Investigation of heat transfer enhancement in a forward-facing contracting channel using FMWCNT nanofluids

MR Safaei, H Togun, K Vafai, SN Kazi… - … Heat Transfer, Part A …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The turbulent forced convection heat transfer of water/functionalized multi-walled carbon
nanotube (FMWCNT) nanofluids over a forward-facing step was studied in this work …

Experimental characterization of flow unsteadiness in the centerline plane of an Ahmed body rear slant

A Thacker, S Aubrun, A Leroy, P Devinant - Experiments in fluids, 2013 - Springer
This study presents the results of an experimental analysis of the unsteady features of the
flow around the rear part of an Ahmed body with rear slant angle of 25°. This analysis …

An experimental investigation of the recirculation zone formed downstream of a forward facing step

M Sherry, DL Jacono, J Sheridan - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2010 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation of the recirculation zone formed downstream of a forward
facing step immersed in a turbulent boundary layer has been undertaken using particle …

On the unsteady characteristics of turbulent separations over a forward–backward-facing step

X Fang, MF Tachie - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Turbulent separation bubbles over and behind a two-dimensional forward–backward-facing
step submerged in a deep turbulent boundary layer are investigated using a time-resolved …

CFD simulations of wind flow across scarped foredunes: Implications for sediment pathways and beach–dune recovery after storms

BO Bauer, SJ Wakes - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Beach–dune systems are dynamic geomorphic environments subject to erosion during
storms and reconstruction during swell‐dominated inter‐storm periods. Wave‐cut scarps are …

Turbulent separation upstream of a forward-facing step

DS Pearson, PJ Goulart… - Journal of Fluid …, 2013 - cambridge.org
The turbulent flow over a forward-facing step is studied using two-dimensional time-resolved
particle image velocimetry. The structure and behaviour of the separation region in front of …

Spatio-temporal dynamics of flow separation induced by a forward-facing step submerged in a thick turbulent boundary layer

X Fang, MF Tachie - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
The effects of large-scale motion (LSM) on the spatio-temporal dynamics of separated shear
layers induced by a forward-facing step submerged in a thick turbulent boundary layer (TBL) …

Statistical properties of wall pressure fluctuations over a forward-facing step

R Camussi, M Felli, F Pereira, G Aloisio, A Di Marco - Physics of Fluids, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
This work describes an experimental study of the flow field and wall pressure fluctuations
induced by quasi-two-dimensional incompressible turbulent boundary layers overflowing a …

CFD flow dynamics over model scarps and slopes

PA Hesp, TAG Smyth - Physical Geography, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Knowledge of wind flow over dune scarps and, as scarps fill, their subsequent various
slopes, is important for understanding sediment transport pathways from beach to dunes. In …

Investigation of turbulent boundary layer over forward-facing step via direct numerical simulation

H Hattori, Y Nagano - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents observations and investigations of the detailed turbulent structure of a
boundary layer over a forward-facing step. The present DNSs are conducted under …