Fluid Forces Induced by Vortex Shedding

1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Blevins ◽  
T. E. Burton

A semi-empirical, dynamic model for investigating the fluid forces induced on a bluff cylinder by vortex shedding is developed using random vibration theory. The model includes both spanwise correlation effects and the amplitude dependence of the correlated vortex forces. Model parameters are determined by experimental data. The results are then applied to determine the forces exerted on elastic cylinders at resonance with vortex shedding. The predictions are in good agreement with experimental data.

Author(s):  
Bin Hu ◽  
Yong Huang ◽  
Jianzhong Xu

According to the Lefebvre's model and flame volume (FV) concept, an FV model about lean blow-out (LBO) was proposed by authors in early study. On the other hand, due to the model parameter (FV) contained in FV model is obtained based on the experimental data, FV model could only be used in LBO analysis instead of prediction. In view of this, a hybrid FV model is proposed that combines the FV model with numerical simulation in the present study. The model parameters contained in the FV model are all estimated from the simulated nonreacting flows. Comparing with the experimental data for 11 combustors, the maximum and average uncertainties of hybrid FV model are ±16% and ±10%.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Pérez Mañes ◽  
Victor Hugo Sánchez Espinoza ◽  
Sergio Chiva Vicent ◽  
Michael Böttcher ◽  
Robert Stieglitz

This paper deals with the validation of the two-phase flow models of the CFD code NEPTUNEC-CFD using experimental data provided by the OECD BWR BFBT and PSBT Benchmark. Since the two-phase models of CFD codes are extensively being improved, the validation is a key step for the acceptability of such codes. The validation work is performed in the frame of the European NURISP Project and it was focused on the steady state and transient void fraction tests. The influence of different NEPTUNE-CFD model parameters on the void fraction prediction is investigated and discussed in detail. Due to the coupling of heat conduction solver SYRTHES with NEPTUNE-CFD, the description of the coupled fluid dynamics and heat transfer between the fuel rod and the fluid is improved significantly. The averaged void fraction predicted by NEPTUNE-CFD for selected PSBT and BFBT tests is in good agreement with the experimental data. Finally, areas for future improvements of the NEPTUNE-CFD code were identified, too.


1979 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Edelsten ◽  
A. J. Corrall

SUMMARYRegression models were constructed to predict the yields and digestibilities of herbage cut in different sequences of harvests.The yield model used a seasonal production curve modified by the effects of defoliation. Values for the model parameters were obtained by fitting the model to experimental data using a non-linear regression procedure. When these parameters were used, to predict treatment effects in another series of experimental data, good agreement was obtained. The digestibility model incorporated the effect on digestibility time of year, regrowth time and yield.Using the models to interpolate between the results of cutting experiments, annual yields were shown to increase with the date of first cut and also with the interval between subsequent cuts, whereas the average digestibility of the harvested material ecreased with the date of first cut and with the subsequent cutting interval. Finally, a procedure was devised for combining the two models in order to find an optimum cutting strategy for a hypothetical animal production system.


Author(s):  
M. P. Sobera ◽  
C. R. Kleijn ◽  
P. Brasser ◽  
H. E. A. van den Akker

A detailed study of the turbulent flow at Re = 3900 around a circular cylinder, sheathed at some small distance by a porous layer, has been performed by means of Direct Numerical Simulation with a commercial unstructured finite volume based Computational Fluid Dynamics solver. First, to benchmark the performance of this code and the validity of the applied local grid refinement, simulations of the flow around a bare circular cylinder at the same Re were performed. Results were compared to that of an academic CFD solver and to numerical and experimental data from literature and good agreement was found. Subsequently, a detailed study of the flow around a porous layer sheathed cylinder at the same Re, was performed. The flow in the space between the outer porous and the inner solid cylinder was found to be laminar and periodic, with a frequency locked to that of the vortex shedding in the wake behind the cylinder. A good agreement was found to experimental data from literature.


2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (11-12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Humbul Suleman ◽  
Abdulhalim Shah Maulud ◽  
Zakaria Man

AbstractA computationally simple thermodynamic framework has been presented to correlate the vapour-liquid equilibria of carbon dioxide absorption in five representative types of alkanolamine mixtures. The proposed model is an extension of modified Kent Eisenberg model for the carbon dioxide loaded aqueous alkanolamine mixtures. The model parameters are regressed on a large experimental data pool of carbon dioxide solubility in aqueous alkanolamine mixtures. The model is applicable to a wide range of temperature (298–393 K), pressure (0.1–6000 kPa) and alkanolamine concentration (0.3–5 M). The correlated results are compared to the experimental values and found to be in good agreement with the average deviations ranging between 6% and 20%. The model results are comparable to other thermodynamic models.


