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Effects Of A Heated Turbulent Boundary Layer On Surface Pressure Fluctuations, David William Rich
Effects Of A Heated Turbulent Boundary Layer On Surface Pressure Fluctuations, David William Rich
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Recent work has shown that spatial correlation of surface pressure fluctuations in a fully turbulent atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) can give information about the velocity field and turbulence. This is of particular importance to the future of wind energy to predict the incoming velocity flow field of wind turbines so as to actively control them for peak operating efficiency and damage reduction. All of the environmental effects on the surface pressure fluctuations need to be fully understood before a suitable flow prediction algorithm can be constructed. One such environmental effect which has not been previously studied is the effect of …
Developing Dns Tools To Study Channel Flow Over Realistic Plaque Morphology, Ryan M. Beaumont
Developing Dns Tools To Study Channel Flow Over Realistic Plaque Morphology, Ryan M. Beaumont
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In a normal coronary artery, the flow is laminar and the velocity is parabolic in nature. Over time, plaques deposit along the artery wall, narrowing the artery and creating an obstruction, a stenosis. As the stenosis grows, the characteristics of the flow change and transition occurs, resulting in turbulent flow distal to the stenosis. To date, direct numerical simulation (DNS) of turbulent flow has been performed in a number of studies to understand how stenosis modifies flow dynamics. However, the effect of the actual shape and size of the obstruction has been disregarded in these DNS studies. An ideal approach …