Search results for " Computational fluid dynamic"
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CFD simulation of a membrane distillation module channel
2009
The interest towards the use of membrane distillation (MD) processes for seawater desalination has been rising recently due to the ease of coupling MD with waste and/or solar thermal energy. Notwithstanding the flexibility of the process and its potential for further developments in membrane performances, one of the main drawbacks is the thermal efficiency reduction caused by temperature polarization. Because of such phenomenon, only a small amount of the driving force potentially available for the separation process, i.e. the temperature difference between evaporating and condensing fluids, is actually used for the separation. In order to reduce temperature polarization a study on the effe…
Laboratori virtual d'ensenyament-aprenentatge: solució numèrica de les equacions de conservació mitjançant volums finits aplicades a superfícies este…
2014
En este treball es presenta el disseny d’un Laboratori virtual d’ensenyament-aprenentatge per a la resolució d’un problema model de Transferència de la Calor en la matèria d’Enginyeria Tèrmica del II curs del Grau d’Enginyer de Tecnologies Industrials de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid. En l’àmbit de la Dinàmica de Fluids Computacional i per mitjà de l’ús del programari de simulació d’Ansys Fluent s’introduïx l’alumne al disseny, modelatge del sistema, resolució, anàlisi i validació del model. El resultat d’esta experiència d’aprenentatge és no sols la mera resolució del problema, inabordable amb mètodes didàctics tradicionals, sinó el desenvolupament de la combinació de destreses,…
CFD predictions of turbulent two-phase flow in helical coils
2012
Turbulent two-phase flow in a helical pipe was simulated by means of CFD using the ANSYS-CFX code, based on a finite-volume multi-fluid approach. The focus was on flow patterns and frictional pressure drops; inter-phase heat and mass transfer and heat exchange with the pipe walls were not included and physical properties were assumed constant for each phase. The computational domain included a single, vertical axis, coil turn; the flow was assumed to be fully developed. Geometry and physical conditions were representative of the IRIS nuclear reactor steam generators (saturated water at 58 bar, pressure gradient of 0.1 bar/m). Void fraction and computational options (homogeneous vs. inhomo…
Influence of bed roughness on flow and turbulence structure around a partially-buried, isolated freshwater mussel
2023
The present study uses eddy-resolving numerical simulations to investigate how bed roughness affects flow and turbulence structure around an isolated, partially-buried mussel (Unio elongatulus) aligned with the incoming flow. The rough-bed simulations resolve the flow past the exposed part of a gravel bed, whose surface is obtained from a laboratory experiment that also provides some additional data for validation of the numerical model. Results are also discussed for the limiting case of a horizontal smooth bed. Additionally, the effects of varying the level of burial of the mussel inside the substrate and the discharge through the two mussel siphons are investigated via a set of simulatio…
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEM) of a Customized Stent-Graft for Endovascular (EVAR) Treatment of Abdominal Aorti…
2023
Background: The treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is today commonly treated by inserting a stent-graft by the endovascular route, without resorting to open surgery. However, some clinical cases do not allow this less invasive approach, meaning that the stent-graft cannot be inserted and open surgery is used. Methods: In the study, we propose a fluid–structure interaction (FSI) analysis of an aneurysmatic aorta that could not be treated with Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). The vessel is reconstructed through segmentation from CT scans and subsequently modeled on CAD software to create the surface and thickness of the vessel itself. Subsequently, we proceeded to carry out Comp…