Fluid DynamicsPub Date : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603870
V. G. Lushchik, A. I. Reshmin, A. D. Chicherina
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Heat-Transfer Efficiency in Round and Flat Continuous Diffusers","authors":"V. G. Lushchik, A. I. Reshmin, A. D. Chicherina","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603870","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603870","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer in round and flat continuous diffusers with a smooth surface is performed using a three-parameter differential RANS turbulence model supplemented by a transfer equation for the turbulent heat flux. A comparative analysis of local and integral characteristics of the flow and heat transfer shows that, at the same opening angle, the Nusselt number in a round diffuser is higher than in a flat diffuser, and this excess increases with increasing opening angle. However, the Reynolds analogy factor for a round diffuser is slightly higher than for a flat diffuser due to the higher value of the friction coefficient in a round diffuser. It is shown that, with an increasing Reynolds number, the Reynolds analogy factor, both current and averaged over the diffuser length, slightly decreases. The Nusselt number averaged over the length also decreases, while the averaged friction coefficient remains practically constant.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337317","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603766
A. L. Sergievskaya, V. Yu. Levashov
{"title":"The PROCESS Database of Recommended Data in the AVOGADRO System: Recovered Data and Organization of Access","authors":"A. L. Sergievskaya, V. Yu. Levashov","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603766","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603766","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One of the main components of the AVOGADRO scientific information system—the database of recommended data on rate constants of chemical reactions—has been restored. The data are accompanied by expert commentaries with brief justifications for the recommendations and links to information sources. The basic data has an attribute of the degree of reliability and an expert numerical value of the error in various ranges of the argument of the gas medium (translational temperature). The new version of the database is implemented as an Excel file and is accompanied by a description of the structure and procedure for accessing the data. In total, data for 1384 chemical reactions are presented. The file is available for downloading to readers of the journal on the article page in the Media section (https://chemphys.edu.ru/issues/2025-26-5/articles/1191/#media). The database is intended for information support for mathematical modeling in physical and chemical kinetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337382","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603134
K. B. V. Satya Prakash, P. Lovaraju, E. Rathakrishnan
{"title":"Effect of Spacing and Canting on Twinjet Characteristics","authors":"K. B. V. Satya Prakash, P. Lovaraju, E. Rathakrishnan","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603134","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603134","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The effect of the spacing between two centers of twin nozzles on the propagation of the Mach 0.8 twinjet is studied experimentally. The center-to-center spacings of the twin nozzles studied are equal to 3<i>D</i> and 5<i>D</i> (here, <i>D</i> is the nozzle exit diameter). The twinjets in parallel, inward and outward canting configurations are also studied. The inward and outward canting nozzles with a half angle of interception of 5°, 10°, and 15° are studied. For the inward canting, it is found that the peak Mach number is higher for the inward-canting twinjets than for the parallel and outward-canting twinjets. The interaction of twinjets diminishes with increase in the nozzle spacing.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337044","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825601822
L. Q. Chen, S. X. Li, J. T. Huang
{"title":"Effect of the Hydrogen Blending Ratio on Leakage Diffusion and Explosion Range of Above-Ground Natural Gas Pipelines","authors":"L. Q. Chen, S. X. Li, J. T. Huang","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825601822","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825601822","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrogen energy, as a clean and efficient secondary energy, has a broad application prospects under the global energy transition and carbon neutrality goals. Blending hydrogen into the natural gas pipeline is the most technologically viable and economically feasible approach for hydrogen transportation while resulting in more severe leakage consequences. The existing studies mainly focus on buried pipelines, while ignoring above-ground pipelines, which have a wider impact range due to the lack of soil resistance. In this study, the numerical simulation method is used to investigate the effect of the hydrogen blending ratio on leakage diffusion and explosion range of above-ground natural gas pipelines. The results show that the hydrogen blending ratio (HBR) has a small effect on the leakage diffusion range, but a significant effect on the explosion range and the leakage velocity. When the hydrogen blending ratio is less than 10%, the leakage diffusion range, the explosion range, and the leakage velocity are close to the natural gas condition. This study provide theoretical guidance for the selection of the hydrogen blending ratio for natural gas pipelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337379","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603869
V. G. Lushchik, A. I. Reshmin, A. D. Chicherina
{"title":"Study of Turbulent Flow Characteristics in Plate Heat Exchangers with Diffuser Channels","authors":"V. G. Lushchik, A. I. Reshmin, A. D. Chicherina","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603869","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603869","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Numerical simulation of the flow and heat transfer in a unit of a counter-flow heat exchanger is carried out using a three-parameter differential RANS turbulence model supplemented by a transfer equation for a turbulent heat flow. The adjacent channels of the unit are flat, continuous diffusers with a smooth surface. The physical properties and thickness of the wall between the channels are taken into account. The analysis of the influence of the opening angle of the diffusers on the local and integral characteristics of the flow of hot and cold fluids, as well as heat exchange, shows that the intensity of turbulence and shear stress increase with an increase in the angle of inclination of the heat-transfer wall of the diffuser channel.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147336961","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603924
T. O. Chaplina, V. P. Pakhnenko
