An improved viscoelastic k-ε-v2-f turbulence model for intermediate and high drag reduction regimes

K Song, G Jin, T Ye, Z Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, an improved anisotropic k-ε-v 2-f model based on the finite extensible nonlinear
elastic model with the Peterlin approximation for viscoelastic channel flows is proposed. This …

Numerical study on secondary flows of viscoelastic fluids in straight ducts: Origin analysis and parametric effects

YK Li, ZY Zheng, HN Zhang, FC Li, S Qian, SW Joo… - Computers & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations were conducted on viscoelastic fluid flows in straight ducts with
different cross sections, for which the origin of secondary flows and influences of material …

Microbubble effect on friction drag reduction in a turbulent boundary layer

YY Feng, H Hu, GY Peng, Y Zhou - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of microbubbles injection on friction drag in a turbulent boundary layer are
studied using large-eddy simulation. A flat-plate turbulent boundary layer with a Reynolds …

TURBULENT FLOW SIMULATION OF THE NONNEWTONIAN FLUIDS THROUGH A POROUS MEDIUM USING LES TURBULENCE MODEL

S Taheripour, FG Malek-Abad… - Special Topics & …, 2024 - dl.begellhouse.com
In this study, fully turbulent flow of non-Newtonian fluids is studied in a square periodic array
as a porous medium, with porosity ranging from 0.5 to 0.84. Large eddy simulation (LES) is …

Experimental investigation on underwater drag reduction using partial cavitation

B Wang, J Wang, D Chen, N Sun, T Wang - Chinese Physics B, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
For underwater drag reduction, one promising idea is to form a continuous gas or discrete
bubbly layer at the submerged surface. Owing to the lower viscosity of gas than of water, this …

Drag reduction characterizations of turbulent channel flow with surfactant additive by proper orthogonal decomposition and wavelet transform

L Wang, Z Zheng, W Cai, F Li - Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, 2020 - Springer
To explore the drag-reducing characteristics of turbulent channel flows with surfactant
additive at relatively high Reynolds number from the perspectives of energy spectrum and …

Drag reduction characteristics of heated spheres falling into water

JC Li, YJ Wei, C Wang, WX Xia - Chinese Physics B, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We experimentally investigate the drag reduction characteristics of heated spheres falling
into water by using a high-speed camera. In 25-C water, with the increase of the sphere …

LES Investigation of Drag-Reducing Mechanism of Turbulent Channel Flow with Surfactant Additives

J Li, B Yu, Q Shao, D Sun - Computer Modeling in Engineering …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
In this work, the drag-reducing mechanism of high-Reynolds-number turbulent channel flow
with surfactant additives is investigated by using large eddy simulation (LES) method. An N …

Experimental study on two oscillating grid turbulence with viscoelastic fluids based on PIV

Y Wang, WH Cai, X Zheng… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
In this paper, to study the viscoelastic effect on isotropic turbulence without wall effects, a two
oscillating grid turbulence is built to investigate this phenomenon using particle image …

Effects of Surfactant Additives on Flow Characteristics at Different Wall-Normal Locations in Turbulent Channel Flow

L Wang, ZY Zheng, PA Liu… - Fluids …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Large eddy simulation (LES) was performed for turbulent channel flow with and without
surfactant additives at Re τ= 590. Since turbulent channel flow can be divided into linear …