Three-Dimensional Numerical Study on the Pulsating Flow Inside Automotive Muffler with Complicated Flow Path

In the present work creeping three-dimensional flows of a viscous liquid in a cylindrical tube and a channel of variable cross-section are studied. A qualitative triangulation of the surface of a cylindrical tube, a smoothed and experimental channel of a variable cross section is constructed. The problem is solved numerically using boundary element method in several modifications for a periodic and non-periodic flows. The obtained numerical results are compared with the analytical solution for the Poiseuille flow.

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Three-dimensional numerical study of direct steam generation in vertical tubes receiving concentrated solar radiation

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer ◽

10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.03.101 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 137 ◽

pp. 413-433 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V.M. Maytorena ◽

J.F. Hinojosa

Keyword(s):

Solar Radiation ◽

Numerical Study ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Steam Generation ◽

Direct Steam ◽

Concentrated Solar Radiation ◽

Vertical Tubes

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A Numerical Study of Sub-Millisecond Integrated Mix-and-Inject Microfluidic Devices for Sample Delivery at Synchrotron and XFELs

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11083404 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 3404

Author(s):

Majid Hejazian ◽

Eugeniu Balaur ◽

Brian Abbey

Keyword(s):

Molecular Dynamics ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Numerical Study ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Microfluidic Devices ◽

Liquid Jets ◽

Mixing Efficiency ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Time Required

Microfluidic devices which integrate both rapid mixing and liquid jetting for sample delivery are an emerging solution for studying molecular dynamics via X-ray diffraction. Here we use finite element modelling to investigate the efficiency and time-resolution achievable using microfluidic mixers within the parameter range required for producing stable liquid jets. Three-dimensional simulations, validated by experimental data, are used to determine the velocity and concentration distribution within these devices. The results show that by adopting a serpentine geometry, it is possible to induce chaotic mixing, which effectively reduces the time required to achieve a homogeneous mixture for sample delivery. Further, we investigate the effect of flow rate and the mixer microchannel size on the mixing efficiency and minimum time required for complete mixing of the two solutions whilst maintaining a stable jet. In general, we find that the smaller the cross-sectional area of the mixer microchannel, the shorter the time needed to achieve homogeneous mixing for a given flow rate. The results of these simulations will form the basis for optimised designs enabling the study of molecular dynamics occurring on millisecond timescales using integrated mix-and-inject microfluidic devices.

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Numerical Study of the Mean and Filtered Characteristics of Turbulent Jets Impinging on Convex and Flat Surfaces Using LES

Volume 7: Fluids and Heat Transfer, Parts A, B, C, and D ◽

10.1115/imece2012-89211 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Adra Benhacine ◽

Zoubir Nemouchi ◽

Lyes Khezzar ◽

Nabil Kharoua

Keyword(s):

Convex Surface ◽

Numerical Study ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Turbulent Jets ◽

Scale Model ◽

Wall Jet ◽

Potential Core ◽

Flat Surfaces ◽

Free Jet ◽

Eddy Simulation

A numerical study of a turbulent plane jet impinging on a convex surface and on a flat surface is presented, using the large eddy simulation approach and the Smagorinski-Lilly sub-grid-scale model. The effects of the wall curvature on the unsteady filtered, and the steady mean, parameters characterizing the dynamics of the wall jet are addressed in particular. In the free jet upstream of the impingement region, significant and fairly ordered velocity fluctuations, that are not turbulent in nature, are observed inside the potential core. Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities in the shear layer between the jet and the surrounding air are detected in the form of wavy sheets of vorticity. Rolled up vortices are detached from these sheets in a more or less periodic manner, evolving into distorted three dimensional structures. Along the wall jet the Coanda effect causes a marked suction along the convex surface compared with the flat one. As a result, relatively important tangential velocities and a stretching of sporadic streamwise vortices are observed, leading to friction coefficient values on the curved wall higher than those on the flat wall.

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