It is observed that the feather surface exhibits anisotropic resistances for the streamwise and spanwise *** obtain a qualitative understanding about the effect of this anisotropic resistance feature of surface on the...
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It is observed that the feather surface exhibits anisotropic resistances for the streamwise and spanwise *** obtain a qualitative understanding about the effect of this anisotropic resistance feature of surface on the boundary-layer transitional flow over a flat plate,a simple phenomenological model for the anisotropic resistance is established in this *** means of the large eddy simulation(LES)with high-order accurate finite difference method,the numerical investigations are *** numerical results show that with the spanwise resistance hindering the formation of vortexes,the transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow can be delayed,and turbulence is weakened when the flow becomes fully turbulent,which leads to significant drag reduction for the *** the contrary,the streamwise resistance renders the flow less stable,which leads to the earlier transition and enhances turbulence in the turbulent region,causing a drag increase for the ***,it is indicated that a surface with large resistance for spanwise flow and small resistance for streamwise flow can achieve significant drag *** present results highlight the anisotropic resistance characteristic near the feather surface for drag reduction,and shed a light on the study of bird’s efficient flight.
The transitional flow in a pipe is important for delivery, but its characteristics remain to be explored. In this paper, the two-dimensional laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) is used for the study, focusing on the att...
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The transitional flow in a pipe is important for delivery, but its characteristics remain to be explored. In this paper, the two-dimensional laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) is used for the study, focusing on the attenuation characteristics of the axial velocity, the variation of the velocity gradient, the effect of the angle between the axis and the resultant velocity vector, and the relationship between the energy coefficient and the flow state. The attenuation characteristics of the axial velocity along the radial direction are obtained. It is shown that with the increase of the Reynolds number, the change rate of the velocity gradient slows down with a similar distribution, and a rapid decrease is seen in the near wall region. The amplitude and the frequency of the angular variation are obviously improved with the increase of the Reynolds number. The instability of the velocity field is enhanced with the increase of the energy coefficient.
A CFD model of heat transfer from power-law fluids to helical cooling coils in the transitional flow regime of a baffled tank mixed with a pitched blade turbine was developed with Fluent (TM). The model captured local...
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A CFD model of heat transfer from power-law fluids to helical cooling coils in the transitional flow regime of a baffled tank mixed with a pitched blade turbine was developed with Fluent (TM). The model captured local temperature and velocity gradients. Simulations were run, varying Re, Pr, K and n. The results indicate that a Sieder-Tate type correlation, with the exponent on and the coefficient in front of the Reynolds number being a function of n, is recommended for estimating ho. Also, a new two coil bank design was found to be more efficient when 450 < Re < 650.
The transition from laminar to turbulent flow in porous media is studied with a new method. To mimic interconnected pores, a simplified geometry consisting of a pipe with a relatively large diameter that is split into...
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The transition from laminar to turbulent flow in porous media is studied with a new method. To mimic interconnected pores, a simplified geometry consisting of a pipe with a relatively large diameter that is split into two parallel pipes with different diameters is studied. This is a pore-doublet setup and the pressure drops over the parallel pipes are recorded by pressure transducers for different flow rates. Results show that the flow in the parallel pipes is redistributed when turbulent slugs pass through one of them. The presence of the slugs is revealed by positive skewness in the pressure signals as well as an increase of the standard deviation of the pressure drops and correlation between the pressure drops of the pipes. A frequency analysis of the pressure drops show that lower band frequency pressure variations in one pipe are communicated to the other pipe while higher band frequencies are filtered out.
The present study numerically analyzed the effect of a passive flow control method to suppress the dynamic stall phenomenon on a NACA 0012 airfoil exposed to a uniform free flow at the transitional Reynolds number of ...
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The present study numerically analyzed the effect of a passive flow control method to suppress the dynamic stall phenomenon on a NACA 0012 airfoil exposed to a uniform free flow at the transitional Reynolds number of 1.3 x 10(5). A thin blade was mounted on the airfoil's leading edge to control the separation bubble burst. The fluid relations of motion are the unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations, solved implicitly by a second-order finite-volume solver. A three-equation transitional turbulence model with the capability of separation bubble prediction was used. Numerical results for several pressure distributions and aerodynamic coefficients were compared with available experimental results. The agreement was fair, confirming the reliability of the utilized computational method in the stall conditions. Results from the current work demonstrated that the control blade could prevent the separation bubble burst leading to a reduction in the static and dynamic stall effects. The blade caused a delay in the onset of the flow separation and improved the lift and drag coefficients, particularly in the pitch down motion of the airfoil. For the attack angle range between 5o and 15o, a significant dynamic stall control was observed, while at a wider range, the blade effect was low. The dynamic stall is a significant phenomenon resulting in a blade vibration due to the aeroelastic or hydrodynamic effects. The dynamic stall can lead to the flutter phenomenon that may cause the structure to break.
