**Acknowledgements**

Professor Ahmet Selim Dalkilic wishes to thank King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) for providing him with a Post-doctoral fellowship. Professor Somchai Wongwises wishes to thank the "Research Chair Grant" National Science and Technology Development Agency, the Thailand Research Fund and the National Research University Project for the support.

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Mohamed M. Awad1\*, Ahmet Selim Dalkiliç2 and Somchai Wongwises3

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1 Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

2 Heat and Thermodynamics Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Tech‐ nical University (YTU), Yildiz, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey

3 Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering and Multiphase Flow Research Lab. (FUTURE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangmod, Bangkok, Thailand

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