A FSI Enabled Practical Rotorcraft Flow Simulator for Morphing Blade Innovation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Lung Chen ◽  
Gui-Rong Liu
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Author(s):  
Robert Hoffman ◽  
Jason Burke ◽  
Stephen Augustine ◽  
Dengfeng Sun ◽  
Alexander Bayen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 112682
Author(s):  
Sandra Drusová ◽  
Wiecher Bakx ◽  
Pieter J. Doornenbal ◽  
R. Martijn Wagterveld ◽  
Victor F. Bense ◽  
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Author(s):  
Satoshi Arimura ◽  
Jumpei Takada ◽  
Gohki Nishimura ◽  
Natsuki Nakama ◽  
Eita Kawasaki ◽  
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Abstract OBJECTIVES Sinus plication has emerged as a promising tool that can lead to better stability in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) repair. However, the mechanisms underlying the efficacy of this technique are unclear. We evaluated the hydrodynamic effect of sinus plication using the experimental pulsatile flow simulator and our original BAV model in vitro. METHODS Based on the computed tomography data of a BAV patient who had undergone aortic valvuloplasty, a BAV model (group C, n = 6) was developed with bovine pericardium and vascular prosthesis (J-graft Shield Neo Valsalva 24 mm). We performed sinus plication (group SP, n = 6) in the BAV model and compared hydrodynamic data with the control model in the pulsatile flow simulator. Non-fused cusp angle, annulus diameter and effective height were measured by ultrasonography. RESULTS The average flow was significantly increased in group SP compared to group C (4.24 ± 0.14 l/min vs 4.14 ± 0.15 l/min, respectively, P = 0.034). The mean transvalvular pressure gradient and regurgitant fraction were significantly decreased in group SP compared to group C (11.6 ± 4.3 mmHg vs 16.6 ± 5.0 mmHg, respectively, P = 0.009 and 14.1 ± 2.0% vs 17.4 ± 2.1%, respectively, P = 0.001). Ultrasound measurement indicated that non-fused cusp angle was significantly increased in group SP compared to group C (163.8° ± 9.2° vs 153.0° ± 4.6°, respectively, P = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS Sinus plication in the BAV model significantly increased the commissural angle. It was effective in not only controlling regurgitation but also improving valve opening. These finding should be confirmed by evaluating cusp stress and/or long-term durability in the future studies.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael M. D. Rosa ◽  
Arthur B. Soprana ◽  
Vinicius Girardi ◽  
Fernando M. Villagra

Abstract This work presents a numerical assessment of chemical inhibitor injection to mitigate wax deposition in unconventional wells. The goal of this study is to simulate the deposition of wax under several operational conditions and later optimize the chemical inhibitor injection position, using two different types of numerical simulations. A transient one-dimensional multiphase flow simulator - ALFAsim, with a dedicated wax model, was used to predict flow conditions such pressure, temperature, holdup and flow pattern profiles, as well the position and rates that wax accumulates. The results from the 1D simulation were then used as boundary conditions in a 3D CFD simulator, which aimed to assess how long it would take to a satisfactory homogenization of the inhibitor with the flow and what would be the minimum depth for the injector should be installed. In this work, a 1D multiphase flow simulator with wax deposition model was used to identify on which operational conditions (flow rates and environmental temperatures) an unconventional well would start to present wax deposition on its tubing walls. After defining the susceptible region where the paraffin could deposit, it was important to verify if the inhibitor would be well homogenized with the stream when reaching this region. For that, a 3D CFD simulation was performed, using information obtained directly from the 1D simulator as boundary conditions. The CFD model was capable to show the mixing evolution of the inhibitor with the stream and it was possible to determine the minimum distance where the injector should be placed to guarantee such homogeneity. A real well was selected to provide comparisons between field observations and simulated data, in order to validate the model assumptions and accuracy.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanat Karatayev ◽  
Beibit Bissakayev ◽  
Tamer Saada ◽  
Benjamin Madeley ◽  
Alberto Brancolini ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanat Karatayev ◽  
Beibit Bissakayev ◽  
Tamer Saada ◽  
Benjamin Madeley ◽  
Alberto Brancolini ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1087-1091
Author(s):  
Mariusz Niekurzak ◽  
Ewa Kubińska-Jabcoń

The object of the study is to strip mill hot-rolled steel mill in Huta ArcelorMittal Poland in Cracow. The paper presents a model rolling mill logistic system which incorporates the characteristic of its subsystems: the movement and storage of materials. System components are mill production equipment, transportation, storage interop and finished products. Logistic approach requires inter alia: minimizing the transition time of materials through the system, minimizing inventories to production and should have reduced energy consumption and production tools used to manufacture the final product. For the model should be the basis to formulate the logistic system of strip mill, taking into account both the technological and economical operation of the test mill. To accomplish the task of material flow simulator was used Dosimis-3.


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