Featured Application Gust load control, aircraft weight reduction, aircraft drag reduction.
Abstract Effective control of aerodynamic loads, such as maneuvering load and gust load …

Active reducing the skin friction drag of vehicles (such as missiles, rockets, aircraft, high-
speed train, submarines, etc.) during the navigation process can improve the respond speed …

Turbulent drag reduction (DR) in an incompressible Taylor-Couette flow configuration using
different patterns of “idealized” superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS) on rotating inner-wall is …

In the present work, counter-rotating turbulent Taylor-Couette flows with radial temperature
gradient have been studied as an extension of previously studied simple-rotating turbulent …

The present study involves direct numerical simulation of turbulent Taylor–Couette flow
undergoing orthogonal rotation (gravity and rotation axis are perpendicular) subject to …

Abstract Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) studies of a fully developed turbulent channel
flow are performed with sinusoidal surface texture to assess its ability to enhance turbulent …

Variation in flow characteristics triggered through the fire-wind interface can potentially
damage the buildings during bushfires. Fire-wind enhancement which is referred to as the …

Skin-friction drag reduction control for a fully developed turbulent pipe flow is performed
using direct numerical simulations. Heating and cooling of pipe wall is homogeneous in the …

Skin-friction drag reduction by axial oscillations of an inner cylinder is numerically
investigated at radius ratio (η= 0.5) using direct numerical simulation. In the present study, at …

The Reynolds number (Re), introduced in the late 19th century, has become a fundamental
parameter in a lot of scientific fields—the main one being fluid mechanics—as it allows for …