Knowledge of indoor ventilation airflow is essential for creating a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient indoor climate in buildings, airplanes, cars, ships, etc. In the past decades, numerical methods such as Co...
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Knowledge of indoor ventilation airflow is essential for creating a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient indoor climate in buildings, airplanes, cars, ships, etc. In the past decades, numerical methods such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have become primary tools to assess indoor airflow. However, validation of numerical simulations by high-quality experimental data is imperative. Although a lot of studies have focused on experimental data for turbulent ventilation flow, there is a lack of experimental data for transitional ventilation flow. transitional ventilation flow is in general associated with relatively low air velocities inside the enclosure. This paper presents detailed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements and an analysis of transitional flow in a ventilated enclosure. The isothermal forced mixing ventilation flow is driven by a transitional plane jet. The measurements are performed in a reduced-scale water-filled model for slot Reynolds numbers ranging from 800 to 2500. flow visualizations indicate that this range of Reynolds numbers results in transitional flow, including the development of large coherent structures in the outer region of the jet. The measurements are analyzed in terms of mean velocity near the inlet and in the entire flow domain, and in terms of turbulence intensity and vorticity. Specific attention is given to the Coanda effect by which the free plane jet develops into a wall jet. The experimental data and analysis are specifically intended to support the development and validation of numerical models for ventilation flow. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
To increase the efficiency, elliptical tubes are often used in cross-flow heat exchangers. For these kinds of heat exchangers the flow field in the tubes exhibits irregularities. Therefore, various flow regimes can be...
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To increase the efficiency, elliptical tubes are often used in cross-flow heat exchangers. For these kinds of heat exchangers the flow field in the tubes exhibits irregularities. Therefore, various flow regimes can be observed: the turbulent, the transitional, and even the laminar one. Therefore, applying typical turbulence models for numerical calculations may cause significant errors, when flow in the heat exchanger tubes is in the transitional or laminar regime. Hence, the average values of flow velocities and temperature in heat exchanger tubes can be calculated incorrectly. The paper presents empirical verification of applying the basic two-equation turbulence models for a transitional flow of water in an elliptical pipe of a heat exchanger.
The limits of fully developed turbulence are defined in the wall jet and in the recirculation flow for three different impeller geometries: A310, HE3 and PBTD. At two different tank scales, mean velocity profiles in b...
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The limits of fully developed turbulence are defined in the wall jet and in the recirculation flow for three different impeller geometries: A310, HE3 and PBTD. At two different tank scales, mean velocity profiles in both the wall jet and the recirculation flow were measured to determine whether the condition of fully turbulent self-similarity is satisfied. Higher impeller Reynolds numbers are able to keep the flow fully turbulent higher in the tank. In addition to the expected effect of impeller Reynolds number, the fluid also affected the flow regime. Measurements in a pilot scale stirred tank gave similar results. Although the power number is often constant for Re > 20 000, an impeller Re >= 300 000 is required to keep the flow in the fully turbulent regime in the top third of the tank and in the recirculation zone. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A computational model using a compound grid system for the in-line double column cylinders was developed to investigate the mechanisms of heat transfer enhancement in transitional flow. The results show that flow inst...
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A computational model using a compound grid system for the in-line double column cylinders was developed to investigate the mechanisms of heat transfer enhancement in transitional flow. The results show that flow instability of wake flow causes two different effects, time-mean effect and statistical fluctuation effect (i.e. obtained from the time mean effect and the statistical fluctuation parameters, respectively), to enhance the heat transfer of the downstream cylinders. According to the clue, time-mean velocity and temperature in the wake of the upstream cylinders as the time-mean effect were investigated. It was found that fast recovery of velocity and temperature improves the effective Reynolds number and temperature difference. Then velocity cross-correction and velocity temperature cross-correction in the wake of the upstream cylinders as statistical fluctuation effect were investigated. It was found that the fluid mixing enhances the motion in a certain direction near the front face of cylinders. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and IIR. All rights reserved.
The numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer over turbine blades involving laminar-turbulent transition is presented. The predicted results are compared with the experimental surface heat transfer and pressure d...
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The numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer over turbine blades involving laminar-turbulent transition is presented. The predicted results are compared with the experimental surface heat transfer and pressure distributions for two transonic turbine blades over a wide range of flow conditions. The time-dependent, mass-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are solved by an explicit four-stage Runge-Kutta scheme in the finite volume formulation. Local time stepping, variable-coefficient implicit residual smoothing and a full multigrid method have been implemented to accelerate the steady state calculation. The turbulence is simulated by the algebraic Baldwin-Lomax model together with an explicitly imposed model for transition. For comparison, the low-Reynolds-number version of the two-equation (k-epsilon) model of Chien is also used. The modified Baldwin-Lomax model performs well in predicting the onset of laminar-turbulent transition, whereas the Chien model shows a tendency to mimic the transition early and over a shorter distance.
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