Incompressible SPH Modeling of Rotary Micropump Mixers

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 1850019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahim Shamsoddini

In the present study, for the first time, the flow and mass transfer in the rotary micropump-micromixers were investigated by the SPH method. In fact, the present work shows the ability of the SPH method to model the mixing process due to pumping action. The incompressible SPH method applied for modeling is improved by the kernel gradient corrective tensor, a particle shifting algorithm, and an improved periodic boundary condition. SPH is a proper method for modeling the mixing process because there is no modeling for the convective terms and so, the false diffusion is not observed in the SPH modeling. In the present study, first, a viscous micropump comprising a microchannel in which a circular cylinder rotates with special eccentricity is modeled and validated. Then, the geometry is manipulated in order to achieve a desirable micromixer.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idris Ahmed ◽  
Poom Kumam ◽  
Jamilu Abubakar ◽  
Piyachat Borisut ◽  
Kanokwan Sitthithakerngkiet

Abstract This study investigates the solutions of an impulsive fractional differential equation incorporated with a pantograph. This work extends and improves some results of the impulsive fractional differential equation. A differential equation of an impulsive fractional pantograph with a more general anti-periodic boundary condition is proposed. By employing the well-known fixed point theorems of Banach and Krasnoselskii, the existence and uniqueness of the solution of the proposed problem are established. Furthermore, two examples are presented to support our theoretical analysis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiqi Li ◽  
Glenn McDowell ◽  
John de Bono

Abstract A new time-delayed periodic boundary condition (PBC) has been proposed for discrete element modelling (DEM) of periodic structures subject to moving loads such as railway track based on a box test which is normally used as an element testing model. The new proposed time-delayed PBC is approached by predicting forces acting on ghost particles with the consideration of different loading phases for adjacent sleepers whereas a normal PBC simply gives the ghost particles the same contact forces as the original particles. By comparing the sleeper in a single sleeper test with a fixed boundary, a normal periodic boundary and the newly proposed time-delayed PBC (TDPBC), the new TDPBC was found to produce the closest settlement to that of the middle sleeper in a three-sleeper test which was assumed to be free of boundary effects. It appears that the new TDPBC can eliminate the boundary effect more effectively than either a fixed boundary or a normal periodic cell. Graphic abstract


Author(s):  
G Atefi ◽  
M A Abdous ◽  
A Ganjehkaviri ◽  
N Moalemi

The objective of this article is to derive an analytical solution for a two-dimensional temperature field in a hollow cylinder, which is subjected to a periodic boundary condition at the outer surface, while the inner surface is insulated. The material is assumed to be homogeneous and isotropic with time-independent thermal properties. Because of the time-dependent term in the boundary condition, Duhamel's theorem is used to solve the problem for a periodic boundary condition. The periodic boundary condition is decomposed using the Fourier series. This condition is simulated with harmonic oscillation; however, there are some differences with the real situation. To solve this problem, first of all the boundary condition is assumed to be steady. By applying the method of separation of variables, the temperature distribution in a hollow cylinder can be obtained. Then, the boundary condition is assumed to be transient. In both these cases, the solutions are separately calculated. By using Duhamel's theorem, the temperature distribution field in a hollow cylinder is obtained. The final result is plotted with respect to the Biot and Fourier numbers. There is good agreement between the results of the proposed method and those reported by others for this geometry under a simple harmonic boundary condition.


Author(s):  
J. C. Jaeger

The object of this note is to indicate a numerical method for finding periodic solutions of a number of important problems in conduction of heat in which the boundary conditions are periodic in the time and may be linear or non-linear. One example is that of a circular cylinder which is heated by friction along the generators through a rotating arc of its circumference, the remainder of the surface being kept at constant temperature; here the boundary conditions are linear but mixed. Another example, which will be discussed in detail below, is that of the variation of the surface temperature of the moon during a lunation; in this case the boundary condition is non-linear. In all cases the thermal properties of the solid will be assumed to be independent of temperature. Only the semi-infinite solid will be considered here, though the method applies equally well to other cases.


Author(s):  
Marin Vatin ◽  
Magali Duvail ◽  
Philippe Guilbaud ◽  
Jean-François Dufrêche

Phase diagram showing the most stable interface shape for a liquid–liquid mixture in periodic boundary condition.


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