Surface representations of two- and three-dimensional fluid flow topology

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. Helman ◽  
L. Hesselink
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Topology ◽  
Surface Representations

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Native Androctonus Australis Hemocyanin

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 452-453
Author(s):  
Nicolas Boisset ◽  
Jean-Christophe Taveau ◽  
Jean Lamy ◽  
Terence Wagenknecht ◽  
Michael Radermacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Solid Body ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Staining Technique ◽  
Three Dimensional Reconstruction ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction ◽  
View Reconstruction ◽  
Surface Representations ◽  
Top View

Hemocyanin, the respiratory pigment of the scorpion Androctonus australis is composed of 24 kidney shaped subunits. A model of architecture supported by many indirect arguments has been deduced from electron microscopy (EM) and immuno-EM. To ascertain, the disposition of the subunits within the oligomer, the 24mer was submitted to three-dimensional reconstruction by the method of single-exposure random-conical tilt series.A sample of native hemocyanin, prepared with the double layer negative staining technique, was observed by transmisson electron microscopy under low-dose conditions. Six 3D-reconstructions were carried out indenpendently from top, side and 45°views. The results are composed of solid-body surface representations, and slices extracted from the reconstruction volume.The main two characters of the molecule previously reported by Van Heel and Frank, were constantly found in the solid-body surface representations. These features are the presence of two different faces called flip and flop and a rocking of the molecule around an axis passing through diagonnally opposed hexamers. Furthermore, in the solid-body surface of the top view reconstruction, the positions and orientations of the bridges connecting the half molecules were found in excellent agreement with those predicted by the model.

scholarly journals Fast multipole solvers for three-dimensional radiation and fluid flow problems

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 408-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Strickland ◽  
L. A. Gritzo ◽  
R. S. Baty ◽  
G. F. Homicz ◽  
S. P. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fast Multipole ◽  
Flow Problems

Three-dimensional modelling of fluid flow and heat transfer in micro-channels with synthetic jet

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 198-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lee ◽  
V. Timchenko ◽  
G.H. Yeoh ◽  
J.A. Reizes
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Micro Channels

Laminar Fluid Flow Around Two Wall-Mounted Blocks of Different Size

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mehdi Tavakol ◽  
Mohammad Eslami
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Bluff Bodies ◽  
Wake Region ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Vortical Structures ◽  
Laminar Fluid Flow ◽  
Pressure Distributions

Fluid flow around single or multiple bluff bodies mounted on a surface has great significance in science and engineering. Understanding the characteristics of different vortices formed around wall-mounted bodies is quite necessary for different applications. Although the case of a single surface mounted cube has been studied extensively, only little attention has been paid to the flow around two or more rectangular blocks in array. Therefore, a CFD code is developed to calculate three dimensional steady state laminar fluid flow around two cuboids of arbitrary size and configuration mounted on a surface in free stream conditions. The employed numerical scheme is finite volume and SIMPLE algorithm is used to treat pressure and velocity coupling. Results are presented for two rectangular blocks of the different size mounted on a surface in various inline arrangements. Streamlines are plotted for blocks of different size ratio. Velocity and pressure distributions are also plotted in the wake region behind the obstacles. It is shown that how the behavior of flow field and vortical structures depend on the respective size and location of the larger block in comparison with the case of two inline wall mounted cubes of the same size.

Validation of the Stress Predictions in Rolling EHL Contacts Having In-Line Roughness Using the Inverse Method

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Hooke ◽  
K. Y. Li
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Inverse Method ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Plane Flow ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Rolling Contacts ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Transverse Roughness

Using modern EHL programs it is relatively simple to determine the pressures and clearances in rough EHL contacts. The pressures may then be used to calculate the subsurface stresses in the two contacting components. However, the results depend on the assumptions made about the fluid’s rheology. While it is possible to measure the clearances using interferometric techniques, measurement of either the pressures or stresses is extremely difficult. However it is these, rather than the clearances, that determine the life of the contact. In previous papers the authors have described how the inverse method may be used to validate the stress predictions for contacts with transverse roughness. This type of contact has fluid flow in only one plane and it remained necessary to check the results for more general rough surfaces where the flow is three-dimensional. Accordingly, the inverse method is extended, in this paper, to a situation where out-of-plane flow is significant. The paper describes the approach and presents some preliminary results for rolling contacts.

Internal heat generation/or absorption phenomena in three-dimensional natural convection flow within enclosure filled with different working fluids

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 878-908
Author(s):  
Najib Hdhiri ◽  
Brahim Ben Beya
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Average Nusselt Number ◽  
Thermal Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Grashof Number ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Heat Generation Or Absorption ◽  
2D Model

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of heat generation or absorption on heat transfer and fluid flow within two- and three-dimensional enclosure for homogeneous medium filled with different metal liquid. Numerical results are presented and analyzed in terms of fluid flow, thermal field structures, as well as average Nusselt number profiles over a wide range of dimensionless quantities, Grashof number (Gr) (104 and 105), SQ (varied between −500 to 500) and Prandtl number (Pr = 0.015, 0.024 and 0.0321). The results indicate that when the conductive regime is established for a Grashof number Gr = 104, the 2D model is valid and predicts all three-dimensional results with negligible difference. This was not the case in the convective regime (Gr = 105) where the effect of the third direction becomes important, where a 2D-3D difference was seen with about 37 per cent. Also, in most cases, the authors find that the heat absorption phenomena have the opposite effect with respect to the heat generation. Design/methodology/approach Numerical results are presented and analyzed in terms of fluid flow, thermal field structures, as well as average Nusselt number profiles over a wide range of dimensionless quantities. Findings Grashof number (Gr) (104 and 105), SQ (varied between −500 to 500) and Prandtl number (Pr = 0.015, 0.024 and 0.0321). Originality/value The results indicate that when the conductive regime is established for a Grashof number Gr = 104, the 2D model is valid and predicts all three-dimensional results with negligible difference.

A Model for Steady Fluid Flow in Random Three-Dimensional Networks of Disc-Shaped Fractures

1985 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1105-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane C. S. Long ◽  
Peggy Gilmour ◽  
Paul A. Witherspoon
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional

Viscoelastic fluid flow past a confined cylinder: Three-dimensional effects and stability

2014 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 364-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.M. Ribeiro ◽  
P.M. Coelho ◽  
F.T. Pinho ◽  
M.A. Alves
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Viscoelastic Fluid ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Effects ◽  
Flow Past

Numerical Simulations of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow for a Rotating High-Pressure Turbine

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Mumic ◽  
L. Ljungkruna ◽  
B. Sunden
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
High Pressure Turbine ◽  
Experimental Heat ◽  
Commercial Code ◽  
Stator Vane

In this work, a numerical study has been performed to simulate the heat transfer and fluid flow in a transonic high-pressure turbine stator vane passage. Four turbulence models (the Spalart-Allmaras model, the low-Reynolds-number realizable k-ε model, the shear-stress transport (SST) k-ω model and the v2-f model) are used in order to assess the capability of the models to predict the heat transfer and pressure distributions. The simulations are performed using the FLUENT commercial software package, but also two other codes, the in-house code VolSol and the commercial code CFX are used for comparison with FLUENT results. The results of the three-dimensional simulations are compared with experimental heat transfer and aerodynamic results available for the so-called MT1 turbine stage. It is observed that the predictions of the vane pressure field agree well with experimental data, and that the pressure distribution along the profile is not strongly affected by choice of turbulence model. It is also shown that the v2-f model yields the best agreement with the measurements. None of the tested models are able to predict transition correctly.

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