Critical components in supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle power blocks for solar power systems: Degradation mechanisms and failure consequences

SD Maher, M Sarvghad, R Olivares, TC Ong… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents an overview of the critical components in supercritical CO 2 Brayton
cycle power block systems along with their degradation mechanisms and possible …

The flow around a stepped cylinder with turbulent wake and stable shear layer

D Massaro, A Peplinski, P Schlatter - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The turbulent external flow around a three-dimensional stepped cylinder is studied by
means of direct numerical simulations with the adaptive mesh refinement technique. We …

[HTML][HTML] High-fidelity simulations in complex geometries: Towards better flow understanding and development of turbulence models

R Vinuesa - Results in Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review shows a summary of current trends in high-fidelity simulations of
turbulent flows in moderately complex geometries. These trends are put in the historical …

Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent 90 bend pipe flow

Z Wang, R Örlü, P Schlatter, YM Chung - … Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2018 - Elsevier
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) has been performed for a spatially developing 90° bend
pipe flow to investigate the unsteady flow motions downstream of the bend. A recycling …

Secondary flow and thermal field dynamics in a T-junction with an upstream elbow: A POD-aided, eddy-sensitized Reynolds-stress modeling study

I Joksimović, T Čorbo, J Hussong, S Jakirlić - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
The thermal mixing of the flow-crossing streams in a T-shaped pipe junction configuration
with the main branch inflow forming an elbow is presently simulated by applying a RANS …

LES-based vortical flow characterization in a 90-turned pipe bend

S Wegt, R Maduta, J Kissing, J Hussong, S Jakirlić - Computers & Fluids, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work is concerned with the characterization of the vortical flow topology within a
90°-pipe bend by means of a well-resolved, highly comprehensive Large-Eddy Simulation …

CFD investigation on secondary flow characteristics in double-curved subsea pipelines with different spatial structures

F Han, Y Liu, Q Lan, W Li, Z Wang - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Double-curved pipes are widely employed as essential components of subsea pipeline
systems. Considering the layout flexibility and application diversity, there are various spatial …

The vortex structures of the mean turbulent flow field in a 90-degree bend pipe

A Vasa, K Chaudhury - European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids, 2023 - Elsevier
We analyse the vortex structures of the mean turbulent flow field in a 90-degree bend pipe at
bulk Reynolds number 5300 and radius of curvature 2.5 times the pipe radius. The Reynolds …

PSO-tuned support vector machine metamodels for assessment of turbulent flows in pipe bends

G Narayanan, M Joshi, P Dutta, K Kalita - Engineering Computations, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique is the most commonly used
numerical approach to simulate fluid flow behaviour. Owing to its computationally, cost …

Bent pipe flow reconstruction based on improved ultrasound Doppler velocimetry and radial basis function neural network

H Xu, Y Jin, G Ding, J Wang, HB Kim - Flow Measurement and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In piping systems, the flow through a bend is typically undeveloped, unsteady, and
complicated. In this study, we proposed a novel method to accurately predict downstream …