Mach number at outlet plane of a straight micro-tube

Author(s):  
D Kawashima ◽  
T Yamada ◽  
C Hong ◽  
Y Asako

The Mach number and pressure at the outlet plane of a straight micro-tube were investigated numerically for both laminar and turbulent flow cases. The numerical methodology is based on the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method. The LB1 turbulence model was used for the turbulent flow case. The compressible momentum and energy equations with the assumption of the ideal gas were solved. The computational domain is extended to the downstream region from the micro-tube outlet. The back pressure was given to the outside of the downstream region. The computations were performed for a tube whose diameter ranges from 50 to 500 μm. The average Mach number at the outlet plane of the choked flow depends on the tube diameter and ranges from 1.16 to 1.25. The flow characteristics of the under-expanded gas flow in a straight micro-tube were revealed.

Author(s):  
Y. Asako ◽  
D. Kawashima ◽  
T. Yamada ◽  
C. Hong

The Mach number and pressure on the outlet plane of a straight micro-tube were investigated numerically for both laminar and turbulent flow cases. The numerical methodology is based on the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method. The LB1 turbulence model was used for the turbulent flow case. The compressible momentum and energy equations with the assumption of the ideal gas were solved. The computational domain is extended to the downstream region from the micro-tube outlet. The back pressure was given to the outside of the downstream region. The computations were performed for a tube whose diameter ranges from 50 to 500 μm. The average Mach number on the outlet plane of the fully under-expanded flow depends on the tube diameter and ranges from 1.16 to 1.25. The flow characteristics of the under-expanded gas flow in a straight micro-tube were revealed.


Author(s):  
Yutaka Asako ◽  
Kenji Nakayama

The product of friction factor and Reynolds number (f·Re) of gaseous flow in the quasi-fully developed region of a micro-tube was obtained experimentally and numerically. The tube cutting method was adopted to obtain the pressure distribution along the tube. The fused silica tubes whose nominal diameters were 100 and 150 μm, were used. Two-dimensional compressible momentum and energy equations were solved to obtain the flow characteristics in micro-tubes. The numerical methodology is based on the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method. The both results agree well and it was found that (f·Re) is a function of Mach number.


Author(s):  
Chungpyo Hong ◽  
Yutaka Asako

Heat transfer characteristics of unchoked and choked gas flows in micro-tubes with constant wall temperature were numerically investigated both laminar and turbulent flow cases. The numerical methodology is based on the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method. The Lam-Bremhorst Low-Reynolds number turbulence model was used for turbulent flow. The compressible momentum and energy equations with the assumption of the ideal gas were solved. The computational domain should be extended to the downstream region of the hemisphere from micro-tube outlet. The back pressure was given to the outside of the downstream region. The stagnation temperature is fixed at 300K and the computations were done for the wall temperature which ranges from 305K to 350K. The tube diameter ranges from 50 to 250 μm and tube aspect ratio is 200. The stagnation pressure is chosen in such a way that the flow at micro-tube exit is enough to be fully under-expanded. By increasing the stagnation pressure, the internal flow in the micro-tube is choked and the flow at the micro-tube outlet is under-expanded. Although the velocity remains constant, the mass flow rate (Reynolds number) increases. The results in a wide range of Reynolds number and Mach number were obtained. The bulk temperature based on the static temperature and the total temperature are compared with those of the incompressible flow. A correlation for the prediction of the heat transfer rate of the unchoked and choked gas flow in micro-tubes is proposed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 1001-1017
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Saffarian ◽  
Farzad Jamaati ◽  
Amin Mohammadi ◽  
Fatemeh Gholami Malekabad ◽  
Kasra Ayoubi Ayoubloo

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the amount of entropy generation around the NACA 0012 airfoil. This study takes place in four angles of attack of 0°, 5°, 10° and 16° and turbulent regime. Also, the variation in the amount of generated entropy by the changes in temperature and Mach number is investigated. Design/methodology/approach The governing equations are solved using computational fluid dynamics techniques. The continuity, momentum and energy equations and the equations of the SST k-ω turbulence model are solved. The entropy generation at different angles of attack is calculated and compared. The effect of various parameters in the generation of entropy is presented. Findings Results show that the major part of the entropy generation is at the tip of the airfoil. Also, increasing the angle of attack will increase the entropy generation. Also, results show that with increasing the temperature of air colliding with the airfoil, the production of entropy decreases. Originality/value Entropy generation is investigated in the NACA 0012 airfoil at various angles of attack and turbulent flow using the SST turbulence model. Also, the effects of temperature and Mach number on the entropy generation are investigated.


Author(s):  
Chungpyo Hong ◽  
Toru Yamada ◽  
Yutaka Asako ◽  
Mohammad Faghri ◽  
Koichi Suzuki ◽  
...  

This paper presents experimental results on flow characteristics of laminar, transitional to turbulent gas flows through micro-channels. The experiments were performed for three micro-channels. The micro-channels were etched into silicon wafers, capped with glass, and their hydraulic diameter are 69.48, 99.36 and 147.76 μm. The pressure was measured at seven locations along the channel length to determine local values of Mach number and friction factor for a wide range of flow regime from laminar to turbulent flow. Flow characteristics in transitional flow regime to turbulence were obtained. The result shows that f·Re is a function of Mach number and higher than incompressible value due to the compressibility effect. The values of f·Re were compared with f·Re correlations in available literature.


