Three-Dimensional Theoretical Study on Flow Characteristics of a Spiral-Channel Viscous Micropump

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Donghyuk Kang ◽  
Koichi Nishibe ◽  
Kotaro Sato ◽  
Kazuhiko Yokota
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Viscous Micropump ◽  
Spiral Channel

scholarly journals Interactions between Tandem Cylinders in an Open Channel: Impact on Mean and Turbulent Flow Characteristics

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1718
Author(s):  
Hasan Zobeyer ◽  
Abul B. M. Baki ◽  
Saika Nowshin Nowrin
Keyword(s):  
Turbulent Flow ◽  
Open Channel ◽  
Recirculation Zone ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flow Recirculation ◽  
Tandem Cylinders ◽  
Flow Development ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Recirculation Length

The flow hydrodynamics around a single cylinder differ significantly from the flow fields around two cylinders in a tandem or side-by-side arrangement. In this study, the experimental results on the mean and turbulence characteristics of flow generated by a pair of cylinders placed in tandem in an open-channel flume are presented. An acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV) was used to measure the instantaneous three-dimensional velocity components. This study investigated the effect of cylinder spacing at 3D, 6D, and 9D (center to center) distances on the mean and turbulent flow profiles and the distribution of near-bed shear stress behind the tandem cylinders in the plane of symmetry, where D is the cylinder diameter. The results revealed that the downstream cylinder influenced the flow development between cylinders (i.e., midstream) with 3D, 6D, and 9D spacing. However, the downstream cylinder controlled the flow recirculation length midstream for the 3D distance and showed zero interruption in the 6D and 9D distances. The peak of the turbulent metrics generally occurred near the end of the recirculation zone in all scenarios.

Design and optimization of bump (compression surface) for diverterless supersonic inlet

2021 ◽  
pp. 095441002110029
Author(s):  
Irsalan Arif ◽  
Hassan Iftikhar ◽  
Ali Javed
Keyword(s):  
Fitness Function ◽  
Supersonic Jet ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Pressure Recovery ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Inlet System ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Supersonic Inlet

In this article design and optimization scheme of a three-dimensional bump surface for a supersonic aircraft is presented. A baseline bump and inlet duct with forward cowl lip is initially modeled in accordance with an existing bump configuration on a supersonic jet aircraft. Various design parameters for bump surface of diverterless supersonic inlet systems are identified, and design space is established using sensitivity analysis to identify the uncertainty associated with each design parameter by the one-factor-at-a-time approach. Subsequently, the designed configurations are selected by performing a three-level design of experiments using the Box–Behnken method and the numerical simulations. Surrogate modeling is carried out by the least square regression method to identify the fitness function, and optimization is performed using genetic algorithm based on pressure recovery as the objective function. The resultant optimized bump configuration demonstrates significant improvement in pressure recovery and flow characteristics as compared to baseline configuration at both supersonic and subsonic flow conditions and at design and off-design conditions. The proposed design and optimization methodology can be applied for optimizing the bump surface design of any diverterless supersonic inlet system for maximizing the intake performance.

scholarly journals Numerical and experimental study on turbulence statistics in a large fan-stirred combustion vessel

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Morsy ◽  
J. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Isotropic Turbulence ◽  
Burning Velocity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Initial Pressure ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Turbulence Statistics ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Measured Velocity

Abstract Particle image velocimetry (PIV) has become a popular non-intrusive tool for measuring various types of flows. However, when measuring three-dimensional flows with two-dimensional (2D) PIV, there are some uncertainties in the measured velocity field due to out-of-plane motion, which might alter turbulence statistics and distort the overall flow characteristics. In the present study, three different turbulence models are employed and compared. Mean and fluctuating fields obtained by three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling are compared to experimental data. Turbulence statistics such as integral length scale, Taylor microscale, Kolmogorov scale, turbulence kinetic energy, dissipation rate, and velocity correlations are calculated at different experimental conditions (i.e., pressure, temperature, fan speed, etc.). A reasonably isotropic and homogeneous turbulence with large turbulence intensities is achieved in the central region extending to almost 45 mm radius. This radius decreases with increasing the initial pressure. The influence of the third dimension velocity component on the measured characteristics is negligible. This is a result of the axisymmetric features of the flow pattern in the current vessel. The results prove that the present vessel can be conveniently adopted for several turbulent combustion studies including mainly the determination of turbulent burning velocity for gaseous premixed flames in nearly homogeneous isotropic turbulence. Graphic abstract

Tip Leakage Flow Characteristics Downstream of an Axial Flow Fan

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Puddu
Keyword(s):  
Vortex Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Tip Leakage Flow ◽  
Single Wire ◽  
Vortex System ◽  
Tip Leakage ◽  
Stress Components ◽  
Computer Controlled

The three-dimensional viscous flow characteristics and the complex vortex system downstream of the rotor of an industrial exial fan have been determined by an experimental investigation using hot-wire anemometer. Single-wire slanted and straight type probes have been rotated about the probe axis using a computer controlled stepper motor. Measurements have been taken at four planes behind the blade trailing edge. The results show the characteristics of the relative flow as velocity components, secondary flow and kinetic energy defect. Turbulence intensity and Reynolds stress components in the leakage vortex area are also presented. The evolution of the leakage vortex flow during the decay process has also been evaluated in terms of dimension, position and intensity.

Circulation control in magnetohydrodynamic rotating flows

2017 ◽  
Vol 829 ◽  
pp. 328-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. D. Borisevich ◽  
E. P. Potanin ◽  
J. Whichello
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Exact Analytical Solution ◽  
External Rotation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Rotating Cylinder ◽  
Rotating Disc ◽  
Angular Velocities ◽  
Energy Equations

A model of a laminar viscous conducting flow, near a dielectric disc in a uniform magnetic field and in the presence of external rotation, is considered, where there is a uniform suction and an axial temperature gradient between the flow and the disc’s surface. It is assumed that the parameters of the suction or the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) interaction are such that the nonlinear inertial terms, related to the circulation flow, are negligible in the differential equations of the MHD boundary layer on a rotating disc. Analysis of the motion and energy equations, taking the dependence of density on temperature into account, is carried out using the Dorodnitsyn transformation. The exact analytical solution for the boundary layer and heat transfer equations is obtained and analysed, neglecting the viscous and Joule dissipation. The dependence of the flow characteristics in the boundary layer on the rate of suction and the magnetic field induction is studied. It is shown that the direction of the radial flow in the boundary layer on a disc can be changed, not only by variation of the ratio between the angular velocities in the external flow and the boundary layer, but also by changing the ratio of the temperatures in these two flows, as well as by varying the hydrodynamic Prandtl number. The approximate calculation of a three-dimensional flow in a rotating cylinder with a braking disc (or lid) is carried out, demonstrating that a magnetic field slows the circulation velocity in a rotating cylinder.

scholarly journals Generalized Heat Flow Model of a Forced Air Electric Thermal Storage Heater Core

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas T. Janssen ◽  
Rorik A. Peterson ◽  
Richard W. Wies
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Thermal Storage ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Heater Core ◽  
Discharge Model ◽  
Load Leveling ◽  
Forced Air ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

Electric thermal storage (ETS) devices can be used for grid demand load-leveling and off-peak domestic space heating (DSH). A high-resolution three-dimensional finite element model of a forced air ETS heater core is developed and employed to create a general charge/discharge model. The effects of thermal gradients, air flow characteristics, material properties, and core geometry are simulated. A simplified general stove discharge model with a single time constant is presented based on the results of the numerical simulations. This simplified model may be used to stimulate economic/performance case studies for cold climate communities interested in distributed thermal energy storage.

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