Investigation of theoretical scaling laws using large eddy simulations for airborne spreading of viral contagion from sneezing and coughing

K Liu, M Allahyari, J Salinas, N Zgheib… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Using a set of large eddy point-particle simulations, we explore the fluid dynamics of an
ejected puff resulting from a cough/sneeze. The ejection contains over 61 000 potentially …

Effect of stratification on the propagation of a cylindrical gravity current

WK Lam, L Chan, D Sutherland… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Direct numerical simulations (DNSs) of three-dimensional cylindrical release gravity currents
in a linearly stratified ambient are presented. The simulations cover a range of stratification …

Effectiveness of RANS in predicting indoor airborne viral transmission: A critical evaluation against LES

K Choudhary, KA Krishnaprasad, S Pandey, N Zgheib… - Computers & …, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigate the dispersal of droplet nuclei inside a canonical room of size 10× 10× 3. 2 m
3 with a four-way cassette air-conditioning unit placed at the center of the ceiling. We use …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of mitigation on the catastrophic failure of storage tanks

I Megdiche, W Atherton, D Allanson, C Harris - Journal of Loss Prevention …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates the effect of incorporating mitigation techniques on the catastrophic
collapse of above-ground storage tanks in terms of dynamic pressures and overtopping …

Experimental insights on the propagation of fine‐grained geophysical flows entering water

A Bougouin, O Roche, R Paris… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Granular flows that propagate down a mountainside, then reach the sea, a lake or a river
and finally, travel underwater, is a common event on the Earth's surface. To help the …

On the spreading of non-canonical thermals from direct numerical simulations

K Liu, N Zgheib, S Balachandar - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We present results from direct numerical simulations on laminar and turbulent non-canonical
thermals with an initial rectangular density distribution at a Reynolds number of Re= 500 …

[HTML][HTML] Reynolds number and settling velocity influence for finite-release particle-laden gravity currents in a basin

EP Francisco, LFR Espath, S Laizet… - Computers & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional highly resolved Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) of particle-laden
gravity currents are presented for the lock-exchange problem in an original basin …

On the velocity of turbidity currents over moderate slopes

VY Liapidevskii, D Dutykh - Fluid Dynamics Research, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In the present article we consider the problem of underwater avalanches propagating over
moderate slopes. The main goal of our work is to investigate the avalanche front velocity …

Front dynamics of elliptical gravity currents on a uniform slope

SJ Zhu, N Zgheib, S Balachandar, A Ooi - Physical Review Fluids, 2017 - APS
In the present investigation, we report data from direct numerical simulations of elliptical,
finite release, Boussinesq gravity currents propagating down a uniform slope. The study …

Inertial gravity current produced by the drainage of a cylindrical reservoir from an outer or inner edge

M Ungarish, L Zhu, HA Stone - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
We consider the time-dependent flow of a fluid of density. A box model is used for estimating
the effect of a partial (over a sector) dam break. This study is an extension of the work for a …