This research includes both experimental and CFD investigation in the hydrodynamic behavior of a new type of column tray introduced as “Concap” tray. The proposed column tray is used in contactor columns especially in stripping columns. The hydrodynamics of this Concap tray is investigated in a 1.2m in diameter column. Using air-water system, the experiments were performed for different liquid ...

To achieve higher efficiency target of the advanced turbine systems, the closed-loop steam cooling scheme is employed to cool the airfoil. It is proven from the experimental results at laboratory working conditions that injecting mist into steam can significantly augment the heat transfer in the turbine blades with several fundamental studies. The mist cooling technique has to be tested at gas ...

This study investigates the applicability of User-DefinedFunctions (UDFs) for determination of thermal comfort indices for non-uniform environments. The demand for such an investigation derived from the need to evaluate thermal environments in aircraft cabins in a more comprehensive way. It is normal practice by Airbus to determine the initial layout of ventilation systems also on the basis of ...

In the field of screw compressors, although the basic operation of flow systems is well known and the analytical methods for their performance prediction are well established, only few attempts of investigating the flow by means of CFD can be identified in the available literature. In this paper, two important aspects of numerical investigation of the flow behavior are presented. Firstly, metho...

Within this paper the convective heat dissipation from the front brake discs fitted to the left and right hand side of a high performance passenger car has been compared. The tools used in this investigation include computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and vehicle testing. The results show that although identical discs are fitted to both sides of the vehicle the disc fitted to the left hand side ...

This paper reported the investigation of the performance of floor-supply displacement ventilation with swirl diffusers or perforated panels under a high cooling load (nearly 90W/m). The experiment was carried out in a full-scale environmental chamber to obtain reliable data on the floor-supply displacement ventilation for the validation of a computational-fluid-dynamics (CFD) program. Numerical...

An investigation into the total blockage effects on aerodynamic drag in closed-wall wind tunnel testing has been carried out by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The simulation of flow past two different realistic, full-scale, heavy-duty truck models was conducted. The models were placed at different yawing angles in the virtual wind tunnels with blockage ratio of about 10%; which is exactly ...

Stability against capsizing is one of the most fundamental requirements to design a ship. In this research, for the first time, CFD is performed to predict main modes of capsizing. CFD first is conducted to predict parametric rolling for a naval ship. Then CFD study of parametric rolling is extended for prediction of broaching both by using CFD as input to NDA model of broaching in replacement ...

In this validation work two turbulence models (k-ε and SST model) and two grids (a finer hybrid grid and a tetrahedral coarser grid) are considered in order to model helium release and dispersion. Simulation results are compared against an experiment of jet release phenomena in the Battelle Model Containment facility (BMC), a multi-compartment facility with a total volume of about 560 m. In the...

Free-piston engines are under investigation by a number of research groups worldwide, as an alternative to conventional technology in applications such as electric and hydraulic power generation. The piston dynamics of the freepiston engine differ significantly from those of conventional engines, and this may influence in-cylinder gas motion, combustion and emissions formation. Due to the compl...