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79 articles for “reynold numbers”
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Effect of Leading-Edge Roughness on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Wind Turbine blade
Abstract: Leading-Edge Roughness (LER) strongly dictates boundary layer transition and performance degradation on an airfoil operating at transitional Reynolds numbers, an aerodynamic regime where shear-layer stability mechanisms remain highly complex. The wind tunnel experiments were conducted to investigate the aerodynamic impacts of surface roughness applied over 25% of the chord of a NACA 0018 airfoil using two discrete roughness gradations. Surface roughness induces an early boundary layer trip, causing elevated section …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 45–52 Read article
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A Taguchi approach for determination of parametric dependence in absorber tube of parabolic trough solar collector with roughened surfaces
Abstract: The Taguchi experimental design approach is used in this study to offer the ideal design parameters for the absorber tube with roughened surfaces. In order to determine parametric dependence, passive heat transfer augmentation strategies have been used in the parabolic trough receiver in this article by applying the Taguchi approach. So, for better understanding, two case studies are analyzed using two augmentation technique i.e., wire coil and twisted tape inserts. …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 40–47 Read article
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Numerical Analysis of Thermal Performance of Cylindrical Perforated Pin Fins for Aligned Arrangement
Abstract: Present paper investigates the thermal characteristics pertaining to laminar forced convection heat transfer enhancement achieved in a flat surface mounted with cylindrical perforated pin fins in a rectangular channel having a area of cross section 280 x150 mm2.The analysis was done for the range of angle of perforated holes from 00 to 600 for a constant value of Reynolds Number and fixed fin spacing of 40 mm using air as …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 8–16 Read article
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Experimental Investigation of Double Pipe Heat Exchanger to Improve Thermal Performance, By Using Cerium Oxide (CeO2) Nanofluid
Abstract: Heat exchanger is a device which is very important in every modern industry. Cerium Oxide is used as a nanofluid in this research paper which is made by mixing Cerium Oxide (CeO2) and water. The thermal performance analysis of double pipe heat exchanger is performed by changing the composition of Cerium Oxide nanofluid . At different flow rates (7, 8, 9 litres/min) of nanofluid, flow volume concentration (2%, 3%, 4%) …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 24–31 Read article
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Computational Investigation of Drag Reduction by means of Two-Dimensional Roughness Element on the Suction Surface of an Airfoil
Abstract: Computational investigation carried out to the effects of a two-dimensional roughness element placed on the suction surface of a zero camber airfoil of 1 m chord on its performance is presented. The roughness element was placed on suction surface of the airfoil at a distance of 30% from the leading edge of the airfoil. The roughness element was in the form of a wire. The diameter of the wire was …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 12–26 Read article
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Flame Phenomenology for Premixed Methane and Propane/Air in Developed Meso-scale Channels at Ambient Conditions
Abstract: This paper reports the development of a meso-scale channel for propagation of methane and propane-air mixtures at low Reynolds number. An experiment was conducted in 3, 4 and 5 mm internal quartz tube diameters at premixed conditions of the fuel/air. The tubes were vertically mounted and sometimes preheated uniformly laterally. Uniformly laterally heating gives a zero temperature gradient. Flame phenomenology at different equivalence ratios (φ) of the mixture was discussed. …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 13–21 Read article
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Improvement in Energy and Exergy Efficiency by Applying Thermal Insulation as per ASTM C680: A Review
Abstract: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) consume a lot of energy due to inefficient usage of energy which otherwise can be conserved by the usage of effective thermal insulations. In the present study, an Indian SME was identified on the basis of replication potential for implementing thermal insulation practice and energy conservation. This paper includes literature about energy, exergy and importance of thermal insulation to improve efficiency. Thermal insulation thickness, heat …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 49–54 Read article
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Performance Analysis of Double Coil Wire Inserts for Heat Transfer in a Circular Tube
Abstract: Abstract This work represents the experimental investigation results for turbulent flow heat transfer in a horizontal pipe by using double coil wire inserts and air as working fluid, experiments were carried out for a tube with and without double coil wire inserts at constant heat supply and different mass flow. The double coil wire insert are four different pitch of 12, 14, 16 and 18 mm and three different wire …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 25–33 Read article
