Investigation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of 3-D Turbulent Flow in Orifice Pipe

2016 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 330-334
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abed Alabas Siba ◽  
Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Mahmood ◽  
Mohd Zaki Nuawi ◽  
Rasidi Rasani ◽  
Mohamed Nassir

The turbulent flow in orifice plate was investigated and solved numerically using 3-D Navier-Stockes (N-S) equations by employing commercial CFD code ANSYS. The N-S equations were solved for unsteady flow of an orifice plate at different values of Reynolds number, Re=ρVDμ, and different aspect ratios, β=dorificedpipe. Physical parameters such as velocity, differential pressure, and vorticity and mechanical properties such as stress, strain, and total deformation were examined for Reynolds numbers of 10000, 20000, and 30000 and at aspect ratios β of 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6. It was found that as Reynolds number increases, the velocity increases while the differential pressure shows very steep jump across the orifice. As aspect ratio increases, the maximum pressure declines. The vorticity patterns show that images of very condensed lines. At certain aspect ratio, the differential pressure increases as Reynolds number increases.

2015 ◽  
Vol 761 ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abed Alabas Siba ◽  
Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Mahmood ◽  
Mohd Zaki Nuawi ◽  
Rasidi Rasani

A numerical study of the turbulent flow in an orifice plate within a pipe is carried out by utilizing the Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations. The governing equations are solved using primitive variables with a finite volume method (FVM) and simulated using the finite volume based commercial CFD code ANSYS. The study investigates the influences of Reynolds numbers (Re = 5000, 10000, and 15000) and aspect ratio (β = 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5), on the flow characteristics, i.e. the velocity profile, the differential pressure, and the vorticity, and on the mechanical properties, i.e. the strain, the stress, and the total deformation of the flow around and beyond the orifice. It is found that as the Reynolds number increases, the flow velocity and the pressure increase. The vorticity images show a slightly different behavior. As the Reynolds number has its own effect on the results, it is also found that the aspect ratio affects the results more significantly. The flow patterns are presented for unsteady flow throughout the orifice plate at different values of the Reynolds number.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-515
Author(s):  
Rajib Kumar Biswas ◽  
Farabi Bin Ahmed ◽  
Md. Ehsanul Haque ◽  
Afra Anam Provasha ◽  
Zahid Hasan ◽  
...  

Steel fibers and their aspect ratios are important parameters that have significant influence on the mechanical properties of ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). Steel fiber dosage also significantly contributes to the initial manufacturing cost of UHPFRC. This study presents a comprehensive literature review of the effects of steel fiber percentages and aspect ratios on the setting time, workability, and mechanical properties of UHPFRC. It was evident that (1) an increase in steel fiber dosage and aspect ratio negatively impacted workability, owing to the interlocking between fibers; (2) compressive strength was positively influenced by the steel fiber dosage and aspect ratio; and (3) a faster loading rate significantly improved the mechanical properties. There were also some shortcomings in the measurement method for setting time. Lastly, this research highlights current issues for future research. The findings of the study are useful for practicing engineers to understand the distinctive characteristics of UHPFRC.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 779
Author(s):  
Mohamed Gomah ◽  
Guichen Li ◽  
Salah Bader ◽  
Mohamed Elkarmoty ◽  
Mohamed Ismael

The awareness of the impact of high temperatures on rock properties is essential to the design of deep geotechnical applications. The purpose of this research is to assess the influence of heating and cooling treatments on the physical and mechanical properties of Egyptian granodiorite as a degrading factor. The samples were heated to various temperatures (200, 400, 600, and 800 °C) and then cooled at different rates, either slowly cooled in the oven and air or quickly cooled in water. The porosity, water absorption, P-wave velocity, tensile strength, failure mode, and associated microstructural alterations due to thermal effect have been studied. The study revealed that the granodiorite has a slight drop in tensile strength, up to 400 °C, for slow cooling routes and that most of the physical attributes are comparable to natural rock. Despite this, granodiorite thermal deterioration is substantially higher for quick cooling than for slow cooling. Between 400:600 °C is ‘the transitional stage’, where the physical and mechanical characteristics degraded exponentially for all cooling pathways. Independent of the cooling method, the granodiorite showed a ductile failure mode associated with reduced peak tensile strengths. Additionally, the microstructure altered from predominantly intergranular cracking to more trans-granular cracking at 600 °C. The integrity of the granodiorite structure was compromised at 800 °C, the physical parameters deteriorated, and the rock tensile strength was negligible. In this research, the temperatures of 400, 600, and 800 °C were remarked to be typical of three divergent phases of granodiorite mechanical and physical properties evolution. Furthermore, 400 °C could be considered as the threshold limit for Egyptian granodiorite physical and mechanical properties for typical thermal underground applications.


