Book Description

Originally presented at the Sixth International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics , this book contains work at the cutting edge of fluid mechanics. The basic formulations of fluid mechanics and their computer modelling are discussed, as well as the relationship between experimental and analytical results. This book should be a seminal text to scientists, engineers and other professionals interested in the latest developments in theoretical and computational fluid mechanics. Topics of interest include: Convection, Heat and Mass Transfer; Experimental versus Simulation Methods; Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics; Multiphase Flow and Applications; Boundary Layer Flow; Non-Newtonian Fluids; Material Characterisation in Fluids; Fluid Structure Interaction; Hydrodynamics and hydrodynamics; Wave Studies; Industrial Applications; Turbulence Flow; Biofluids and Permeability problems.

Book Contents

The performance of drag models on flow behaviour in the CFD simulation of a fluidized bed
B. M. Halvorsen; J. P. du Plessis; S. Woudberg;

Solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations via real-valued evolutionary algorithms
R. I. Bourisli; D. A. Kaminski;

A parallel computing framework and a modular collaborative cfd workbench in Java
S. Sengupta; K. P. Sinhamahapatra;

A parallel ILU strategy for solving Navier-Stokes equations on an unstructured 3D mesh
Ø. Staff; S. Ø. Wille;

On the mathematical solution of 2D Navier Stokes equations for different geometries
M. A. Mehemed Abughalia;

A computational method for pressure wave machinery to internal combustion engines and gas turbines
A. Fatsis; M. Gr. Vrachopoulos; S. Mavrommatis; A. Panoutsopoulou; F. Layrenti;

Aerodynamic flow simulation
R. W. Derksen; J. Rimmer;

Simulations of viscoelastic droplet deformation through a microfluidic contraction
D. J. E. Harvie; M. R. Davidson; J. J. Cooper-White;

Simulation of single bubble rising in liquid using front tracking method
J. Hua; J. Lou;

Pilot simulation of the temperature field of a continuous casting
J. Stetina; F. Kavicka; B. Sekanina; J. Dobrovska; J. Heger;

Experimental and computational investigation of kinematic mixing in a periodically driven cavity
S. Santhanagopalan; A. P. Deshpande; S. Pushpavanam;

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) use in the simulation of the death end ventilation in tunnels and galleries
J. Toraño; R. Rodríguez; I. Diego;

Prediction of high-speed rigid body manoeuvring in air-water-sediment
P. C. Chu; G. Ray;

Experimental study and modelling of the kinetics of drying of urban wastewater treatment plant sludge
H. Amadou; J.-B. Poulet; C. Beck; A.-G. Sadowski;

Experimental investigation of grid-generated turbulence using ultrasonic travel-time technique
W. Durgin; T. Andreeva;

Aluminized composite solid propellant particle path in the combustion chamber of a solid rocket motor
Y. M. Xiao; R. S. Amano;

Simulation of unsteady muzzle flow of a small-caliber gun
Y. Dayan; D. Touati;

Hot spots and nonhydraulic effects in surface gravity flows
T. B. Moodie; J. P. Pascal; S. J. D. D’Alessio;

Finite amplitude evolution of frictionally destabilized abyssal overflows in a stratified ocean
G. E. Swaters;

Watershed models and their applicability to the simulation of the rainfall-runoff relationship
A. N. Hadadin;

Dynamic pressure evaluation near submerged breakwaters
F. T. Pinto; A. C. V. Neves;

Mean flow effects in the nearly inviscid Faraday waves
E. Martín; J. M. Vega;

High frequency AC electrosprays: mechanisms and applications
L. Y. Yeo; H.-C. Chang;

A structured multiblock compressible flow solver SPARTA for planetary entry probes
P. Papadopoulos; P. Subrahmanyam;

Eulerian simulations of oscillating airfoils in power extraction regime
G. Dumas; T. Kinsey;

Laboratory tests on flow field around bottom vane
M. M. Hossain; Md. Zahidul Islam; Md. Shahidullah; A. de Weerd; P. van Wielink; E. Mosselman;

Velocity vorticity-based large eddy simulation with the boundary element method
J. Ravnik; L. Škerget; M. Hriberšek;

Flow and heat transfer characteristics of tornado-like vortex flow
Y. Suzuki; T. Inoue;

