Global linear instability

V Theofilis - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2011 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews linear instability analysis of flows over or through complex two-
dimensional (2D) and 3D geometries. In the three decades since it first appeared in the …

From discovery to recognition of periodic large scale vortices in rod bundles as source of natural mixing between subchannels—a review

L Meyer - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2010 - Elsevier
The mixing of cooling fluid in rod bundles from one subchannel to another through the gaps
between the rods reduces the temperature differences in the coolant as well as along the …

Four decades of studying global linear instability: Progress and challenges

F Gómez, SL Clainche, P Paredes, M Hermanns… - AIAA journal, 2012 - arc.aiaa.org
THERE is good reason for optimism regarding the future of global linear instability and a
certain degree of euphoria surrounding its recent success [1, 2], three decades after the first …

BiGlobal linear stability analysis on low-Re flow past an airfoil at high angle of attack

W Zhang, R Samtaney - Physics of Fluids, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We perform BiGlobal linear stability analysis on flow past a NACA0012 airfoil at 16 angle of
attack and Reynolds number ranging from 400 to 1000. The steady-state two-dimensional …

Analysis of low Reynolds number turbulent flow phenomena in nuclear fuel pin subassemblies of tight lattice configuration

H Ninokata, E Merzari, A Khakim - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the numerical simulation of low Reynolds (Re) number turbulence
flow phenomena in tightly packed fuel pin subassemblies and in channels of irregular shape …

Experimental investigation of flow development and gap vortex street in an eccentric annular channel. Part 1. Overview of the flow structure

GH Choueiri, S Tavoularis - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
Flow visualization, laser Doppler velocimetry and planar and stereoscopic particle image
velocimetry were used to investigate the isothermal velocity field along an eccentric annular …

Flow instability in weakly eccentric annuli

HV Moradi, S Tavoularis - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A temporal linear stability analysis of laminar flow in weakly eccentric annular channels has
been performed. It has been shown that, even for eccentricities ε and Reynolds numbers that …

Metal mesh foil bearing: Effect of motion amplitude, rotor speed, static load, and excitation frequency on force coefficients

L San Andrés, TA Chirathadam - 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Metal mesh foil bearings (MMFBs), simple to construct and inexpensive, are a promising
bearing technology for oil-free microturbomachinery operating at high speed and high …

Gap instability of laminar flows in eccentric annular channels

E Piot, S Tavoularis - Nuclear engineering and design, 2011 - Elsevier
Flow visualization has demonstrated that the critical Reynolds number for flow instability in
the narrow gap of an annular channel with a diameter ratio of about 0.28 increases with …

Numerical simulations of develo** flow and vortex street in a rectangular channel with a cylindrical core

D Chang, S Tavoularis - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2012 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional, unsteady simulations of develo** turbulent flows in a rectangular
channel containing a cylindrical rod have been performed to investigate their sensitivity to …