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Fluid Mechanics and Turbulence

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 9909

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Dr. Ziemowit Malecha

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Department of Cryogenic, Aeronautic and Process Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: fluid mechanics; numerical methods; heat and mass transfer; cryogenics; aerodynamics; wind turbines
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of the journal Energies on the topic of Turbulence and Fluid Mechanics. We invite submissions related to experimental, numerical, and theoretical studies.

Although issues related to turbulence and fluid mechanics have been extensively studied for a very long time and many answers have been found, many problems are still open, and a number of new interesting issues are constantly emerging.

The current Special Issue welcomes papers related to turbulence, vortex structures, and vortex dynamics, scientific, and engineering problems where turbulence is of main importance, including multiphase flows and general fluid mechanics.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect a number of multidisciplinary problems linked by turbulence and fluid mechanics. We believe it would be very helpful for the community to find a new common ground for possible collaboration.

Dr. Ziemowit Malecha
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • turbulence
  • vortex structures
  • vortex dynamics and interactions hydro- and aerodynamics
  • multiphase flow

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Numerical Modeling of Non-Isothermal Laminar Flow and Heat Transfer of Paraffinic Oil with Yield Stress in a Pipe
by Uzak Zhapbasbayev, Timur Bekibayev, Maksim Pakhomov and Gaukhar Ramazanova
Energies 2024, 17(9), 2080; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17092080 - 26 Apr 2024
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This paper presents the results of a study on the non-isothermal laminar flow and heat transfer of oil with Newtonian and viscoplastic rheologies. Heat exchange with the surrounding environment leads to the formation of a near-wall zone of viscoplastic fluid. As the flow [...] Read more.
This paper presents the results of a study on the non-isothermal laminar flow and heat transfer of oil with Newtonian and viscoplastic rheologies. Heat exchange with the surrounding environment leads to the formation of a near-wall zone of viscoplastic fluid. As the flow proceeds, the transformation of a Newtonian fluid to a viscoplastic state occurs. The rheology of the Shvedoff–Bingham fluid as a function of temperature is represented by the effective molecular viscosity apparatus. A numerical solution to the system of equations of motion and heat transfer was obtained using the Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure-Linked Equations (SIMPLE) algorithm. The calculated data are obtained at Reynolds number Re from 523 to 1046, Bingham number Bn from 8.51 to 411.16, and Prandl number Pr = 45. The calculations’ novelty lies in the appearance of a “stagnation zone” in the near-wall zone and the pipe cross-section narrowing. The near-wall “stagnation zone” is along the pipe’s radius from r/R = 0.475 to r/R = 1 at Re = 523, Bn = 411.16, Pr = 45, u1 = 0.10 m/s, t1 = 25 °C, and tw = 0 °C. The influence of the heat of phase transition of paraffinic oil on the development of flow and heat transfer characteristics along the pipe length is demonstrated. Full article
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Leading-Edge Vortex Controller (LEVCON) Influence on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Modern Fighter Jet
by Łukasz Malicki, Ziemowit Malecha and Krzysztof Tomczuk
Energies 2023, 16(22), 7590; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16227590 - 15 Nov 2023
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The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of a novel type of vortex creation device called the leading-edge vortex controller (LEVCON) on the aerodynamic characteristics of a fighter jet. LEVCON has become a trending term in modern military aircraft in [...] Read more.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of a novel type of vortex creation device called the leading-edge vortex controller (LEVCON) on the aerodynamic characteristics of a fighter jet. LEVCON has become a trending term in modern military aircraft in recent years and is a continuation of an existing and widely used aerodynamic solution called the leading-edge root extension (LERX). LEVCON is designed to operate on the same principles as LERX, but its aim is to generate lift-augmenting vortices, i.e., vortex lift, at higher angles of attack than LERX. To demonstrate the methodology, a custom delta wing fighter aircraft is introduced, and details about its aerodynamic configuration are provided. The LEVCON geometry is designed and then incorporated into an existing three-dimensional (3D) model of the aircraft in question. The research is conducted using OpenFOAM 8, a high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) open-source software. The computational cases are designed to simulate the aircraft’s flight at stall velocities within a high range of angles of attack. The results are assessed and discussed in terms of aerodynamic characteristics. A conclusion is drawn from the analysis regarding the perceived improvements in fighter jet aerodynamics. The analysis reveals that both lift and critical angle of attack can be manipulated positively. With the addition of LEVCON, the average lift gain in the high angle of attack (α) range is between 8.5% and 10%, while the peak gain reaches 19.4%. The critical angle of attack has also increased by 2°, and a flatter stall characteristic has been achieved. Full article
