Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824604881
Umesh, N. K. Singh
{"title":"Three-Dimensional Simulation of Drop-on-Drop Impact: Coaxial and Offset Dynamics","authors":"Umesh, N. K. Singh","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824604881","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824604881","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The dynamics of a droplet impacting a planar solid substrate was captured through a comprehensive three-dimensional computational analysis. The ANSYS Fluent software was employed to implement the dynamic contact angle model in conjunction with the volume of fluid (VOF) technique. The simulation has been carried out for a single drop impact as well as drop-on-drop impact. The drop-on-drop impact study has been carried out in both coaxial and offset impact cases. The effect of offset has also been studied on the droplet evolution after impacting the sessile droplet resting on a solid surface. The evolution of droplet, including spreading, receding and bounce off, is found to be accelerated in the case of single droplet impact as compared to the coaxial drop-on-drop impact. It is observed that for the drop-on-drop impact, the combined droplet bounces off the surface earlier in the coaxial impact case. The spreading diameter reaches its maxima earlier at the higher offset values. The combined droplet gets detached from the surface at the lower offset value while it remains attached to the surface at the higher offset values.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824604455
S. Roga, J. S. Bhausaheb, A. R. Sengupta
{"title":"Performance Analysis of Hybrid Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in Low Wind Velocity Regions Using CFD","authors":"S. Roga, J. S. Bhausaheb, A. R. Sengupta","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824604455","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824604455","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is a significant contribution of the wind energy to total renewable energy consumption. In vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs), most of the experimental works are done on the Darrieus VAWT or Savonius VAWT alone. However, the experimental results cannot capture all the aerodynamic characteristics of the turbine. Therefore, computational analysis is the most powerful tool for reducing the time and cost of experimental analysis in this type of research. Recently, research on hybrid wind turbines is attaining popularity because such coaxial arrangements exhibit the improved efficiency and the better self-starting capability as compared to individual Darrieus or Savonius turbines. In this present study, firstly, a wind dataset was collected for different seasons and heights (above ground level) to get the average wind speed as an inlet boundary condition. Then two-dimensional simulation was performed on the considered hybrid VAWT using ANSYS Fluent. The steady analysis shows that the static torque is low at 90° azimuthal angle for the hybrid VAWT at different heights in all cases. For various tip speed ratios, flow visualization through a hybrid turbine showed that vortex generation is lower at the high tip speed ratio (TSR) as compared to the low TSR. At TSR = 2.5, all attachment angles achieve the highest power coefficients, which decline with increase in the attachment angles. Among all the operating conditions, the TSR = 2.5 and the 0° attachment angle revealed the optimal power coefficient value of 0.33.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824603437
Yu. V. Zuev
{"title":"Gas-Droplet Turbulent Jets with Phase Transitions and Droplet Collisions","authors":"Yu. V. Zuev","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824603437","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824603437","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of phase transitions and droplet collisions on the parameters of a gas-droplet non-isothermal turbulent jet is studied numerically using the developed mathematical model of the jet. When carrying out the mathematical modeling of two-phase jet flow, the case of flow out of a heterogeneous medium from a nozzle into steady gas with the temperature significantly higher than the temperature of the phases at the nozzle exit is considered. The calculations carried out for various volume concentrations of droplets at the nozzle exit (in the initial jet cross-section) showed that at the concentration of the order of 10<sup>–4</sup>, the droplet collisions do not have a significant effect on the jet parameters; this effect begins to manifest itself at an initial droplet concentration of the order of 5 × 10<sup>–4</sup> and becomes noticeable at the concentration equal to 10<sup>–3</sup>. As distinct from droplet collisions, phase transitions have a noticeable effect on the jet parameters over the entire considered range of variation in the initial droplet concentration from 10<sup>–4</sup> to 10<sup>–3</sup>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824604303
L. A. Tkacheva