Modeling fluid transport in PEM fuel cells using the lattice-Boltzmann approach
L.-P. Wang; B. Afsharpoya;

Painlevé analysis and exact solutions for the coupled Burgers system
P. Barrera; T. Brugarino;

New scaling parameter for turbulent boundary layer with large roughness
C. S. Subramanian; M. Lebrun;

Stratified flow over topography: wave generation and boundary layer separation
B. R. Sutherland; D. A. Aguilar;

Group analysis and some exact solutions for the thermal boundary layer
P. Barrera; T. Brugarino;

Cavity length and re-entrant jet in 2-D sheet cavitation
I. Castellani;

Numerical results for coagulation equation with bounded kernels, particle source and removal
C. D. Calin; M. Shirvani; H. J. van Roessel;

Volume of fluid model applied to curved open channel flows
T. Patel; L. Gill;

Drag reduction in two-phase annular flow of air and water in an inclined pipeline
A. Al-Sarkhi; E. Abu-Nada; M. Batayneh;

Fluid flow simulation in a double L-bend pipe with small nozzle outlets
A. Rigit; J. Labadin; A. Chai; J. Ho;

Stability analysis of dredging the flow sediment regiment upstream a dam
G. Akbari;

Viscous spreading of non-Newtonian gravity currents in radial geometry
V. Di Federico; S. Cintoli; G. Bizzarri;

Axisymmetric motion of a second order viscous fluid in a circular straight tube under pressure gradients varying exponentially with time
F. Carapau; A. Sequeira;

The flow of power law fluids between parallel plates with shear heating
M. S. Tshehla; T. G. Myers; J. P. F. Charpin;

Second-order wave loads on offshore structures using the Weber’s transform method
M. Rahman; S. H. Mousavizadegan;

Rear shock formation in gravity currents
S. J. D. D’Alessio; J. P. Pascal; T. B. Moodie;

Nonlinear dynamics of Rossby waves in a western boundary current
L. J. Campbell;

Assessment of aerodynamic noise in an industrial ventilation system
A. M. Martins; A. C. Mendes;

Airflow modeling analysis of the Athens airport train station
M. Gr. Vrachopoulos; F.K. Dimokritou; A.E. Filios; A. Fatsis;

An industrial method for performance map evaluation for a wide range of centrifugal pumps
A. Fatsis; M. Gr. Vrachopoulos; S. Mavrommatis; A. Panoutsopoulou; N. Vlachakis; V. Vlachakis;

Large eddy simulation of compressible transitional cascade flows
K. Matsuura; C. Kato;

CFD modelling of sludge sedimentation in secondary clarifiers
M. Weiss; B. Gy. Plosz; K. Essemiani; J. Meinhold;

Hydro-power plant equipped with Pelton turbines: basic experiments relating to the influence of backpressure on the design
A. Arch; D. Mayr;

CFD modelling of wall-particle interactions under turbulent flow conditions
M. Mollagee;

Exact statistical theory of isotropic turbulence
Z. Ran;

The SGS kinetic energy and the viscous dissipation equations as closure relations in LES
F. Gallerano; L. Melilla; E. Pasero;

Deforming mesh with unsteady turbulence model for fluid-structure interaction
J.-T. Yeh;

Dispersion of solid saltating particles in a turbulent boundary layer
H. T. Wang; Z. B. Dong; X. H. Zhang; M. Ayrault;

An exact solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for swirl flow models through porous pipes
N. Vlachakis; A. Fatsis; A. Panoutsopoulou; E. Kioussis; M. Kouskouti; V. Vlachakis;

Experimental investigation of flow through a bileaflet mechanical heart valve
J. Mejia; P. Oshkai;

Numerical analysis of blood flow in human abdominal aorta
M. Podyma; I. Zbicinski; J. Walecki; M. L. Nowicki; P. Andziak; P. Makowski; L. Stefanczyk;

Revising Darcy’s law: a necessary step toward progress in fluid mechanics and reservoir engineering
C. Ketata; M. G. Satish; M. R. Islam;

Hydrodynamic permeability prediction for flow through 2D arrays of rectangles
M. Cloete; J. P. Du Plessis;

Analytical approach predicting water bidirectional transfers: application to micro and furrow irrigation
D. Crevoisier;

The meniscus depression of a porous spherical particle at the three phase contact line
P. Basařová; D. Horn; A. Capriotti;

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