2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (06) ◽  
pp. 1350050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir-Hossein Moosavi ◽  
Nasser Fatouraee ◽  
Hamid Katoozian ◽  
Ali Pashaei ◽  
Alejandro F. Frangi

Integrative modeling of cardiac system is important for understanding the complex biophysical function of the heart]. To this end, multimodal cardiovascular imaging plays an important role in providing the computational domain, the boundary/initial conditions, and tissue function and properties. In particular, the incorporation of blood flow in the physiological models can help to simulate the hemodynamic properties and their effects on cardiac function. In this paper, we present a multimodal framework for quantitative and subject-specific analysis of blood flow in the cardiac chambers, including the left ventricle (LV). The 3D geometries of the LV at different time steps are extracted from medical images using an atlas of LV shape. The motion of the myocardium wall is used to extract the moving boundary data of the computational geometry. The data is used as a constraint for the computational fluid dynamics (CFD). An arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) finite element method (FEM) formulation is used to derive a numerical solution of the transient dynamic equation of the fluid domain. With this method, simulation results describe detailed flow characteristics (such as velocity, pressure and wall shear stress) in the computational domain. The personalized hemodynamic characteristics obtained with the proposed approach can provide clinical value for diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities related to disturbed blood flow such as in myocardial remodeling and aortic sinus lesion formation.


Author(s):  
Y Horii ◽  
Y Asako ◽  
C Hong ◽  
J Lee

The pressure loss of gaseous flow at a micro-tube outlet was investigated numerically. The numerical methodology is based on the arbitrary Lagrangian—Eulerian (ALE) method. Axis-symmetric compressible momentum and energy equations are solved to obtain the pressure loss coefficient of gaseous flow at a micro-tube outlet. Computed tube diameters are 50, 100, and 150μm. The stagnation pressure of upper stream of the tube is chosen in such a way that the Mach number at the tube outlet ranges from 0.1 to 1.2. The ambient (back) pressure is fixed at the atmospheric pressure. The pressure loss coefficients are compared with available experimental data for a conventionally sized tube. The effects of the Mach number and the tube diameter on the pressure loss coefficient are discussed and a correlation for the pressure loss coefficient is proposed.


Author(s):  
Chungpyo Hong ◽  
Yutaka Asako ◽  
Mohammad Faghri

Poiseuille number, the product of friction factor and Reynolds number (f·Re) for quasi-fully developed flow in a micro-tube was obtained in slip flow regime. The numerical methodology is based on the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method. Two-dimensional compressible momentum and energy equations were solved for a wide range of Reynolds and Mach numbers with two thermal boundary conditions: CWT (constant wall temperature) and CHF (constant heat flux), respectively. The tube diameter ranges from 3 to 10μm and the tube aspect ratio is 200. The stagnation pressure, pstg is chosen in such away that the exit Mach number ranges from 0.1 to 1.0. The outlet pressure is fixed at the atmospheric pressure. In slip flow, Mach and Knudsen numbers are systematically varied to determine their effects on f·Re. The correlation for f·Re is obtained from numerical results. It was found that f·Re is mainly a function of Mach number and Knudsen number and is different from the values obtained by 64/(1+8Kn) for slow flow. The obtained f·Re correlations are applicable to both no-slip and slip flow regimes.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Nabapure ◽  
Jayesh Sanwal ◽  
Sreeram Rajesh ◽  
K Ram Chandra Murthy

In the present study the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, which is one of most the widely used numerical methods to study the rarefied gas flows, is applied to investigate the flow characteristics of a hypersonic and subsonic flow over a backward-facing step. The work is driven by the interest in exploring the effects of the Mach number on the flow behaviour. The primary objective of this paper is to study the variation of velocity, pressure, and temperature with Mach number. The numerical tool is validated with well-established results from the literature and a good agreement is found among them. The flow is analyzed and some comments on the characteristics of the flow are also added.


Author(s):  
Shinichi Matsushita ◽  
Chungpyo Hong ◽  
Yutaka Asako ◽  
Ichiro Ueno

This paper presents experimental investigations on turbulent gas flow characteristics of nitrogen gas through a micro-channel. The micro-channels were etched into silicon wafers, capped with glass, and their hydraulic diameter is 147.76 micro meters. The micro-channel was designed with a main flow channel and seven side channels, which lead to the pressure transducers. The stagnation pressure was designated in such a way that the flow is in turbulent flow regime. The outlet of the channel faced to the atmosphere. The pressures of the main channel at seven locations were measured by gauge pressure transducers to determine local values of Mach number. And the pressure differences of each pressure ports were measured by differential pressure transducers to obtain the pressure losses precisely. The pressure distribution of turbulent gas flow through a micro-channel falls steeply and Mach number increases near the outlet with increasing the inlet pressure due to flow acceleration. Both Darcy friction factor and Fanning friction factor were obtained for turbulent flow. The result shows that the obtained both friction factors were evaluated as a function of Reynolds number on the Moody chart. The values of Darcy friction factors differ from Blasius correlation for turbulent flow regime due to the compressibility effects, however the values of Fanning friction factors coincide with Blasius correlation.


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