Transonic Wall-Slip Analysis for Expanding Micro Diffuser Flows for Cold Gas Propulsion Systems

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodion Groll
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Wall Slip ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Propulsion Systems ◽  
Space Applications ◽  
Sonic Nozzle ◽  
Supersonic Region ◽  
Scope Of Application ◽  
Uniform Channel ◽  
Cold Gas

The use of highly diluted and supersonic gas flow is in the scope of application of cold gas thrusters for space applications. Satellites and small spacecrafts are navigated to their orbital trajectory with these nozzles (Fig. 1). Inside these propulsion systems high density gradients are dominating the efficiency and the thrust steering behavior of the propulsion systems. In the present study a trans-sonic nozzle flow is computed by using a calibrated velocity slip model which depends on the Knudsen number. The Knudsen numbers are lower the Kn=1 at the nozzle neck of the propulsion system. The results are compared with simulation results of a uniform channel flow and computations of the corresponding no-slip approach. The differences in the supersonic region are following discussed.

Slip Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in Confined Porous Media With Different Shape Cylinders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Tariq ◽  
Zhenyu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Variable Boundary ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Multiple Relaxation Time ◽  
Permeability Increase ◽  
Boltzmann Method

Abstract With the recent advances in micro devices, an accurate gas flow and heat transfer analysis become more relevant considering the slip effect. A micro-scale, multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann method with double distribution function approach is used to simulate flow and heat transfer through circular- and diamond-shaped cylinders at the porescale level. The velocity slip and temperature jump are captured at the boundaries using a non-equilibrium extrapolation scheme with the counter-extrapolation method. A pore-scale domain of micro-cylinders comprised of circle and diamond shape are studied. It is found that the permeability increases linearly with an increase in Knudsen number for both circular- and diamond-shaped cylinders. However, the permeability increase for circular obstacle is larger than that of the diamond one. A larger surface area for diamond cylinder will offer more resistance to flow, hence resulting in lower values. For heat transfer, the Nusselt number shows an increase with increasing Reynolds number, however, it decreases with the increase in porosity. Nusselt number values are found to be higher for a circular obstacle. A variable boundary gradient for circular obstacle could be a possible explanation for this difference.

Application of CFD-DSMC coupling method in micro-scale gas flow and combustion

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (27) ◽  
pp. 2050301
Author(s):  
Shaoyi Suo ◽  
Linsong Jiang ◽  
Maozhao Xie
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Slip Velocity ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Wall Slip ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
Microscopic Method ◽  
Flow Heat ◽  
The Impact

The reversible elementary reaction mechanism of six components and seven steps of H2/O2 are applied by using a CFD-DSMC coupling iteration method to study the impact of boundary on flow, heat transfer and chemical reaction in a microtube. The microtube consists of a converging section and a straight section, which represents the gap on the contact surface of the pellets in porous media. It shows that after coupling, with the designed conditions in this paper, the influence of wall temperature is more obvious than that of wall slip velocity on the coupling results from the analysis of chemical reaction, yet the velocity field in the boundary layer is more affected by the wall slip velocity. In addition, the velocity in the central region of the flow decreases while the concentration of reaction products increases after coupling, due to the increasing of the velocity in the boundary layer and the influence of wall temperature, respectively. By the coupling of CFD-DSMC methods, more details and influence of the boundary can be considered, and the computational efficiency is higher than that of the single microscopic method.

scholarly journals Hybrid atomistic-continuum multiscale method for fluid flow with density variation in microchannels

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van Huyen Vu ◽  
Benoît Trouette ◽  
Quy Dong TO ◽  
Eric Chénier
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Density Variation ◽  
Multiscale Method ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Energy Equations

Purpose This paper aims to extend the hybrid atomistic-continuum multiscale method developed by Vu et al. (2016) to study the gas flow problems in long microchannels involving density variations. Design/methodology/approach The simulation domain is decomposed into three regions: the bulk where the continuous Navier–Stokes and energy equations are solved, the neighbourhood of the wall simulated by molecular dynamics and the overlap region which connects the macroscopic variables (density, velocity and temperature) between the two former regions. For the simulation of long micro/nanochannels, a strategy with multiple molecular blocks all along the fluid/solid interface is adopted to capture accurately the macroscopic velocity and temperature variations. Findings The validity of the hybrid method is shown by comparisons with a simplified analytical model in the molecular region. Applications to compressible and condensation problems are also presented, and the results are discussed. Originality/value The hybrid method proposed in this paper allows cost-effective computer simulations of large-scale problems with an accurate modelling of the transfers at small scales (velocity slip, temperature jump, thin condensation films, etc.).

