Small Rotationally Symmetric Deformations of Shallow Helicoidal Shells

1955 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Eric Reissner

Abstract Known solutions for transverse bending and plane stress of flat circular ring plates are generalized so as to apply to shallow helicoidal shells. The pitch of the middle surface of the shell is responsible for a coupling of what would be separate problems of plane stress and transverse bending for flat plates. Explicit results are obtained for an important sample problem. A general property of helicoidal cantilever shells is stated. Criteria are obtained indicating, in terms of the parameters of the shell (a) the range of applicability of the results obtained, and (b) the range in which the shell behaves like a flat plate.

2004 ◽  
Vol 1-2 ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Quinn ◽  
Janice M. Dulieu-Barton

A review of the Stress Concentration Factors (SCFs) obtained from normal and oblique holes in thick flat plates loaded in uniaxial tension has been conducted. The review focuses on values from the plate surface and discusses the ramifications of making a plane stress assumption.


2013 ◽  
Vol 543 ◽  
pp. 171-175
Author(s):  
Jose Andrés Somolinos ◽  
Rafael Morales ◽  
Carlos Morón ◽  
Alfonso Garcia

In the last years, many analyses from acoustic signal processing have been used for different applications. In most cases, these sensor systems are based on the determination of times of flight for signals from every transducer. This paper presents a flat plate generalization method for impact detection and location over linear links or bars-based structures. The use of three piezoelectric sensors allow to achieve the position and impact time while the use of additional sensors lets cover a larger area of detection and avoid wrong timing difference measurements. An experimental setup and some experimental results are briefly presented.


Author(s):  
Flavia Barbosa ◽  
Senhorinha Teixeira ◽  
Carlos Costa ◽  
Filipe Marques ◽  
José Carlos Teixeira

Abstract The motion of the target plate is important in some industrial applications which apply multiple jet impingement, such as reflow soldering, drying and food processing. Multiple jet impingement is widely used due to its ability to generate high heat transfer rates over large and complex areas. This convective process is characterized by several flow interactions essentially due to adjacent jets mixing prior the impingement, wall jets collision after the impingement, as well as crossflow interactions induced by the motion of the wall jets that flow through the exits of the domain. These interactions lead to strong flow recirculation, pressure gradients and boundary layer development. However, the complexity of the flow interactions is increased with the surface motion in confined space, due to the generation of strong shear regions. These interactions can induce problems and product defects due to complicated thermal behavior and non-uniform heating or cooling, being important to fully understand the process in order to reduce time and costs. This work addresses the experimental analysis of multiple air jets impinging on a moving flat plate. The experiments are conducted on a purpose-built test facility which has been commissioned, using a 2D-PIV system. Through this technique, the flow structure and velocity profiles will be analyzed in detail. The effects of the impinging plate motion on the resulting global and local velocity profile is compared with a static flat plate. The multiple jet configuration consists on air flowing through 14 circular nozzles, at a Reynolds number of 690 and 1,380. The experiments are conducted for a nozzle-to-plate distance of 8 and a jet-to-jet spacing of 2. The target plate motion remains constant throughout the experiments and equal to 0.03 m/s. The results are compared for both stationary and moving flat plates cases and express the increased complexity of the flow due to strong interaction between jets and the target surface, which affects the heat transfer performance. The results obtained experimentally are important to clearly define this complex flow and these data can be used in future works for numerical model validation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastav Borah ◽  
Anand Verma ◽  
Vinayak Kulkarni ◽  
Ujjwal K. Saha

Abstract Vortex shedding phenomenon leads to a number of different features such as flow induced vibrations, fluid mixing, heat transfer and noise generation. With respect to aerodynamic application, the intensity of vortex shedding and the size of vortices play an essential role in the generation of lift and drag forces on an airfoil. The flat plates are known to have a better lift-to-drag ratio than conventional airfoils at low Reynolds number (Re). A better understanding of the shedding behavior will help aerodynamicists to implement flat plates at low Re specific applications such as fixed-wing micro air vehicle (MAV). In the present study, the shedding of vortices in the wake of a flat plate at low incidence has been studied experimentally in a low-speed subsonic wind tunnel at a Re of 5 × 104. The velocity field in the wake of the plate is measured using a hot wire anemometer. These measurements are taken at specific points in the wake across the flow direction and above the suction side of the flat plate. The velocity field is found to oscillate with one dominant frequency of fluctuation. The Strouhal number (St), calculated from this frequency, is computed for different angles of attack (AoA). The shedding frequency of vortices from the trailing edge of the flat plate has a general tendency to increase with AoA. In this paper, the generation and subsequent shedding of leading edge and trailing edge vortices in the wake of a flat plate are discussed.


Author(s):  
Gh. Zahedi ◽  
S. H. Mansouri ◽  
M. Salmanzadeh

A new model has been developed to predict the onset of transition from laminar to turbulent regime and also calculate the transition flow field. In developing the model, we have used the V2F turbulence model to predict the Reθ and velocity fluctuations, u′, at the onset of transition point, extracted from the same available experimental cases over a flat plate for several experimental cases. Then, we have correlated Reθ as a function of u′ at the transition point. This correlation has been used in conjunction with the V2F model to find the onset of transition point. The intermittency model has also been modified to calculate the probability of turbulence regime all over the flow field to improve the eddy viscosity calculated by V2F model. The model has been tested for different flat plate flows and the results compared with experimental data insuring the accuracy of the model. Comparison showed that the model is a powerful tool for prediction of transition onset and also transition region.


