Computational fluid dynamics modelling of human upper airway: A review

WM Faizal, NNN Ghazali, CY Khor, IA Badruddin… - Computer methods and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and objective Human upper airway (HUA) has been widely investigated by
many researchers covering various aspects, such as the effects of geometrical parameters …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance and emissions analysis of a new cooling tower prototype

J Ruiz, P Navarro, M Hernández, M Lucas… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of a wet cooling tower involves a number of trade-offs including the efficiency of
the device to remove waste heat (thermal performance) and environmental aspects …

Design of gas-liquid two-phase separation device with application in solar hydrogen production system

B Geng, BG Lougou, Y Shuai, H Zhang, Q Pan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, solar thermochemical energy conversion technology has attracted more and more
attention because of the increasing global need for clean fuel and chemical energy demand …

A novel drift eliminator enhanced by Voronoi-based porous foam applied to liquid desiccant system: Separation performance and preliminary design

B Cao, Y Yin, X Zhao, F Qian - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel drift eliminator enhanced by Voronoi-based porous foam (VPF-enhanced drift
eliminator) is proposed for the control of salt-spray aerosol in liquid desiccant systems. The …

Study on performance of wave-plate mist eliminator with porous foam layer as enhanced structure. Part I: Numerical simulation

Y Xu, Z Yang, J Zhang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Wave-plate mist eliminator with porous foam layers as enhanced structures on vanes to
improve separation efficiency for tiny droplets was proposed in this paper. Overall …

Numerical analysis of chevron demisters with drainage hooks in optimizing separation performance

S Li, P Wang, X Luo, Y Wang, X Yang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chevron demister is widely used in the industry program to remove the liquid droplets from
gas flow. Design a demister with optimal separation performance (higher separation …

Numerical and experimental study on a single cone saline water spray in a wind tunnel

MH Sadafi, J Ruiz, M Lucas, I Jahn… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pre-cooling of inlet air using water sprays is a promising approach to enhance the
performance of natural draft dry cooling towers. The present article investigates the usage of …

Research on water droplet interception mechanism of sheet-type drift eliminator based on three-dimensional transient numerical simulation

X Zhang, F Sun, X Chen - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional transient numerical study was conducted on the sheet-type drift
eliminator single-channel to reveal the droplet interception mechanism, using a mechanical …

Numerical study of advanced dispersion models in particle-laden swirling flows

S Kazemi, M Adib, E Amani - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the dispersion phenomenon in a poly-dispersed gas-solid confined swirling jet
is investigated numerically using an Eulerian–Lagrangian framework. Three continuous …

Large eddy simulation of flow and heat transfer past two side-by-side spheres

S Li, J Yang, Q Wang - Appliéd thermal engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study numerically investigated the flow and heat transfer past two side-by-side
spheres using the large eddy simulation (LES) method at Re= 5000. The gap ratios (G/D) …