{"title":"Diffraction of Oblique Surface Waves by an Ice Cover in the Presence of a Current with Velocity Shear","authors":"L. A. Tkacheva","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824604303","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824604303","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The diffraction of oblique surface waves on the edge of an elastic semi-infinite plate floating on the surface of a fluid of finite depth in the presence of a current with linear velocity shear is studied. An exact analytical solution of this problem is constructed using the Wiener–Hopf technique. The frequency dependences of the reflection and transmission coefficients and angles are investigated at various angles of incident waves and the shear gradient.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824604741
S. R. Lavala, S. Das
{"title":"Influence of the Mach Number on the Flow Field and Acoustics of a Supersonic Jet with Tabs","authors":"S. R. Lavala, S. Das","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824604741","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824604741","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Experimental investigations are carried out with triangular shaped tabs orientated circumferentially 120° apart with designed nozzle Mach numbers of 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5. The effects of the Mach number with a constant exit pressure ratio (EPR) of 0.35 and the constant nozzle pressure ratio (NPR) of 6 are studied. The Pitot survey and Schlieren flow visualization are carried out to present the jet core length characteristics, the shock cell structure, and the jet spread through time-averaged images. Acoustic measurements are made inside an anechoic chamber to get the signatures of various nozzle design Mach numbers. It is observed that the screech fundamental frequency shifts with increase in the design Mach numbers. The triangular shaped tabs can reduce the jet core length effectively to the tune of 40–70% in the ranges tested at various designed Mach numbers. The results indicate complete alleviation of noise/acoustics for jets adopting tabs having triangle shape irrespective of the penetration depth and orientation.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824605497
L. Yang, T. Y. Zhou, X. Y. Zhang
{"title":"Simulation and Experimental Study on Droplet Impact Rebound Behavior on Stainless Steel Surface","authors":"L. Yang, T. Y. Zhou, X. Y. Zhang","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824605497","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824605497","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The droplet impact rebound behavior is one of the most direct ways to study the hydrophobicity of materials. Different from the previous study, a series of groove structures with the same groove to the column ratio and the column height but various width sizes were constructed on the 316L stainless steel surface. The volume of fluid (VOF) method and experiments were used to observe the morphological evolution process of droplets impacting on the surface of this series of 316L stainless steel grooves at the same speed. The simulation and experimental data reveal that the grooved structure on 316L stainless steel surfaces markedly enhances the rebound coefficient of droplets and diminishes the spreading coefficient as compared to the smooth surface. The maximum rebound coefficient of the groove structure surface with the width of 100 μm increased the most by 2.093, the maximum spreading coefficient of the groove structure surface with a width of 200 μm decreased the best by 0.805, indicating that the establishment of groove structures significantly improves hydrophobicity. At the same time, as the groove width increases from 50 to 300 μm, the wetting state of droplets on the stainless steel groove surface gradually changes from the Cassie Baxter state to the Wenzel state, and the rebound coefficient decreases with transformation of the wetting state, but the spreading coefficient is not affected transformation of the wetting state.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-12DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824604418
G. Zhang, K. Wang, W. W. Wang, D. S. Chen, Z. Lin
{"title":"Thermal Effect on Dynamic Evolution of Cavitation Flows through a Cryogenic Butterfly Valve","authors":"G. Zhang, K. Wang, W. W. Wang, D. S. Chen, Z. Lin","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824604418","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824604418","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In cryogenic butterfly valves, the obstruction caused by the valve core leads to the localized pressure drop in flow of cryogenic media. This cavitation phenomenon is induced when the localized pressure of the cryogenic medium falls below the saturation vapor pressure corresponding to the local temperature. In comparison to the fluid medium with normal temperature, the thermal sensitivity of cryogenic media affects the precision of the numerical simulations for cavitation flow fields at cryogenic conditions when employing conventional cavitation models. In this study, the traditional Zwart–Gerber–Belamri (ZGB) cavitation model is modified by considering the thermal effect of cryogenic medium. A modified cavitation model is obtained to accurately predict cryogenic cavitation flows and verified by experimental results. By utilizing the modified cavitation model and large eddy simulation model, the cavitation flow field and the cavitation evolution of liquid nitrogen through a cryogenic butterfly valve was studied at various temperatures and the valve opening degree of 80%. Using the ω-criterion, the spatial and temporal correlations between the cavitation and vortex structures are discussed and analyzed in detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143938613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824604583