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Heat Transfer Analysis of Sisko Fluid Flow over a Stretching Sheet in a Conducting Field with Newtonian Heating and Constant Heat Flux
by Pothala Jayalakshmi, Mopuri Obulesu, Charan Kumar Ganteda, Malaraju Changal Raju, Sibyala Vijayakumar Varma and Giulio Lorenzini
Energies 2023, 16(7), 3183; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073183 - 31 Mar 2023
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The present study investigates the steady three-dimensional flow of a Sisko fluid over a bidirectional stretching sheet under the influence of Lorentz force. Heat transfer effects have been carried out for constant heat flux and Newtonian heating systems. The transformed governing equations of [...] Read more.
The present study investigates the steady three-dimensional flow of a Sisko fluid over a bidirectional stretching sheet under the influence of Lorentz force. Heat transfer effects have been carried out for constant heat flux and Newtonian heating systems. The transformed governing equations of the flow model are solved by using the spectral relaxation method (SRM), taking into account similarity transformations. The effects of controlling parameters on flow and derived quantities have been presented in the form of graphs and tables. Numerical benchmarks are used to characterise the effects of skin friction and heat transfer rates. It is noticed that in the case of Newtonian heating, the rate of heat transfer is higher than that in the constant heat flux case. As the stretching parameter increases, the fluid temperature decreases in both Newtonian heating and constant heat flux. It was discovered that successive over (under) relaxation (SOR) approaches will considerably boost the convergence speed and stability of the SRM system. The current findings strongly agree with earlier studies in the case of Newtonian fluid when the magnetic field is absent. Full article
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Heat Transfer of Buoyancy and Radiation on the Free Convection Boundary Layer MHD Flow across a Stretchable Porous Sheet
by Hari Mohan Srivastava, Ziad Khan, Pshtiwan Othman Mohammed, Eman Al-Sarairah, Muhammad Jawad and Rashid Jan
Energies 2023, 16(1), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010058 - 21 Dec 2022
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Theoretical influence of the buoyancy and thermal radiation effects on the MHD (magnetohydrodynamics) flow across a stretchable porous sheet were analyzed in the present study. The Darcy–Forchheimer model and laminar flow were considered for the flow problem that was investigated. The flow was [...] Read more.
Theoretical influence of the buoyancy and thermal radiation effects on the MHD (magnetohydrodynamics) flow across a stretchable porous sheet were analyzed in the present study. The Darcy–Forchheimer model and laminar flow were considered for the flow problem that was investigated. The flow was taken to incorporate a temperature-dependent heat source or sink. The study also incorporated the influences of Brownian motion and thermophoresis. The general form of the buoyancy term in the momentum equation for a free convection boundary layer is derived in this study. A favorable comparison with earlier published studies was achieved. Graphs were used to investigate and explain how different physical parameters affect the velocity, the temperature, and the concentration field. Additionally, tables are included in order to discuss the outcomes of the Sherwood number, the Nusselt number, and skin friction. The fundamental governing partial differential equations (PDEs), which are used in the modeling and analysis of the MHD flow problem, were transformed into a collection of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by utilizing the similarity transformation. A semi-analytical approach homotopy analysis method (HAM) was applied for approximating the solutions of the modeled equations. The model finds several important applications, such as steel rolling, nuclear explosions, cooling of transmission lines, heating of the room by the use of a radiator, cooling the reactor core in nuclear power plants, design of fins, solar power technology, combustion chambers, astrophysical flow, electric transformers, and rectifiers. Among the various outcomes of the study, it was discovered that skin friction surges for 0.3 ≤F1≤ 0.6, 0.1 ≤k1≤ 0.4 and 0.3 ≤M≤ 1.0, snf declines for 1.0 ≤Gr≤ 4.0. Moreover, the Nusselt number augments for 0.5 ≤R≤ 1.5, 0.2 ≤Nt≤ 0.8 and 0.3 ≤Nb≤ 0.9, and declines for 2.5 ≤Pr≤ 5.5. The Sherwood number increases for 0.2 ≤Nt≤ 0.8 and 0.3 ≤Sc≤ 0.9, and decreases for 0.1 ≤Nb≤ 0.7. Full article
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