[HTML][HTML] Turbulent drag reduction by polymer additives: Fundamentals and recent advances

L Xi - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A small amount of polymer additives can cause substantial reduction in the energy
dissipation and friction loss of turbulent flow. The problem of polymer-induced drag …

[HTML][HTML] Rortex and comparison with eigenvalue-based vortex identification criteria

Y Gao, C Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Most of the current Eulerian vortex identification criteria, including the Q criterion and the λ ci
criterion, are exclusively determined by the eigenvalues of the velocity gradient tensor or the …

Explicit formula for the Liutex vector and physical meaning of vorticity based on the Liutex-Shear decomposition

Y Wang, Y Gao, J Liu, C Liu - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2019 - Springer
In the present study, the physical meaning of vorticity is revisited based on the Liutex-Shear
(RS) decomposition proposed by Liu et al. in the framework of Liutex (previously called …

Experimental investigation of cross flow mixing in a randomly packed bed and streamwise vortex characteristics using particle image velocimetry and proper …

T Nguyen, R Muyshondt, YA Hassan, NK Anand - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The study of flow and heat transfer through porous media or randomly packed beds is
important as these configurations are widely used in many engineering applications, for …

Experimental study on structure and blow-off characteristics of NH3/CH4 co-firing flames in a swirl combustor

L Ji, J Wang, G Hu, R Mao, W Zhang, Z Huang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Experimental study on the unconfined lean premixed NH 3/CH 4/air flames with three CH 4
fractions of 0, 50%, and 100% stabilized on a bluff-body and swirl burner was investigated …

Galilean invariance of Rortex

Y Wang, Y Gao, C Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
A new vector named Rortex [C. Liu et al.,“Rortex—A new vortex vector definition and vorticity
tensor and vector decompositions,” Phys. Fluids 30, 035103 (2018)] was proposed to …

Euler-Euler large eddy simulations of the gas–liquid flow in a cylindrical bubble column

MG Fard, Y Stiriba, B Gourich, C Vial… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this work Euler-Euler Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of dispersed turbulent gas–
liquid flows in a cylindrical bubble column are presented. Besides, predictions are compared …

Experimental and numerical study of h2 enrichment on swirl/bluff-body stabilized lean premixed n-butane/air flame

V Raj, C Prathap - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focused on the stabilization of lean premixed flames of n-butane/H 2/air with
swirl/bluff-body. The research explored four different hydrogen fractions (0, 20%, 40%, and …

Time-resolved study of mixing and reaction in an aero-engine model combustor at increased pressure

I Litvinov, J Yoon, C Noren, M Stöhr, I Boxx… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we experimentally investigate large-scale vortex structures, fuel-air mixing and
reaction processes, which occur in a partially premixed swirl-stabilized ethylene/air flame in …

Effect of high hydrogen enrichment on the outer-shear-layer flame of confined lean premixed CH4/H2/air swirl flames

R Mao, J Wang, W Zhang, Z An, W Lin, M Zhang… - international journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the H 2-induced transition of confined swirl flames from the “V”
to “M” shape. H 2-enriched lean premixed CH 4/H 2/air flames with H 2 fractions up to 80 …