Author(s):  
Thanesh Deva Asirvatham ◽  
Dara W. Childs ◽  
Stephen Phillips

A flat-plate tester is used to measure the friction-factor behavior for a hole-pattern-roughened surface facing a smooth surface with compressed air as the medium. Measurements of mass flow rate, static pressure drop and stagnation temperature are carried out and used to find a combined (stator + rotor) Fanning friction factor value. In addition, dynamic pressure measurements are made at four axial locations at the bottom of individual holes of the rough plate and at facing locations in the smooth plate. The description of the test rig and instrumentation, and the procedure of testing and calculation are explained in detail in Kheireddin in 2009 and Childs et al. in 2010. Three hole-pattern flat-plates with a hole-pattern diameter of 12.15 mm were tested having depths of 0.9, 1.9, and 2.9 mm. Tests were done with clearances at 0.254, 0.381, and 0.653 mm, and inlet pressures of 56, 70 and 84 bar for a range of pressure ratios, yielding a Reynolds-number range of 100,000 to 800,000. The effects of Reynolds number, clearance, inlet pressure, and hole depth on friction factor are studied. The data are compared to friction factor values of three hole-pattern flat-plates with 3.175 mm diameter holes with hole depths of 1.9, 2.6, and 3.302 mm tested in the same rig described by Kheireddin in 2009. The test program was initiated mainly to investigate a “friction-factor jump” phenomenon cited by Ha et al. in 1992 in test results from a flat-plate tester using facing hole-pattern plates where, at elevated values of Reynolds numbers, the friction factor began to increase steadily with increasing Reynolds numbers. Friction-factor jump was not observed in any of the current test cases.


Author(s):  
Ju Hyun Shin ◽  
Seung Jin Song

Based on flat plate results, mean velocity and friction coefficient estimation methods are proposed for rough surface turbulent boundary layers on axial compressor and turbine blades. The ratio of the displacement thickness to boundary layer thickness (δ*/δ) was first suggested by Zagarola and Smits (1998) for smooth pipe flows. The same parameter is proposed in this paper to scale the normalized mean velocity defect of smooth and rough surface flat plate turbulent boundary layers with zero, favorable, and adverse pressure gradients. The available mean velocity defect profiles of smooth and rough surface boundary layers from axial compressor and turbine blades are also scaled and compared to the flat plate results. Irrespective of the Reynolds number (Reθ), pressure gradient (K), and roughness (k), δ*/δ provides appropriate scaling for collapsing the flat plate and turbomachinery data. From the results, a new one-variable power law based on δ*/δ is proposed to estimate the mean velocity profile. The proposed power law can accurately estimate boundary layers on flat plates, compressor blades, and turbine blades. Finally, a new empirical Cf correlation is proposed for rough surface turbulent boundary layers under pressure gradients. The proposed Cf correlation is based on that of Bergstrom et al. (2005) and newly incorporates the acceleration parameter K. It can accurately estimate Cf in turbulent boundary layers of rough surface flat plates as well as those of smooth turbine blades.


1967 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
K K Gupta ◽  
R C Vaughan

The paper presents a brief outline of an analytical and experimental procedure adopted for the generalized solution of bending of a uniformly loaded infinite flat plate structure, rigidly clamped in regularly spaced rectangular columns to form regular rectangular panels of slab. The complex variable method in conjunction with conformal transformation has been adopted for the analytical solution, the results of which are verified by model testing on the moiré apparatus. The close agreement between the compared theoretical and experimental results indicate that the analysis yields reliable results.


2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Soo Kim ◽  
Kune Y. Suh

The effect of inclination angle of the downward facing flat plate on the interfacial wavy motion is investigated utilizing the water quenching test apparatus downward ebullient laminar transition apparatus flat surface (DELTA-FS) in a quasi-steady state. Film boiling heat transfer coefficients are obtained on the relatively long surface in the flow direction. Interfacial velocities at the various inclination angles and wall superheat conditions are determined through the analysis of the visualized continuous snapshots with 1000 fps. Visualization of the vapor film reveals that the interfacial wavelength increases and the interfacial velocity decreases as the flat plate moves from the vertical to downward facing locations. A new semi-empirical correlation is developed from the measured heat transfer coefficients and interfacial velocities. The correlation shows good agreement with the previous water test results on vertical plates. In the case of the previous other fluid experimental results on the vertical plates, the correlation overpredicts the film boiling heat transfer coefficients at the experimental condition.


1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Smith

In the field of solar energy, collector models have been employed to study the effects of system configuration, pump control strategies, fluctuating insolation, collector design, etc. [1–4]. In many studies the investigators feel it is necessary to have a transient collector model if meaningful results are to be obtained. The amount of detail included in the transient models varies from study to study, however. The intent of this paper is to demonstrate the impact of several of the simplifying assumptions commonly employed in transient collector models. To accomplish this, simulated flat-plate and trough concentrator responses based on four types of models are compared.


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