Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Computational fluid dynamics/finite volume method—CFD/FVM

L Van Hoecke, D Boeye… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applies numerical methods to solve transport
phenomena problems. These include, for example, problems related to fluid flow comprising …

Flow past a single stationary sphere, 2. Regime map** and effect of external disturbances

SS Tiwari, E Pal, S Bale, N Minocha, AW Patwardhan… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This review presents a systematic analysis of the published literature on flow regime
map** and effects of external disturbances for flow past a single stationary sphere …

DRLinFluids: An open-source Python platform of coupling deep reinforcement learning and OpenFOAM

Q Wang, L Yan, G Hu, C Li, Y **ao, H **ong… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We propose an open-source Python platform for applications of deep reinforcement learning
(DRL) in fluid mechanics. DRL has been widely used in optimizing decision making in …

Thermal performance and NOx emission characteristics studies on a premixed methane-ammonia-fueled micro-planar combustor

Y Sun, T Cai, D Zhao - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, thermal and emission performances of a micro-planar combustor
fuelled with methane/ammonia mixture are numerically investigated. For this, a 3D low-Mach …

Large-eddy simulations of flow past a square cylinder using structured and unstructured grids

Y Cao, T Tamura - Computers & Fluids, 2016 - Elsevier
The flow past a square cylinder at Re= 2.2× 10 4 is analyzed by large-eddy simulation (LES)
using the fine grids in order to represent details of near-cylinder flows. The accuracy of LES …

Impact of operating parameters on biomass gasification in a fluidized bed reactor: An Eulerian-Lagrangian approach

S Wang, K Luo, C Hu, L Sun, J Fan - Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a reactive MP-PIC model is built on the open-source software package
OpenFOAM to explore biomass gasification in a fluidized bed reactor. In this model, gas …

An aerodynamic design optimization framework using a discrete adjoint approach with OpenFOAM

P He, CA Mader, JRRA Martins, KJ Maki - Computers & Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
Advances in computing power have enabled computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to become
a crucial tool in aerodynamic design. To facilitate CFD-based design, the combination of …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a coupling algorithm for fluid-structure interaction analysis of submerged aquaculture nets

H Cheng, MC Ong, L Li, H Chen - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A coupling algorithm between two open-source numerical toolboxes, ie, OpenFOAM and
Code_Aster, is implemented for fluid-structure interaction analysis of submerged nets. This …

Cavitation characteristics around a sphere: An LES investigation

MR Pendar, E Roohi - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2018 - Elsevier
Here we examine partial and supercavitation over a sphere at a constant Reynolds number
of 1.5× 10 6 and a broad range of cavitation numbers (0.36< σ< 1). Large eddy simulation …

A turbulent eddy-viscosity surrogate modeling framework for Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulations

R Maulik, H Sharma, S Patel, B Lusch, E Jennings - Computers & Fluids, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations for steady-state
assessment of incompressible turbulent flows remain the workhorse for practical …