Magnetogasdynamic Flow and Heat Transfer in a Microchannel

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huei Chu Weng
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Joule Heating ◽  
Electromagnetic Force ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Field ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Flow Drag

The presence of current flow in an electric and magnetic field results in electromagnetic force and joule heating. It is desirable to understand the roles of electromagnetic force and joule heating on gas microflow and heat transfer. In this study, a mathematical model is developed of the pressure-driven gas flow through a long isothermally heated horizontal planar microchannel in the presence of an external electric and magnetic field. The solutions for flow and thermal field and characteristics are derived analytically and presented in terms of dimensionless parameters. It is found that an electromagnetic driving force can be produced by a combined non-zero electric field and a negative magnetic field and results in an additional velocity slip and an additional flow drag. Also, a joule heating can be enhanced by an applied positive magnetic field and therefore results in an additional temperature jump and an additional heat transfer.

Micro diffuser flow modeling for cold gas propulsion systems

PAMM ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 633-640
Author(s):  
Rodion Groll
Keyword(s):  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Propulsion Systems ◽  
Diffuser Flow ◽  
Cold Gas

1010 Promotion of Perforation in Radial Liquid Sheet by Hot/Cold Gas Flow

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009.84 (0) ◽  
pp. _10-10_
Author(s):  
Kensuke NISHIDA ◽  
Tatsuro WAKIMOTO ◽  
Kenji KATOH
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Liquid Sheet ◽  
Cold Gas

Numerical Analysis of Rarefaction and Compressibility Effects in Bent Microchannels

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Rovenskaya ◽  
G. Croce
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Wall Slip ◽  
Outer Wall ◽  
Slip Boundary Condition ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
First Order ◽  
Slip Boundary

Numerical investigation of a gas flow through microchannels with a sharp, 90 degrees bend is carried out using Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations with the classical Maxwell first-order slip boundary condition, including the tangential gradient effect due to the wall curvature, and Smoluchowski first order temperature jump definition. The details of the flow structure near the corner are analyzed, investigating the competing effects of rarefaction and compressibility on the channel performances. The flow characteristics in terms of velocity profiles, slip velocity distribution along inner and outer wall, pressure, average Mach number along central line of the channel have been presented. The results showed that impact of the bend on the channel performances is smaller at high rarefaction levels. The behaviour of pressure and velocity away from the bend is similar to that of a straight microchannel; however, the asymmetry in the flow at the bend, with high velocities and high velocity gradients on its inner side, has a strong impact on wall slip velocities. The presence of a recirculation is detected on both the inner and outer walls of the corner for larger Reynolds. However, rarefaction may delay the onset of recirculation. It is also observed that the mass flux through a bend microchannel can even be slightly larger than that through a straight microchannel of the same length and subjected to the same pressure difference.

Gravimetric Calibration of Critical Flow Venturi Nozzles

Volume 1 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas B. Morrow
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Discharge Coefficient ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Critical Flow ◽  
Calibration Data ◽  
Sonic Nozzle ◽  
Flow Meters ◽  
Southwest Research Institute ◽  
Layer Flow

The Metering Research Facility (MRF) was commissioned in 1995/1996 at Southwest Research Institute for research on, and calibration of natural gas flow meters. A key commissioning activity was the calibration of critical flow Venturi (sonic) nozzles by a gravimetric proving process flowing nitrogen or natural gas at different pressures. This paper concerns the calibration of the four sonic nozzles installed in the MRF Low Pressure Loop (LPL). Recently, a new project prompted a review of the relations used to calculate sonic nozzle discharge coefficient in the LPL data acquisition computer code. New calibrations of the LPL sonic nozzles were performed flowing natural gas over a lower range of pressure than used in the original commissioning tests. The combination of new and old gravimetric calibration data are shown to agree well with correlations published by Arnberg and Ishibashi (2001) and by Ishibashi and Takamoto (2001) for laminar, transitional and turbulent boundary layer flow in critical flow Venturi nozzles.

Study of gaseous velocity slip in nano-channel using molecular dynamics simulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1338-1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fubing Bao ◽  
Zhihong Mao ◽  
Limin Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Interaction Strength ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Wall Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Slip Phenomenon ◽  
Near Wall

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gas flow characteristics in near wall region and the velocity slip phenomenon on the wall in nano-channels based on the molecular dynamics simulation. Design/methodology/approach – An external gravity force was employed to drive the flow. The density and velocity profiles across the channel, and the velocity slip on the wall were studied, considering different gas temperatures and gas-solid interaction strengths. Findings – The simulation results demonstrate that a single layer of gas molecules is adsorbed on wall surface. The density of adsorption layer increases with the decrease of gas temperature and with increase of interaction strength. The near wall region extents several molecular diameters away from the wall. The density profile is flatter at higher temperature and the velocity profile has the traditional parabolic shape. The velocity slip on the wall increases with the increase of temperature and with decrease of interaction strength linearly. The average velocity decreases with the increase of gas-solid interaction strength. Originality/value – This research presents gas flow characteristics in near wall region and the velocity slip phenomenon on the wall in nano-channels. Some interesting results in nano-scale channels are obtained.

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