Modeling Gaseous Flows Through Micro- and Nano-Channels

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Sun ◽  
Mohammad Faghri
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Velocity Profile ◽  
Microelectromechanical Systems ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Nanoelectromechanical Systems ◽  
Apparent Velocity ◽  
Gaseous Flows ◽  
Drop Flow

The overall object of this paper is a systematic study of gaseous flows in two-dimensional micro- and nano-channels in terms of the effects of compressibility, rarefaction, and surface roughness which are usually neglected in conventional flow analysis, using direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. The flows are mainly in slip and transition regimes that are often encountered in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), and other microscale devices in diverse fields like molecular biology, space propulsion, and particle physics. For the effect of compressibility, two flows with same outlet Knudsen number (Kn) but different pressure drop ratios (case1:1.3, case2: 4.5) were simulated. It was found that high pressure drop flow (case2) show a 15% higher friction coefficient than that of a fully developed flow while the low pressure drop flow (case1) is consistent with incompressible flow prediction. The inspection for the velocity profile development shows that when pressures drop increase along the channel, the center-line velocity become flatten and the velocity gradients near the wall are higher compared with parabolic velocity profile. The effect of rarefaction was studied by simulating two nitrogen flows with low-pressure drop ratio (= 1.9) but different Kn numbers. (case3: 0.043, case4: 0.083). The pressure distribution, velocity profile, local friction coefficient are checked. The comparison with continuum flow theory (fRe = 24.0) shows that the rarefactions reduce the friction coefficient by 22% and 36% for case3 and case4, respectively. Apparent velocity slips along the channel wall exist for these flows. A locally fully developed model based on local velocity slip and fully developed assumptions predicts the friction coefficient accurately but fails in transition region where the Kn is over 0.1. Two important ratios are investigated for surface roughness effect in micro- and nano-channel flows: relative roughness and distribution of roughness. The DSMC results show that the surface roughness has more profound effect for a lower Kn number microchannel flow. The roughness distribution also plays a very important role in microchannel flows. The denser the roughness distribution, the higher friction coefficient. The future work will focus on flows in free-molecular flow regime and three-dimension geometries.

A Novel Gas-Water Heat Exchanger With Minichannels

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Chen ◽  
Per Lundqvist ◽  
Bjo¨rn Palm
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Shell Side ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Drop Flow ◽  
Counter Current ◽  
Good Heat ◽  
Current Heat

In the current study, a novel gas water heat exchanger with minichannels is designed, built and tested. The heat exchanger is mainly composed of a number of concentric ring shaped plates, which are made up of several heat exchanger tubes. The ring shaped plates are arranged in parallel and placed in a shell. The heat exchanger is designed as a counter current heat exchanger with laminar flow on the heat exchanger’s shell-side (gas side) and therefore has a very low pressure drop on the shell side. The heat exchanger was tested with water and hot air on its tube-side and shell-side respectively. All the necessary parameters like inlet and outlet temperatures on tube-side and shell-side as well as the pressure drop, flow rate of fluids, etc. were measured. Different existing correlations were used to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient and the results were compared with the measured value. The measured results show that the new designed heat exchanger can achieve a good heat transfer performance and also maintain a low pressure drop on shell-side (gas side).

scholarly journals Comparison between multi-walled carbon nanotubes and titanium dioxide nanoparticles as additives on performance of turbine meter oil nano lubricant

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Pourpasha ◽  
Saeed Zeinali Heris ◽  
Yaghob Mohammadfam
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Viscosity Index ◽  
Wear Depth ◽  
Nano Lubricant ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

AbstractThis research aims of compare the impact of the mass fraction of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nano additive on the tribological and thermophysical attributes of turbine meter oil. These attributes include the average friction coefficient, pressure drop, wear, flash point, pour point, relative viscosity, kinematics viscosity, and viscosity index. The pressure drops and the average friction coefficient inside the copper tube were simulated and compared with experimental results. In this study, for the synthesis of nano lubricants from turbine meter oil as a pure fluid and from MWCNTs and TiO2 as nano additives in the mass fraction of 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 wt.% and from oleic acid and Triton x100 as surfactants were utilized. The results illustrated that the wear depth of copper pins in the presence of nano lubricant with 0.4 wt.% of MWCNTs and 0.1 wt.% TiO2 was improved by 88.26% and 71.43%, respectively. Increasing 0.3 wt.% of TiO2 and MWCNTs into the oil caused to improvement in viscosity index. The simulation data and experimental data for the pressure drop were closer together and indicated a minor error that the maximum error is less than 10%.

