A review of methods for vortex identification in hydroturbines

Y Zhang, K Liu, H Xian, X Du - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vortex is one of typical structures of the unsteady flow inside the hydroturbines, leading to
significant pressure fluctuation, prominent vibration of the units, and fatigue of turbine …

Flow theory in the side chambers of the radial pumps: A review

F Zhang, KA Adu-Poku, B Hu, D Appiah, K Chen - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
With continuing demand for high and stable operational reliability of hydraulic pumps, it has
become vital to take into account the effects of leakage flows in the side chambers in …

[HTML][HTML] Mass transfer enhancement in spacer-filled membrane channels by flow oscillation induced vortex shedding: Numerical study of the effect of amplitude

FJ García-Picazo, DF Fletcher… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Techniques inducing unsteady flow have shown potential for promoting vortex shedding in
membrane channels, affecting the boundary layer and increasing mass transfer. This work …

Haemodynamic analysis of branched endografts for complex aortic arch repair

S Sengupta, M Hamady, XY Xu - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to investigate the haemodynamic response induced by implantation of a
double-branched endograft used in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the aortic …

Mechanism of fast transition of pressure pulsations in the vaneless space of a model pump-turbine during runaway

X Zhang, W Zeng, Y Cheng… - Journal of Fluids …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The pressure pulsations in the vaneless space of pump-turbines are extremely intense and
always experience rapid time variations during transient scenarios, causing structural …

Experimental and CFD investigation on effects of internals on the flow pattern and performance of a divergent cyclone separator

G Chen, J Fan, P Zhang, W Wang - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to improve the separation efficiency of a divergent cyclone separator, a kind of
combined internals of a spiral guide vane and a central column was proposed. In this work …

Simultaneous measurements of bubble deformation and breakup with surrounding liquid-phase flow

Y Song, Y Qian, T Zhang, J Yin, D Wang - Experiments in Fluids, 2022 - Springer
The tomographic particle image velocimetry (PIV) method and the pulsed shadow technique
(PST) are combined to measure the three components of velocity and the 3-D bubble …

Numerical study of micro-ramp vortex generator for supersonic ramp flow control at Mach 2.5

Y Yan, L Chen, Q Li, C Liu - Shock Waves, 2017 - Springer
An implicit large eddy simulation, implemented using a fifth-order, bandwidth-optimized
weighted essentially non-oscillatory scheme, was used to study the flow past a compression …

On the generation mechanisms of low-frequency synchronous pressure pulsations in a simplified draft-tube cone

MH Khozaei, A Favrel, K Miyagawa - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the generation mechanisms of synchronous pressure pulsations
featuring a lower frequency than the rotating frequency of a vortex core which are observed …

Numerical investigation of air curtain flows in the doorway of a building using RANS and LES

T Agrawal, NK Jha, VK Chalamalla - Computers & Fluids, 2023 - Elsevier
Air curtains are commonly adopted in building flows to facilitate aerodynamic sealing
against the exchange flow that occurs across an open doorway due to the density …