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Effect Of Perturbations On The Dominant Flow Structures In A Rectangular Lid-Driven Cavity With Particle Suspensions, Siva Bolisetty
Effect Of Perturbations On The Dominant Flow Structures In A Rectangular Lid-Driven Cavity With Particle Suspensions, Siva Bolisetty
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The lid-driven cavity is a canonical problem in the field of analytical and computational fluid dynamics. This work is focused on a 2-D rectangular cavity with a length twice the size of its width and consists of an incompressible fluid with a moving upper wall/lid while the rest of the wall boundaries are subjected to fixed, no-slip, zero-velocity boundary conditions. The objective is to investigate the effect of perturbations resulting from particle drag and particle collisions on dominant flow structures of the fluid within this cavity. The dominant flow structures in a rectangular lid-driven cavity constitute a primary vortex, a …
Steady Flows In Annular Wedge Lid-Driven Cavities, Anandan Ganapathy
Steady Flows In Annular Wedge Lid-Driven Cavities, Anandan Ganapathy
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The lid-driven cavity is a well-known canonical problem in the field of analytical and computational fluid dynamics. It is comprised of a square domain of an incompressible fluid with its upper lid has a specified velocity and the remaining wall boundaries are subjected to fixed, no-slip, zero-velocity constraints. There are numerous examples found in the literature that address the well-known, stable behavior of this system, which includes a primary recirculating vortex, secondary corner vortices, and a velocity profile through the center midpoint y-axis that is shown to be dependent on the Reynolds number. In this investigation, the shape of the …
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Of The Aerodynamic Performance Of Wind Turbine, Ashkan Ostovari
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Of The Aerodynamic Performance Of Wind Turbine, Ashkan Ostovari
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Renewable energy resources are likely to be a future energy solution. Among them, the wind has gained a lot of interest. Despite the theoretical limitation in wind energy harnessing efficiency, it is, still, one of the most promising renewable resources with utilizing turbines to extract this energy. Wind turbines, based on their axis of rotation are categorized into vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) and horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT), which HAWT’s have shown relatively higher efficiency than VAWT’s. The aim of this thesis is first to develop a scaled-down model of a wind turbine in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) environment …