Author(s):  
Matthew A. Smith ◽  
Randall M. Mathison ◽  
Michael G. Dunn

Heat transfer distributions are presented for a stationary three passage serpentine internal cooling channel for a range of engine representative Reynolds numbers. The spacing between the sidewalls of the serpentine passage is fixed and the aspect ratio (AR) is adjusted to 1:1, 1:2, and 1:6 by changing the distance between the top and bottom walls. Data are presented for aspect ratios of 1:1 and 1:6 for smooth passage walls and for aspect ratios of 1:1, 1:2, and 1:6 for passages with two surfaces turbulated. For the turbulated cases, turbulators skewed 45° to the flow are installed on the top and bottom walls. The square turbulators are arranged in an offset parallel configuration with a fixed rib pitch-to-height ratio (P/e) of 10 and a rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (e/Dh) range of 0.100 to 0.058 for AR 1:1 to 1:6, respectively. The experiments span a Reynolds number range of 4,000 to 130,000 based on the passage hydraulic diameter. While this experiment utilizes a basic layout similar to previous research, it is the first to run an aspect ratio as large as 1:6, and it also pushes the Reynolds number to higher values than were previously available for the 1:2 aspect ratio. The results demonstrate that while the normalized Nusselt number for the AR 1:2 configuration changes linearly with Reynolds number up to 130,000, there is a significant change in flow behavior between Re = 25,000 and Re = 50,000 for the aspect ratio 1:6 case. This suggests that while it may be possible to interpolate between points for different flow conditions, each geometric configuration must be investigated independently. The results show the highest heat transfer and the greatest heat transfer enhancement are obtained with the AR 1:6 configuration due to greater secondary flow development for both the smooth and turbulated cases. This enhancement was particularly notable for the AR 1:6 case for Reynolds numbers at or above 50,000.


2014 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
pp. 384-388
Author(s):  
Nor Azwadi Che Sidik ◽  
A.S. Ahmad Sofianuddin ◽  
K.Y. Ahmat Rajab

In this paper, Constrained Interpolated Profile Method (CIP) was used to simulate contaminants removal from square cavity in channel flow. Predictions were conducted for the range of aspect ratios from 0.25 to 4.0. The inlet parabolic flow with various Reynolds number from 50 to 1000 was used for the whole presentation with the same properties of contaminants and fluid. The obtained results indicated that the percentage of removal increased at high aspect ratio of cavity and higher Reynolds number of flow but it shows more significant changes as increasing aspect ratio rather than increasing Reynolds number. High removal rate was found at the beginning of the removal process.


2016 ◽  
Vol 677 ◽  
pp. 186-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Čáchová ◽  
Eva Vejmelková ◽  
Kateřina Šestáková ◽  
Pavel Reiterman ◽  
Martin Keppert ◽  
...  

This article is focused on cement based composites. Two cements differing in mineralogical composition are utilised as main binder in composites mixtures. Results of measured physical parameters of studied materials are presented. For the sake of comparison, a reference material with Portland cement was also prepared. Basic physical properties (measured by water vacuum saturation method and by helium pycnometry), characterizations of pore system (determined by mercury porosimetry) and mechanical properties are the matter of this study. Composites show various open porosity; the results of open porosity of materials containing special cements show higher values, in comparison with composite based on Portland cement. This fact of course influences other material characteristics - mainly mechanical properties.


