A formulation to include the e ects of wall proximity in a second moment closure model that utilizes a tensor representation for the redistribution terms in the Reynolds stress equations is presented The wall proximity e ects are modeled through an elliptic relaxation process of the tensor expansion coef cients that properly accounts for both correlation length and time scales as the wall is ap...

In this study, the stirring mechanism of shear-thinning fluids benefiting from four blades in turbulent flow is considered. The fluid is studied inside a stirred cylindrical tank with a flat bottom. The height of fluid is equal to the cylinder’s diameter and the impeller is positioned centrally. A CFD simulation has been carried out and three-dimensional turbulent flow is numerically analyzed u...

<abstract><p>We consider a low Reynolds number artificial swimmer that consists of an active arm followed by $ N passive springs separated spheres. This setup generalizes approach proposed in Montino and DeSimone, Eur. Phys. J. E, vol. 38, 2015. We further study the limit as tends to infinity parameters are scaled conveniently, provide rigorous proof convergence discrete model conti...

Cp = heat capacity at constant pressure, J= K kg Cv = heat capacity at constant volume, J= K kg c = concentration, mol=m E = total energy, J=m H = shape factor, = , dimensionless h = specific enthalpy, J=kg h = heat of formation, J=kg J = diffusive mass flux, kg=m s Keq = equilibrium constant k = reaction rate coefficient Le = Lewis number, dimensionless M = Mach number, dimensionless ns = tota...

Precise prediction of ventilation flow is essential to create a comfortable, economical, and healthy indoor environment. In the past three decades, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method has been used more often, it now one primary methods for studying building ventilation. The most common CFD RANS simulation because low cost resources good accuracy. This paper presents numerical investigati...

Sediment flushing of reservoirs is an operational technique, whereby previously accumulated sediments in the reservoirs are hydraulically removed by accelerated flow when the bottom desiltingoutlets of the dam are opened. In this research, the process of sediment flushing is simulated by a three dimensional numerical model in which sediment and flow interaction are reflected in the reservoirs. ...

The effect of the spanwise discretisation on numerical calculations of the turbulent flow around a circular cylinder is systematically assessed at a subcritical Reynolds number of 10000 in the frame of three-dimensional large-eddy simulation. The eddy-viscosity k-equation subgrid scale model is implemented to evaluate unsteady turbulent flow field. Large-eddy simulation is known to be a reliabl...