Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Francis turbines , Pressure , Ropes , Stress , Transients (Dynamics) , Vortices , Signals , Turbines , Fluctuations (Physics)

Torque Converter Capacity Improvement Through Cavitation Control by Design

Cheng Liu, Wei Wei, Qingdong Yan, Brian K. Weaver

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041103. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035299

Abstract

View articletitled, Torque Converter Capacity Improvement Through Cavitation Control by Design

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Topics: Blades , Cavitation , Computational fluid dynamics , Pumps , Torque converters , Turbines , Stators , Flow (Dynamics) , Design , Torque

Fundamental Issues and Canonical Flows

Slip Flow in Eccentric Annuli

R. S. Alassar

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041201. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035115

Abstract

View articletitled, Slip Flow in Eccentric Annuli

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Topics: Annulus , Flow (Dynamics) , Friction , Reynolds number , Slip flow , Knudsen number , Pressure gradient , Shear stress

Developing Region Solution for High Reynolds Number Laminar Flows of Pseudoplastic and Dilatant Fluids in Circular Ducts

Massimo Capobianchi, Patrick McGah

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041202. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035242

Abstract

View articletitled, Developing Region Solution for High Reynolds Number Laminar Flows of Pseudoplastic and Dilatant Fluids in Circular Ducts

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Topics: Fluids , Reynolds number , Shear rate , Flow (Dynamics) , Pressure drop , Laminar flow , Ducts

Entropy Generation for Bypass Transitional Boundary Layers

Richard S. Skifton, Ralph S. Budwig, John C. Crepeau, Tao Xing

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041203. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035223

Abstract

View articletitled, Entropy Generation for Bypass Transitional Boundary Layers

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Topics: Boundary layers , Entropy , Flow (Dynamics) , Turbulence , Flat plates

Investigations on Bluff Bodies as Improved Vortex Shedders Placed Inside a Circular Pipe

A. Venugopal, Amit Agrawal, S. V. Prabhu

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041204. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035465

Abstract

View articletitled, Investigations on Bluff Bodies as Improved Vortex Shedders Placed Inside a Circular Pipe

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Topics: Flow visualization , Pipes , Pressure , Reynolds number , Sensors , Shapes , Vortices , Flow (Dynamics) , Vortex shedding , Wakes

Multiphase Flows

Numerical Simulation of Added Mass Effects on a Hydrofoil in Cavitating Flow Using Acoustic Fluid–Structure Interaction

Xin Liu, Lingjiu Zhou, Xavier Escaler, Zhengwei Wang, Yongyao Luo, Oscar De La Torre

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041301. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035113

Abstract

View articletitled, Numerical Simulation of Added Mass Effects on a Hydrofoil in Cavitating Flow Using Acoustic Fluid–Structure Interaction

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Topics: Acoustics , Cavitation , Cavities , Fluid structure interaction , Fluids , Hydrofoil , Water , Flow (Dynamics) , Mode shapes , Computer simulation

Large Eddy Simulation of Unsteady Cavitating Flow Around a Highly Skewed Propeller in Nonuniform Wake

Chao Yu, Yiwei Wang, Chenguang Huang, Xiaocui Wu, Tezhuan Du

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035218

Abstract

View articletitled, Large Eddy Simulation of Unsteady Cavitating Flow Around a Highly Skewed Propeller in Nonuniform Wake

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Topics: Cavitation , Cavities , Flow (Dynamics) , Propellers , Wakes , Vortices , Pressure , Large eddy simulation , Blades , Computer simulation

Techniques and Procedures

Control of Blow-Down Wind Tunnel Using Combined Extended Kalman and Nonlinear Predictive Filters

Ruixiang Zheng, Mian Li, Zhaoguang Wang, Qiang Zhang

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041401. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035243

Abstract

View articletitled, Control of Blow-Down Wind Tunnel Using Combined Extended Kalman and Nonlinear Predictive Filters

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Topics: Control equipment , Filters , Pressure , Wind tunnels , Flow (Dynamics) , Valves , Simulation , Errors

The Effects of Inflow Uncertainties on the Characteristics of Developing Turbulent Flow in Rectangular Pipe and Asymmetric Diffuser

Saeed Salehi, Mehrdad Raisee, Michel J. Cervantes, Ahmad Nourbakhsh

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 041402. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035302

Abstract

View articletitled, The Effects of Inflow Uncertainties on the Characteristics of Developing Turbulent Flow in Rectangular Pipe and Asymmetric Diffuser

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Topics: Chaos , Diffusers , Inflow , Polynomials , Turbulence , Uncertainty , Computational fluid dynamics , Flow (Dynamics) , Computation , Uncertainty quantification

Technical Brief

Turbulent Flows Over a Backward Facing Step Simulated Using a Modified Partially Averaged Navier–Stokes Model

Renfang Huang, Xianwu Luo, Bin Ji, Qingfeng Ji

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 044501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035114

Abstract

View articletitled, Turbulent Flows Over a Backward Facing Step Simulated Using a Modified Partially Averaged Navier–Stokes Model

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Turbulence , Stress

Effect of Gas/Liquid Shearing on the Viscoelastic Instability of a Planar Sheet

Ming-Xi Tong, Li-Jun Yang, Qing-Fei Fu, Chao-Jie Mo

J. Fluids Eng. April 2017, 139(4): 044502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035301

Abstract

View articletitled, Effect of Gas/Liquid Shearing on the Viscoelastic Instability of a Planar Sheet

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Topics: Die cutting , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Shear (Mechanics) , Shearing (Deformation) , Viscosity , Elasticity , Deformation , Viscoelastic fluids , Non-Newtonian flow