2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukimaru Shimizu ◽  
Edmond Ismaili ◽  
Yasunari Kamada ◽  
Takao Maeda

Wind tunnel results are reported concerning the effects of blade aspect ratio and Reynolds number on the performance of a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) with Mie-type1 tip attachments. The flow behaviour around the blade tips and the Mie-type tip vanes is presented. Detailed surface oil film visualization and velocity measurements around the blade tips, with and without Mie vanes, were obtained with the two-dimensional, Laser-Doppler Velocimetry method. Experiments were performed with rotors having blades with different aspect ratio and operating at different Reynolds numbers. The properties of the vortices generated by the Mie vanes and the blade tips were carefully studied. It was found that increased power augmentation by Mie vanes is achieved with blades having smaller aspect ratio and smaller Reynolds number.


2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bok-Cheol Sim ◽  
Abdelfattah Zebib

Abstract Three-dimensional, time-dependent thermocapillary convection in open cylindrical containers is investigated numerically. Results for aspect ratios (Ar) of 1, 2.5, 8, and 16 and a Prandtl number of 6.84 are obtained to compare the results of numerical simulations with ongoing experiments. Convection is steady and axisymmetric at sufficiently low values of the Reynolds number (Re). Transition to oscillatory states occurs at critical values of Re which depend on Ar. With Ar = 1.0 and 2.5, we observe, respectively, 5 and 9 azimuthal wavetrains travelling clockwise at the free surface near the critical Re. With Ar = 8.0 and 16.0, there are substantially more, but pulsating waves near the critical Re. In the case of Ar = 16.0, which approaches the conditions in an infinite layer, our results are in good agreement with linear theory. While the critical Reynolds number decreases with increasing aspect ratio in the case of azimuthal rotating waves, it increases with increasing aspect ratio in the case of azimuthal pulsating waves. The critical frequency of temperature oscillations is found to decrease linearly with increasing Ar. We have also computed supercritical time-dependent states and find that while the frequency increases with increasing Re near the critical region, the frequency of supercritical convection decreases with Re.


1983 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 180-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Michel ◽  
D. Blanchet

The problem of a floating ice sheet hitting a structure with a vertical face appears to be a simple one but, in fact, has only been solved for a limited number of cases. Research work on this question usually reports on an indentation coefficient which relates the average pressure on the indenter to the uniaxial crushing strength of the ice. Very few tests have been made in the brittle range of ice failure. In this particular area of study, this paper reports on 27 tests that were conducted in a cold-room water basin where controlled S2floating ice sheets were produced with a surface area of 4 × 4 m, three sides being fully restrained and the other, freely float! no, being submitted to the impact of the moving indenter. All tests were carried out at computed indentation rates varying from 0.017 to 0.34 s-1. In this range this ice would normally be considered to act as a brittle material. The thickness of the ice sheets varied from 1.2 to 9.0 cm and the indenter width from 5 cm to 1 m. Overall, the aspect ratio relating these two parameters could be varied from 0.5 to 83.Results have shown that for aspect ratios <5, there was an important oscillatory effect which caused the formation of pi asti fi ed triangles in front of the indenter, increasing its resistance as it would under ductile conditions. Because of this plastification, an extrusion effect appeared in front of the indenter as the broken ice crystals were blown up and down in front of the fast-moving indenter. The theory of plasticity which gives an indentation coefficient of 2.97 seems to apply in this case. Another mode of failure which occurred with aspect ratios 5 was cleavage in the plane of the ice sheet which also gives a higher indentation coefficient for S2ice, but of the same order of magnitude as previously.For intermediate values of the aspect ratio, between 5 and 20, the theory of elasticity used by Michel (1978) seems to apply well. Shear cracks are first formed on both sides of the square indenter and control the maximum pressure when they propagate inside forming big triangles in front of it.Finally, for aspect ratios ~>20, buckling of the ice occurs, either after or at the same time as the formation of wedges, together with a reduction in the indentation coefficient to a value close to that given by the theory of buckling of a truncated 45° wedge with a hinged edge.


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