences

Multilayer assembly of phase change material and bio-based concrete: A passive envelope to improve the energy and hygrothermal performance of buildings

Dongxia Wu, Mourad Rahim, Mohammed El Ganaoui, Rachid Bennacer, Bin Liu

Energy Conversion and Management - 2022

Engineering Sciences

On the effect of concentration and wettability on polymer drops impact, dynamics and energy dissipation

The present study aims to understand the influence of small quantities of poly-ethylene oxide (PEO) diluted in pure distilled water with concentrations of 50, 100 and 200 parts per million (ppm) in the impact phenomenon of drops onto substrates of…

Rachid Bennacer, Xiaoyan Ma, Khellil Sefiane

European Physical Journal: Applied Physics - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Double Diffusive Convection of Power Law Fluids Through Taylor–Couette Flow

Samir Khali, Ali Bousri, Abdelmalek Hamadouche, Djamel Eddine Ameziani, Rachid Bennacer, Rachid Nebbali

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Effect of temperature and surfactants on evaporation and contact line dynamics of sessile drops

Rachid Bennacer, Xiaoyan Ma

Heliyon - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Influence of Broken Twisted Tape on Heat Transfer Performance in Novel Axial Corrugated Tubes: Experimental and Numerical Study

Suvanjan Bhattacharyya, Ali Cemal Benim, Rachid Bennacer, Kunal Dey

Heat Transfer Engineering - 2022

Physics

Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Dipolar ZnO Nanoparticles and Microdroplets

In this work, we investigated the orientation and the polarization of ZnO nanoparticles, which serve as building blocks of highly monodisperse microspheres, using a droplet microfluidic-assisted synthesis method. We observe, for the first time, a…

Najla Ghifari, Rachid Bennacer, Adil Chahboun, Abdel El Abed

Micromachines - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Refrigeration performance and the elastocaloric effect in natural and synthetic rubbers

R. Bennacer, B. Liu, M. Yang, A. Chen

Applied Thermal Engineering - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Effects of humidification process on thermal performance of floor heating systems: An experimental study

Tianying Li, Abdelatif Merabtine, Mohammed Lachi, Rachid Bennacer

Building and Environment - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Imbibition or drying dynamics: Controlled by big and small capillaries interconnectivity

Rachid Bennacer, Xiaoyan Ma

Construction and Building Materials - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Experimental study on refrigeration performance optimisation of reciprocating room temperature magnetic refrigerator

Georges El Achkar, Bin Liu, Rachid Bennacer

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering - 2022