V. G. Lushchik, S. S. Popovich
{"title":"Numerical Study of the Turbulent Boundary Layer with an Adverse Pressure Gradient in Compressible Gas Flow","authors":"V. G. Lushchik, S. S. Popovich","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824604583","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824604583","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The turbulent boundary layer in supersonic flow with an adverse pressure gradient is numerically simulated using the three-parameter differential RANS turbulence model. The adverse pressure gradient is implemented by reducing the Mach number along the plate. The simulation is carried out for a number of values of the free-stream Mach number from 1.5 to 3.0 and the temperature factor equal to and different from unity. The results of calculating the integral and local flow characteristics testify that there is a significant effect of the adverse pressure gradient on the flow and heat transfer characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1134/S001546282460439X
J. Y. Bai, P. Yan, H. B. Jin, S. H. Yang, G. X. He, L. Ma
{"title":"Numerical Analysis of Gas–Liquid Flow Characteristics in Annular Microreactors","authors":"J. Y. Bai, P. Yan, H. B. Jin, S. H. Yang, G. X. He, L. Ma","doi":"10.1134/S001546282460439X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S001546282460439X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The characteristics of two-phase gas–liquid flow within annular microreactors are investigated using the volume of fluid method implemented in Fluent. The analysis encompasses the annular gap sizes of 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 mm. The effects of the fluid velocity, the annular gap size, the initial gas holdup, and the fluid viscosity on the flow patterns, the gas holdup, and the pressure drop are discussed and compared with experimental results. Based on the simulation results, flow pattern maps within the annular microchannel are generated, showing a good agreement with the experimental data reported in the literature. In addition, a pressure drop model for two-phase flow within the microreactor is developed, and the correlation for the model parameters is revised. The simulations reveal that the Taylor-flow regime appears at the lower flow rates in narrower annular gaps. Moreover, the pressure drop increases with the fluid velocity, with the liquid phase exerting a significantly greater impact than the gas phase. Furthermore, the increased surface tension accelerates bubble coalescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2025-05-08DOI: 10.1134/S0015462824605436
G. Amba Prasad Rao, J.V.S. Moorthy
{"title":"Investigations on a Supersonic Combustor with Ramps and Cavities for Sustained Combustion","authors":"G. Amba Prasad Rao, J.V.S. Moorthy","doi":"10.1134/S0015462824605436","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462824605436","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The ignition process in supersonic flows is complex, influenced by the fuel ratios, design, and flow conditions. The cavity combustors stabilize regions for ignition, whereas ramps aid in mixing fuel and air. The shock waves generated by these ramps interact with the fuel stream, enhancing micro-mixing and creating recirculation zones to improve fuel-air mixing. In supersonic flow, these vortices contribute to macro-mixing, while the interaction between shocks and the fuel stream generates boroclinic torque at the air-fuel interface, further improving micromixing. A full-scale experimental combustor facility is designed and tests are done on a supersonic combustor incorporated with ramps and cavities, using aviation kerosene. The combustor wall pressures and temperatures are obtained using the instrumentation. Numerical studies examined the effects of the Mach number on flow. ANSYS-based simulations revealed that the combustor configuration and the Mach number play a vital role. It is inferred that a staged injection improves mixing and thrust. At a combustor entry Mach number equal to 2, in the diverging section the static pressures initially rise, then decrease with time, indicating supersonic combustion, with a wall pressure increase of about 1.3 bar the exit static pressures rise to equalize with ambient conditions. The adopted strategies resulted in sustained supersonic combustion.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}