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Blevins ◽  
M. M. Bressler

In the first part of this series, experimental data were presented which suggest that the acoustic resonance in heat exchanger tube bundles is tied to periodic vortex shedding from the tubes. In this paper, a semi-empirical model for predicting the onset of resonance is developed. This model is compared with experimental data and other models from the literature. Methods of suppressing the resonance are developed and experimental data on their effectiveness are presented.


2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 888-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun P. Jaganathan ◽  
Erez N. Allouche

Heating of soil using microwaves has several applications in geosciences, including soil remediation, neutralization of land mines, and microwave-enhanced thermography. Numerical simulation of microwave-induced soil heating processes requires knowledge of the electrical properties of the soil as a function of temperature, moisture content, and frequency of the electromagnetic wave. This paper describes a semi-empirical model for calculating the dielectric properties of moist soils at various moisture contents, temperatures, and frequencies (within the band of 1–10 GHz). The proposed model is an extension of the generalized refractive mixing dielectric model (GRMDM) for moist soils. Predictions of the proposed model were found to be in good agreement with experimental data reported in the literature. Results of a parametric study suggest that the temperature dependency of the dielectric properties of moist sand is more pronounced for higher volumetric moisture contents.


2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Meng Huang ◽  
Zhuo-Cheng Ou ◽  
Yi Tong ◽  
Zhuo-Ping Duan ◽  
Feng-Lei Huang

<p><span style="font-size: 10px;">This paper presents a dimensionless model for the depth of penetration (DOP) of a projectile penetrating into a concrete target, based on the similarity theory involving intermediate asymptotics, complete similarity, and incomplete similarity. The calculated numerical results are in good agreement with previous experimental data, including two sets of full-scale and twenty-four sets of sub-scale penetration of non-deformable projectiles into concrete targets. Moreover, compared with several empirical and semi-empirical DOP models, the new model is applicable within a relatively broader range, including the penetration of both sub-scale and full-scale projectiles. For the limitations of the validity, dimensionless parameters </span><em style="font-size: 10px;">Π</em><sub>3  </sub><span style="font-size: 10px;">= </span><em style="font-size: 10px;">ϕ<sub>t</sub></em><span style="font-size: 10px;">/</span><em style="font-size: 10px;">ϕ </em><span style="font-size: 10px;">larger than 12, </span><em style="font-size: 10px;">Π</em><sub>4 </sub><span style="font-size: 10px;">= (</span><em style="font-size: 10px;">ϕ</em><sup>3</sup><em style="font-size: 10px;">f<sub>c</sub></em><span style="font-size: 10px;">)/(</span><em style="font-size: 10px;">Mv</em><sub>0</sub><sup>2</sup><span style="font-size: 10px;">) smaller than 0.1, and the initial impact velocity of the projectile less than about 900 to 1000m/s are necessary for the model.</span></p>


2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Finkeová ◽  
Pavel Hrnčiřík ◽  
Jan Mareš ◽  
Jaroslav Vovsík ◽  
Ondřej Hudeček ◽  
...  

Abstract The paper describes a mathematical model of PHA biopolymer production process by Pseudomonas putida KT2442 where the octanoic acid is used as a substrate. The process is modeled using mass balances for fed-batch cultivation. Proper fitting to experimental data is obtained by identification of the model parameters. The model exhibits good agreement with experiments and its possible application for control is considered in the paper.


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-93
Author(s):  
Suzana Stamenkovic ◽  
Vidosav Markovic ◽  
Aleksandar Jovanovic ◽  
Marjan Stankov

Measurements of the formative time delay tf at different working voltages U in argon at low pressure are presented. The well-known decreasing voltage behavior of the formative time delay is theoretically described by different empirical and semi-empirical models. In addition to the introduced empirical models, some models from the literature are applied to elucidate experimentally obtained tf (U) dependence. However, the models from the literature show a good agreement with the experimental data only at low overvoltages ?U(?U=U-Us where Us is the static breakdown voltage). Therefore, empirical corrections are made based on data analysis, and good compatibility is achieved in a whole range of working voltages.


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