{"title":"Mathematical Models of Spontaneous Rotation of Ice on the Surface of Water","authors":"T. O. Chaplina, V. P. Pakhnenko","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603924","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603924","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The results of theoretical and experimental studies of convective vortex flows formed during the melting of ice, as well as the physical and mathematical modeling of the phenomenon of spontaneous displacement and rotation of an ice disk on the surface of still water are presented. It is shown that the cause of the observed movements on the surface of initially still water is a cellular convective flow generated by the process of ice melting at the lower boundary of the disk, and a mathematical model of this rotation is constructed.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147336962","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825602268
R. S. Hannah R, G. J. J. Wessley
{"title":"Trailing Edge Modifications for Enhanced Jet Decay: The Effect of Groove Depth on Supersonic Rectangular Nozzles","authors":"R. S. Hannah R, G. J. J. Wessley","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825602268","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825602268","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The effect of trailing-edge grooves on the mixing characteristics of rectangular supersonic nozzles with an aspect ratio 2 : 1 is investigated. Both experimental measurements and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted to analyse the groove depths of 2.5, 5, and 10 mm along the minor axis, as compared with a plain baseline nozzle. The results demonstrate that groove-induced vortical structures significantly enhance shear-layer instabilities and promote ambient entrainment. Among the tested configurations, the 5 mm groove shortens the potential core length by up to 16% for the nozzle pressure ratios (NPRs) of 3–7, achieving the most efficient mixing. The 2.5 and 10 mm grooves yield only marginal improvements, indicating the importance of geometric tuning. These findings confirm that the optimized trailing-edge grooves provide a robust passive flow-control mechanism for high-speed jets, offering potential benefits in propulsion efficiency, jet noise suppression, and infrared signature reduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337427","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603122
R. Kujur, R. K. Singh
{"title":"Size-Dependent Impact Dynamics of Water Droplets on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces","authors":"R. Kujur, R. K. Singh","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603122","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603122","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The impact behavior of water droplets of varying diameters was systematically examined on the Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA, hydrophilic) and polystyrene (hydrophobic) surfaces to reveal the role of the droplet size and wettability in spreading and retraction dynamics. High-speed imaging was employed to analyze the maximum spreading diameter, spreading velocity, recoiling velocity, and rebound behavior. The result showed that the maximum spreading diameter was found to increase with droplet size on both substrates, governed by the rise in initial kinetic energy. This effect was more pronounced on the hydrophobic surface, where spreading velocity scaled more sharply with droplet size. A predictive correlation, <span>({{d}_{{{text{max}}}}}sim {text{W}}{{{text{e}}}^{{0.5}}}D_{0}^{{0.25}})</span>, was proposed by incorporating the wetting effects in terms of initial droplet size. The experimental spreading results were compared with the proposed correlation and four other existing models. The proposed model performed the best, keeping the errors below 10% in all tested conditions. Distinct retraction trends were observed on the two surfaces considered. On the PMMA surface, the spreading velocity remained nearly constant across droplet sizes, while the recoiling velocity decreased as the larger drops lost energy to adhesion and pinning. On the polystyrene surface, the spreading velocity increased with the droplet size as inertia dominated over adhesion, and the larger droplets recoiled more strongly, producing higher rebound and oscillations.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337318","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825602001
M. Belharizi
{"title":"Evaluating the Low-Reynolds-Number Models for Predicting Axial Flow in a Tightly-Spaced Square-Pitch Rod Bundle","authors":"M. Belharizi","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825602001","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825602001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Single-phase turbulent flow through a subchannel of a tightly spaced rod bundle with a pitch-to-diameter ratio <i>p</i>/<i>d</i> = 1.107 is investigated numerically at the Reynolds number Re = 48 400. Two low-Reynolds-number (LRN) Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) models were used, namely, the <span>(k{-} omega ~{text{SST}})</span> model and the <span>({text{BL}}{-} overline {{{upsilon }^{2}}} {text{/}}k)</span> model, which is an elliptic-blending-based <span>(overline {{{upsilon }^{2}}} {-} f)</span> model implemented in the in-house EDF code<sub>−</sub>saturne®. The numerical predictions are presented in terms of the mean velocity distribution, the turbulent kinetic energy, and variation in the wall shear stress. These predictions are then compared with experimental results given by Hooper in 1980. The results indicate that both LRN models are capable of predicting specific flow features. Furthermore, the low-Re near-wall treatment successfully reproduces the correct qualitative behavior of the wall shear stress along the rod surface, in agreement with experimental results. However, the <span>(k{-} omega ~{text{SST}})</span> model demonstrated superior overall performance as compared to the <span>({text{BL}}{-} overline {{{upsilon }^{2}}} {text{/}}k)</span> model, showing better accuracy in predicting the flow characteristics in this complex configuration.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337383","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 : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1134/S0015462825603894
M. Yu. Melnik, A. A. Kashubo, E. V. Kustova
{"title":"Validation of State-to-State Models of Vibrational–Chemical Kinetics in the Problem of Air Relaxation in the Afterglow","authors":"M. Yu. Melnik, A. A. Kashubo, E. V. Kustova","doi":"10.1134/S0015462825603894","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0015462825603894","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Air relaxation in the afterglow of a pulsed DC discharge is simulated using the state-to-state approach and two kinetic schemes. Good agreement of the results with experiment is shown. Key factors affecting the accuracy of the simulation are identified: consideration of vibrational nonequilibrium in all molecular species, the exchange Zeldovich reaction model, and the model for vibrational energy exchanges. A reduced kinetic scheme is developed that speeds up calculations by a factor of 37 while maintaining accuracy. The proposed model is applicable in a wide range of temperatures and nonequilibrium parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":560,"journal":{"name":"Fluid Dynamics","volume":"60 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147337380","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}