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K. Ganesh Kumar1, *, S. Manjunatha2, N. G. Rudraswamy3
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 131-146, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.0152
Abstract Boundary layer flows and melting heat transfer of a Prandtl fluid over a
stretching surface in the presence of fluid particle suspensions has been investigated. The
converted set of boundary layer equations are solved numerically by RKF-45 method.
Obtained numerical results for flow and heat transfer characteristics are deliberated for
various physical parameters. Furthermore, the skin friction coefficient and Nusselt
number are also presented in Tabs. 2 and 3. It is found that the heat transfer rates are
advanced in occurrence of nonlinear radiation compered to linear radiation. Also, it is
noticed that velocity and temperature profile increases by increasing… More >
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A. Aissa1, *, M. E. A. Slimani2, F. Mebarek-Oudina3, R. Fares1, A. Zaim1, L. Kolsi4, 5, M. Sahnoun1, M. E. Ganaoui6
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 147-159, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.04073
Abstract In this paper, flow of slightly rarefied compressible nitrogen in microchannels
has been investigated numerically for low values of Reynolds and Mach numbers. The
2D governing equations were solved using Finite Element Method with first-order slip
boundary conditions (Comsol Multiphysics software). A validation was performed by
comparing with similar configuration from the literature. It was found that our model
can accurately predict the pressure driven flow in microchannels. Several interesting
findings are reported about the Relative pressure, longitudinal velocity, Mach number,
effect of gas rarefaction and flow rate. More >
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Jiacheng Dai1, Jiegang Mou1, *, Tao Liu1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 161-179, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.06613
Abstract The automobile engine pump is an important part of the automobile cooling
system, and has a direct influence on the engine performance. Based on the SST k-ω
turbulence model, unsteady numerical simulation for an automobile engine pump with
different tip clearances was carried out by Fluent. To study the flow field characteristics
and pressure fluctuation, the characteristics of secondary flow distribution in volute are
also analyzed. The result shows that the pressure fluctuation characteristics of the flow
field show obvious periodic variation at different levels of tip clearances. The peak value
of pressure fluctuation at each monitoring point is dependent… More >
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Houda Jalali1, ∗, Hassan Abbassi1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 181-198, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.07804
Abstract The addition of nanoparticles into liquid, even at low concentrations, leads to an
increase in both, dynamic viscosity and thermal conductivity. Furthermore, the increase in
temperature causes an increase in thermal conductivity and a decrease in the nanofluid
viscosity. In this context, a numerical investigation of the competition between viscosity
and thermal conductivity about their effects on heat transfer by Al2O3-water nanofluid was
conducted. A numerical study of heat transfer in a square cavity, filled with Al2O3-water
nanofluid and heated from the left side, was presented in this paper. Continuity,
momentum, and thermal energy equations are solved by the finite… More >
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Mounir Kriraa1,2,*, Khalid Souhar3, Driss Achemlal4, Youssef Ait Yassine5,6, Abdelmajid Farchi1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 199-209, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.07986
Abstract In this paper, a detailed investigation of water (Pr ¼ 7:0) convection in
a chemical condenser is carried out. Two openings are located along one side of
the cavity. The Navier-Stokes equations are solved in the frame of a control
volume method using the SIMPLEC algorithm to implement adequate coupling
of pressure and velocity. Special emphasis is given to the influence of the Reynolds number, the tilt of the channel and the Rayleigh number on the convective
heat transfer. Results are presented and discussed allowing the control parameters
to span relatively wide intervals: Rayleigh number (104 ≤ Ra ≤ 5… More >
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Lei Liu*, Ping Yu
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 211-224, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.08168
Abstract High-flow hydraulic one-way valves in water pipes are typically used to
mitigate conditions, which would otherwise cause vibration and cavitation erosion
after long-term operation. To prevent cavitation and enhance the performance of
hydraulic one-way valves, in the present work a dedicated experimental study has
been conducted. The structural parameters relating to the pilot valve core, the
main valve core, and the through-flow section of the considered flow channel
have been changed to analyse reverse impact, and cavitation, characteristics.
The results show that the control pressure has a weak effect on the cavitation characteristics, while changes in the structural parameters can… More >
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Lionel Fabian Fourie1, Lynndle Square2,*
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 225-235, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.08771
Abstract A heat transfer study was conducted, in the framework of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), on a Hot-Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition
(HWCVD) reactor chamber to determine a safe deposition distance for atomic
hydrogen produced by HWCVD. The objective of this study was to show the feasibility of using heat transfer simulations in determining a safe deposition distance
for deposition of this kind. All CFD simulations were set-up and solved within the
framework of the CFD packages of OpenFOAM namely; snappyHexMesh for
mesh generation, buoyantSimpleFoam and rhoSimpleFoam as the solvers and
paraView as the post-processing tool. Using a standard set of deposition… More >
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Xiangli Wang1, Peiyong Ni2,*
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 237-243, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.09469
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: The Progress in Building Indoor Air Quality: Indoor Airflow and Pollutant Control)
Abstract PM2.5 and formaldehyde are two main indoor pollutants potentially
threatening the health of human beings. In this paper, the concentrations of
PM2.5 and formaldehyde inside an office were measured under different conditions. The effects of temperature on the formaldehyde originating from the decoration materials, including flooring, gypsum powder, joint mixture and
corestock, were also assessed. The results show that window ventilation can produce the same PM2.5 purification as an air cleaner. The concentration of formaldehyde released from the decoration materials is highly correlated to the indoor
temperature, but it is not significantly influenced by humidity. In particular, the
percentage of… More >
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Yatin Suri1, Sheikh Zahidul Islam1, *, Kirsten Stephen1, Cameron Donald1, Michael Thompson1, Mohamad Ghazi Droubi1, Mamdud Hossain1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 245-266, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.06505
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: CFD Modeling and Multiphase Flows)
Abstract This paper compares the fluid flow phenomena occurring within a fractured
reservoir for three different fracture models using computational fluid dynamics. The effect
of the fracture-matrix interface condition is studied on the pressure and velocity distribution.
The fracture models were compared based on the variation in pressure and permeability
conditions. The model was developed for isotropic and anisotropic permeability conditions.
The results suggest that the fracture aperture can have a drastic effect on fluid flow. The
porous fracture-matrix interface condition produces more realistic transport of fluids. By
increasing the permeability in the isotropic porous matrix, the pressure drop was significantly… More >
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Ping Yu1, *, Chuanhui Huang1, Lei Liu1, Huafeng Guo1, Chengqiang Liu1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 267-280, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.06528
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: CFD Modeling and Multiphase Flows)
Abstract To study the heat and mass transfer characteristics of alkali metals in a
combined porous wick in high-temperature heat pipes, a three-dimensional (3-D)
numerical model is constructed by using the finite volume method, Darcy’s theory, and
the theory of local thermal equilibrium. The research finds that the pressure drop of
fluids flowing through a combined porous wick exhibits an increasing trend with
increasing flow velocity at the inlet and with decreasing permeability of the porous
media; a combined porous wick of lower porosity and permeability and larger fluid
velocity at the inlet is found to have a less uniformly distributed… More >
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