Numerical Solutions of Transients in Pneumatic Networks: Part 3—Network Problems With Branching

1969 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 594-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tsao ◽  
W. Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Network Problems

This paper investigates the mathematical problem of fluid flow at a junction. It is shown that the junction pressure at a given time can be expressed approximately in terms of the known pressures and flow rates at and near the junction at an earlier time. After the junction pressure is determined, it serves as a boundary condition for all the transmission lines meeting at the junction. Several junction networks are computed for illustrative purposes.

Rotating elliptic cylinders in a viscous fluid at rest or in a parallel stream

1977 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans J. Lugt ◽  
Samuel Ohring
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Elliptic Cylinder ◽  
The Body ◽  
Oscillatory Behaviour ◽  
Incompressible Fluid Flow ◽  
Transient Period ◽  
Parallel Stream ◽  
Rotating Bodies

Numerical solutions are presented for laminar incompressible fluid flow past a rotating thin elliptic cylinder either in a medium at rest at infinity or in a parallel stream. The transient period from the abrupt start of the body to some later time (at which the flow may be steady or periodic) is studied by means of streamlines and equi-vorticity lines and by means of drag, lift and moment coefficients. For purely rotating cylinders oscillatory behaviour from a certain Reynolds number on is observed and explained. Rotating bodies in a parallel stream are studied for two cases: (i) when the vortex developing at the retreating edge of the thin ellipse is in front of the edge and (ii) when it is behind the edge.

Galloping Vibration of Nonlinear Cables Through a Two Degree-of-Freedom Oscillator

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert C. J. Luo ◽  
Bo Yu
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Line ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Nonlinear Oscillator ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Periodic Motions ◽  
Stability And Bifurcation ◽  
Two Degree Of Freedom

In this paper, galloping vibrations of a lightly iced transmission line are investigated through a two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) nonlinear oscillator. The 2-DOF nonlinear oscillator is used to describe the transverse and torsional motions of the galloping cables. The analytical solutions of periodic motions of galloping cables are presented through generalized harmonic balanced method. The analytical solutions of periodic motions for the galloping cable are compared with the numerical solutions, and the corresponding stability and bifurcation of periodic motions are analyzed by the eigenvalues analysis. To demonstrate the accuracy of the analytical solutions of periodic motions, the harmonic amplitudes are presented. This investigation will help one better understand galloping mechanism of iced transmission lines.

Numerical investigation of laminar forced convection for a non-Newtonian nanofluids flowing inside an elliptical duct under convective boundary condition

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 334-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haroun Ragueb ◽  
Kacem Mansouri
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Convective Boundary Condition ◽  
Bulk Temperature ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the thermal response of the laminar non-Newtonian fluid flow in elliptical duct subjected to a third-kind boundary condition with a particular interest to a non-Newtonian nanofluid case. The effects of Biot number, aspect ratio and fluid flow behavior index on the heat transfer have been examined carefully.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the mathematical problem has been formulated in dimensionless form, and then the curvilinear elliptical coordinates transform is applied to transform the original elliptical shape of the duct to an equivalent rectangular numerical domain. This transformation has been adopted to overcome the inherent mathematical deficiency due to the dependence of the ellipsis contour on the variables x and y. The yielded problem has been successfully solved using the dynamic alternating direction implicit method. With the available temperature field, several parameters have been computed for the analysis purpose such as bulk temperature, Nusselt number and heat transfer coefficient.FindingsThe results showed that the use of elliptical duct enhances significantly the heat transfer coefficient and reduces the duct’s length needed to achieve the thermal equilibrium. For some cases, the reduction in the duct’s length can reach almost 50 per cent compared to the circular pipe. In addition, the analysis of the non-Newtonian nanofluid case showed that the addition of nanoparticles to the base fluid improves the heat transfer coefficient up to 25 per cent. The combination of using an elliptical duct and the addition of nanoparticles has a spectacular effect on the overall heat transfer coefficient with an enhancement of 50-70 per cent. From the engineering applications view, the results demonstrate the potential of elliptical duct in building light-weighted compact shell-and-tube heat exchangers.Originality/valueA complete investigation of the heat transfer of a fully developed laminar flow of power law fluids in elliptical ducts subject to the convective boundary condition with application to non-Newtonian nanofluids is addressed.

Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer in Rectangular Microchannels Under H2 Boundary Condition During Developing and Fully Developed Laminar Flow

2011 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Dharaiya ◽  
S. G. Kandlikar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Microfluidic Devices ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Nusselt Numbers ◽  
Aspect Ratios

Study of fluid flow characteristics at microscale is gaining importance with shrinking device sizes. Better understanding of fluid flow and heat transfer in microchannels will have important implications in electronic chip cooling, heat exchangers, MEMS, and microfluidic devices. Due to short lengths employed in microchannels, entrance header effects can be significant and need to be investigated. In this work, three dimensional model of microchannels, with aspect ratios (α = a/b) ranging from 0.1 to 10, are numerically simulated using CFD software tool fluent. Heat transfer effects in the entrance region of microchannel are presented by plotting average Nusselt number as a function of nondimensional axial length x*. The numerical simulations with both circumferential and axial uniform heat flux (H2) boundary conditions are validated for existing data set for four wall heat flux case. Large numerical data sets are generated in this work for rectangular cross-sectional microchannels with heating on three walls, two opposing walls, one wall, and two adjacent walls under H2 boundary condition. This information can provide better understanding and insight into the transport processes in the microchannels. Although the results are seen as relevant in microscale applications, they are applicable to any sized channels. Based on the numerical results obtained for the whole range, generalized correlations for Nusselt numbers as a function of channel aspect ratio are presented for all the cases. The predicted correlations for Nusselt numbers can be very useful resource for the design and optimization of microchannel heat sinks and other microfluidic devices.

Verification of Finite Volume Computations on Steady-State Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Cadafalch ◽  
C. D. Pe´rez-Segarra ◽  
R. Co`nsul ◽  
A. Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Independent Solution ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Square Duct ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer

This work presents a post-processing tool for the verification of steady-state fluid flow and heat transfer finite volume computations. It is based both on the generalized Richardson extrapolation and the Grid Convergence Index GCI. The observed order of accuracy and a error band where the grid independent solution is expected to be contained are estimated. The results corresponding to the following two and three-dimensional steady-state simulations are post-processed: a flow inside a cavity with moving top wall, an axisymmetric turbulent flow through a compressor valve, a premixed methane/air laminar flat flame on a perforated burner, and the heat transfer from an isothermal cylinder enclosed by a square duct. Discussion is carried out about the certainty of the estimators obtained with the post-processing procedure. They have been shown to be useful parameters in order to assess credibility and quality to the reported numerical solutions.

Numerical Solutions of Transients in Pneumatic Networks—Transmission-Line Calculations

1968 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tsao
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Damping Factor ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Hypothetical Case ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Simplifying Assumptions ◽  
Energy Equations

Equations governing the damped wave propagation along transmission lines are obtained from the Navier-Stokes and energy equations by making certain simplifying assumptions. The flow considered is essentially one-dimensional. However, radial variations of the velocity and temperature profiles must be considered, because the damping factor is directly dependent on them. The equations are integrated by numerical methods. A hypothetical case is computed as an example.

Numerical analysis of time-dependent stagnation point flow of Oldroyd-B fluid subject to modified Fourier’s law

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150187
Author(s):  
Foukeea Qasim ◽  
Tian-Chuan Sun ◽  
S. Z. Abbas ◽  
W. A. Khan ◽  
M. Y. Malik
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation ◽  
Thermal Relaxation ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Parameter Values

This paper aims to investigate the time-dependent stagnation point flow of an Oldroyd-B fluid subjected to the modified Fourier law. The flow into a vertically stretched cylinder at the stagnation point is discussed. The heat flux model of a non-Fourier is intended for the transfer of thermal energy in fluid flow. The study is carried out on the surface heating source, namely the surface temperature. The developed nonlinear partial differential equation for regulating fluid flow and heat transport is transformed via appropriate similarity variables into a nonlinear ordinary differential equation. The development and analysis of convergent series solutions were considered for velocity and temperature. Prandtl number numerical values are computed and investigated. This study’s findings are compared to the previous findings. By making use of the bvp4c Matlab method, numerical solutions are obtained. Besides, high buoyancy parameter values are found to increase the fluid velocity for the stimulating approach. By improving the thermal relaxation time parameter values, heat transfer in the fluid flow decreases. The temperature field effects are displayed graphically.

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