Influence of surface roughness, friction coefficient, and wrap angle on clinching joint strength and its correlation with belt friction phenomenon

2021 ◽  
pp. 135065012110253
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumar ◽  
Vimal Edachery ◽  
Swamybabu Velpula ◽  
Avinash Govindaraju ◽  
Sounak K. Choudhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Joint Strength ◽  
Joint Interface ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Mathematical Correlation ◽  
Mechanical Clinching ◽  
Wrap Angle

Clinching is an economical sheet joining technique that does not require any consumables. Besides, after its usage, the joints can be recycled without much difficulty, making clinching one of the most sustainable and eco-friendly manufacturing processes and a topic of high research potential. In this work, the influence of surface roughness on the load-bearing capacity (strength) of joints made by the mechanical clinching method in cross-tensile and lap-shear configuration is explored. Additionally, a correlating mathematical model is established between the joint strength and its surface parameters, namely, friction coefficient and wrap angle, based on the belt friction phenomenon. This correlation also explains the generally observed higher strength in lap-shear configuration compared to cross-tensile in clinching joints. From the mathematical correlation, through friction by increasing the average surface roughness, it is possible to increase the strength of the joint. The quality of the thus produced joint is analyzed by cross-sectional examination and comparison with simulation results. Experimentally, it is shown that an increment of >50% in the joint strength is achieved in lap-shear configuration by modifying the surface roughness and increasing the friction coefficient at the joint interface. Further, the same surface modification does not significantly affect the strength in cross-tensile configuration.

scholarly journals The Use of Nonlinear Constitutive Equations to Evaluate Draw Resistance and Filter Ventilation

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
B Eitzinger ◽  
G Ederer
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Ordinary Differential Equations ◽  
Constitutive Equations ◽  
Darcy’S Law ◽  
Stationary Flow ◽  
Darcy's Law ◽  
Nonlinear Behaviour ◽  
Cigarette Paper ◽  
Drop Flow

AbstractThis study investigates by nonlinear constitutive equations the influence of tipping paper, cigarette paper, filter, and tobacco rod on the degree of filter ventilation and draw resistance. Starting from the laws of conservation, the path to the theory of fluid dynamics in porous media and Darcy's law is reviewed and, as an extension to Darcy's law, two different nonlinear pressure drop-flow relations are proposed. It is proven that these relations are valid constitutive equations and the partial differential equations for the stationary flow in an unlit cigarette covering anisotropic, inhomogeneous and nonlinear behaviour are derived. From these equations a system of ordinary differential equations for the one-dimensional flow in the cigarette is derived by averaging pressure and velocity over the cross section of the cigarette. By further integration, the concept of an electrical analog is reached and discussed in the light of nonlinear pressure drop-flow relations. By numerical calculations based on the system of ordinary differential equations, it is shown that the influence of nonlinearities cannot be neglected because variations in the degree of filter ventilation can reach up to 20% of its nominal value.

Research on Modeling Method of Runway Frictional Coefficient Measuring Vehicle Based on Impedance Diagrams

2011 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Dong Shi ◽  
Shou Wen Shi ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Jian Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Frictional Coefficient ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Discrete Fourier Transformation ◽  
Measuring Error ◽  
Impedance Diagram ◽  
Airport Runway

Airport runway friction coefficient is an important parameter to evaluate the quality of runway which is usually measured by runway friction coefficient measuring vehicle. In order to reduce the airport runway friction coefficient measuring error which comes from runway vibration caused by road roughness and vehicle its own structural characteristics, an impedance diagram is used to model the suspending system and measuring system of the measuring vehicle. The power spectral density of pavement and inverse discrete Fourier transformation are introduced to model runway surface roughness as excitation input. The rationality of the stimulating established model is validated by comparing with an airport runway surface roughness measurement data. Runway friction coefficient measuring vehicle′s measuring error can be reduced and the measurement accuracy can be improved by using the impedance diagram modeling method.

The Modification of Carbon Included Polyethylene Surface by Plasma Treatment for Metallizing Using a Low Pressure RF Discharge Plasma

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeou-Long Lee ◽  
Chung-Ming Liu ◽  
Kuen Ting ◽  
Wei-Kung Cheng ◽  
Takayoshi Tsuchida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Surface Layer ◽  
Discharge Plasma ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Rf Discharge ◽  
Nickel Layer ◽  
Good Adhesion ◽  
Polyethylene Surface

AbstractSurface modification of the carbon included polyethylene (semi-conductive PE) surface for metallizing using a low pressure RF discharge plasma has been carried out. The contact angle was used as a measure of the wettability of the PE surface. The roughness and the chemical bondings in PE surface layer were analized by DFM and XPS, respectively. Typical results show that the contact angle decreases from approximately 94° to below 10° after several minutes' treatment and recovers to a saturation value when it was put open to the air after treatment. The saturation value of the contact angle is smaller as the gas pressure for treatment is higher and the treatment time is longer but all are below approximately 60° which is still smaller than that of untreated. DFM and XPS results show that the surface roughness and the bondings C-O and C=O in the PE surface layer also increase with increasing the treatment time and seem to be responsible for improving the hydrophilic property of PE. After pretreatment process, nickel was coated on the PE sheet by electrodeposition method and a good adhesion between the nickel layer and the PE surface compared with that of untreated was obtained.

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