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A Study Of The Development Of An Analytical Wall Function For Large Eddy Simulation Of Turbulent Channel And Rectangular Duct Flow, Takahiko Hasegawa Aug 2014

A Study Of The Development Of An Analytical Wall Function For Large Eddy Simulation Of Turbulent Channel And Rectangular Duct Flow, Takahiko Hasegawa

Theses and Dissertations

This paper reports computational work of three-dimensional channel turbulent flow and rectangular duct flow with the Analytical Wall Function (AWF). The main purpose of this study is to establish and validate the new modeling of AWF for Large Eddy Simulation (LES-AWF). In order to compare the performance of the new modeling of LES-AWF, the conventional LES-AWF and Wall-resolved LES are applied. The new LES-AWF showed improvements of flow prediction in both of three-dimensional channel flow and rectangular duct flow, although the improvement in rectangular duct is relatively minor.


Validation Of A Modified Version Of Overflow 2.2 For Use With Turbomachinery Under Clean And Total Pressure Distorted Conditions And A Study Of Blade Loading In Distortion, Matthew L. Marshall Jun 2014

Validation Of A Modified Version Of Overflow 2.2 For Use With Turbomachinery Under Clean And Total Pressure Distorted Conditions And A Study Of Blade Loading In Distortion, Matthew L. Marshall

Theses and Dissertations

Inlet distortion is an important consideration in fan performance. Distortion can be generated through flight conditions and airframe-engine interfaces. The focus of this paper is a series of high-fidelity, time-accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of a multistage fan, investigating distortion transfer, distortion generation, and the underlying flow physics under different operating conditions. The simulations are full annulus and include 3 stages and the inlet guide vane (IGV). The code used to carry out these simulations is a modified version of Overflow2.2 that was developed as part of the Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environment (CREATE) program. The …


High Fidelity Time Accurate Cfd Analysis Of A Multi-Stage Turbofan At Various Operating Points In Distorted Inflow, David Bruce Weston Jun 2014

High Fidelity Time Accurate Cfd Analysis Of A Multi-Stage Turbofan At Various Operating Points In Distorted Inflow, David Bruce Weston

Theses and Dissertations

Inlet distortion is an important consideration in fan performance. Distortion can be caused through flight conditions and airframe-engine interfaces. The focus of this paper is a series of high-fidelity time accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of a multistage fan. These investigate distortion transfer and generation as well as the underlying flow physics of these phenomena under different operating conditions. The simulations are performed on the full annulus of a 3 stage fan. The code used to carry out these simulations is a modified version of OVERFLOW 2.2 developed as part of the Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and …


Cfd Assessment Of Respiratory Drug Delivery Efficiency In Adults And Improvements Using Controlled Condensational Growth, Ross L. Walenga Jan 2014

Cfd Assessment Of Respiratory Drug Delivery Efficiency In Adults And Improvements Using Controlled Condensational Growth, Ross L. Walenga

Theses and Dissertations

Pharmaceutical aerosols provide a number of advantages for treating respiratory diseases that include targeting high doses directly to the lungs and reducing exposure of other organs to the medication, which improve effectiveness and minimize side effects. However, difficulties associated with aerosolized drug delivery to the lungs include drug losses in delivery devices and in the extrathoracic region of human upper airways. Intersubject variability of extrathoracic and thoracic drug deposition is a key issue as well and should be minimized. Improvements to respiratory drug delivery efficiency have been recently proposed by Dr. P. Worth Longest and Dr. Michael Hindle through the …