...Stephen A. Solovitz For the manifold shown in Fig. 1 , there are five individual paths from the inlet to the outlet, assuming no backflow. The i -th path passes through i -th microchannel, with the specific manifold segments differing. For example, path 1 proceeds vertically upward through...

...Dong Fu; Dui Huang; Ahmed Juma; Curtis M. Schreiber; Xiuling Wang; Chenn Q. Zhou Liquid-cooled exhaust manifolds are widely used in turbocharged diesel engines. The large temperature gradient in the overall manifold can cause remarkable thermal stress. The objective of the project is to optimize...