scholarly journals Distributed Sensing of Fluid Dynamic Phenomena with the XDense Sensor Grid Network

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Loureiro ◽  
Raghuraman Rangarajan ◽  
Eduardo Tovar
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Distributed Sensing ◽  
Grid Network ◽  
Dynamic Phenomena

scholarly journals Experimental performance comparison between circular and elliptical tubes in evaporative condensers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Starace ◽  
Lorenzo Falcicchia ◽  
Pierpaolo Panico ◽  
Maria Fiorentino ◽  
Gianpiero Colangelo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Major Axis ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Condensation Temperature ◽  
Air Cooled Condensers ◽  
Reduced Scale ◽  
Dynamic Phenomena

AbstractIn refrigeration systems, evaporative condensers have two main advantages compared to other condensation heat exchangers: They operate at lower condensation temperature than traditional air-cooled condensers and require a lower quantity of water and pumping power compared to evaporative towers. The heat and mass transfer that occur on tube batteries are difficult to study. The aim of this work is to apply an experimental approach to investigate the performance of an evaporative condenser on a reduced scale by means of a test bench, consisting of a transparent duct with a rectangular test section in which electric heaters, inside elliptical pipes (major axis 32 mm, minor axis 23 mm), simulate the presence of the refrigerant during condensation. By keeping the water conditions fixed and constant, the operating conditions of the air and the inclination of the heat transfer geometry were varied, and this allowed to carry out a sensitivity analysis, depending on some of the main parameters that influence the thermo-fluid dynamic phenomena, as well as a performance comparison. The results showed that the heat transfer increases with the tube surface exposed directly to the air as a result of the increase in their inclination, that has been varied in the range 0–20°. For the investigated conditions, the average increase, resulting by the inclination, is 28%.

In Pursuit of Designing Multicellular Engineered Living Systems: A Fluid Mechanical Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 411-437
Author(s):  
Jean Carlos Serrano ◽  
Satish Kumar Gupta ◽  
Roger D. Kamm ◽  
Ming Guo
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Transport ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Tissue Level ◽  
Cellular Systems ◽  
Living Systems ◽  
Protein Signaling ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Fluid Forces ◽  
Dynamic Phenomena

From intracellular protein signaling to embryonic symmetry-breaking, fluid transport ubiquitously drives biological events in living systems. We provide an overview of the fundamental fluid mechanics and transport phenomena across a range of length scales in cellular systems, with emphasis on how cellular functions are influenced by fluid transport. We also highlight how understanding the physical basis of these fluid dynamic phenomena can be implemented to engineer increasingly complex multicellular systems that recapitulate tissue-level functions. Examples discussed include the manipulation of intracellular fluid volume to achieve cell differentiation/dedifferentiation and the use of microfluidic systems to control the spatial and temporal distribution of morphogens and fluid forces to generate vascularized organoids.

Quantitative CFD Analyses of Particle Deposition on a Subsonic Axial Compressor Blade

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Suman ◽  
Rainer Kurz ◽  
Nicola Aldi ◽  
Mirko Morini ◽  
Klaus Brun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Deposition ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Axial Compressor ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
Sticking Probability ◽  
Particle Impact ◽  
Kinematic Characteristics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dynamic Phenomena

In literature there are some studies related to the fouling phenomena in transonic compressors, but, in industrial applications (heavy-duty compressor, pump stations, etc.) the subsonic compressors are widespread. It is of great interest to the manufacturer to discover the fouling phenomenon related to this type of compressor. This paper presents three-dimensional numerical simulations of the micro-particle ingestion on a subsonic axial compressor rotor carried out by means of a commercial computational fluid dynamic code. Particle trajectory simulations use a stochastic Lagrangian tracking method that solves the equations of motion separate from the continuous phase. The number of particles, sizes, and concentrations are specified in order to perform a quantitative analysis of the particle impact on the blade surface. In this paper the particle impact pattern and the kinematic characteristics (velocity and angle) of the impact are shown. Both of the blade zones affected by particle impact and the blade zones affected by particle deposition are analyzed. The particle deposition is established by using the quantity called sticking probability. The sticking probability links the kinematic characteristics of particle impact on the blade with fouling phenomenon. The results show that micro-particles tend to follow the flow by impacting at full span with a higher impact concentration on the leading edge. The suction side is affected only close to the leading edge and, at the hub, close to the trailing edge. Particular fluid-dynamic phenomena such as separation, stagnation and tip leakage vortex strongly influence the impact location of the particles. The kinematic analysis showed a high tendency of particle adhesion on the suction side, especially for smaller particles for which the fluid dynamic phenomena play a key role regarding particle impact velocity and angle.

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