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Numerical Investigations of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Ribbed Heated Duct with Variable Aspect Ratios
Abstract: The present investigation has been carried out to investigate the steady-state forced convection heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of turbulent flow in an air cooled horizontal duct. The aspect ratio (W/H, where W is width and H is the height of the duct) is varied in the range of 1 to 4. Square ribs are fixed on the inner side of the bottom wall which is heated with constant …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 27–37 Read article
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The Impingement Cooling for Single Stationary Flat Plate in Case of Laminar Flow
Abstract: In this paper, impingement cooling on single stationary flat stainless steel plate is performed to illustrate the effects of cooling rate, heat transfer rate, heat transfer coefficient of the plate when the jet hole diameter is changed from 5 to 8 mm. It means that changes in Reynolds number (Re) and Nusselt number (Nu) show corresponding changes in air velocity. Select the jet to target plate distance nine times diameter …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 44–52 Read article
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The Effect of CNT Coating on Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient, Heat Flux, Roughness, Pressure Drop of Porous Material with 3-Omega Technique: A Review
Abstract: The paper deals with the tentative survey on the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of CNT glaze on a stainless steel substrate in a rectangular comprehensive channel with water as the working fluid. The extremely high thermal conductivity of individual carbon nanotubes was predicted hypothetically and pragmatic experimentally. Under both, laminar and turbulent flow conditions, the experiments were conducted with Reynolds number unpredictable from 500–2600. A nanofluid, which depends …
Published in Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications · Vol. 18, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 5–8 Read article
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Numerical Investigation of Drag and Lift Forces on Turbulent Flow on an Airfoil Shaped Body at Different Angles of Attack
Abstract: Numerical analysis of drag and lift force on an airfoil shaped body at different angles is presented. Fundamentals of aircraft design are provided with detailed estimation of the aerodynamic drag and lift of airfoil is presented. This work presents the configuration optimization of an aerofoil body in air using SST computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling and compared with the experimental result. The governing equations are solved with a finite-volume-based numerical …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 9–15 Read article
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Design and Numerical Analysis of Solar Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Helium Gas
Abstract: The fundamental of unmanned aerial vehicle has been designed and runs for quite a while. This paper mainly focuses on the reduction of payload and power consumption resulting in increase of efficiency further by the use of helium gas in a solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle. In addition to these, another aim of the aircraft is its use in surveying purpose. A highly powerful live steaming camera is attached to …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 22–26 Read article
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Effect of Flexibility on Aircraft Wing
Abstract: The shape of the aerofoil determines how the air circulates around it and how much moment and force will be the acting on it. When the body is rigid (fixed) flow around the geometry remains unchanged at particular A.O.A. (angle of attack), but if the body is allowed to be flexible (free) i.e., it can deform its shape, due to which there will be a significant change in the shape …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 45–50 Read article
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Effective efficiency of return flow solar air heater
Abstract: In this paper, the effective efficiency of a return flow solar collector with artificial roughness in the form of V shaped ribs is presented as a function of parameters pertaining to roughness like angle of attack (α), and relative roughness height (e/D) and other relevant operating parameters. Analytical methods were used & governing energy balance equations are used to evaluate results. Plots on these aspects have been presented and discussed …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 27–32 Read article
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A Brief Introduction on the Electrokinetic Mixing and Separation in Microfluidic Systems
Abstract: Electrokinetics encompasses the analysis of fluid or particle motion in the electrical field; includes electroosmosis, electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis, electro-wetting, etc. Electrokinetic applications in the production of microfluidic systems have become quite attractive over the last decade. Electro-kinetic systems usually do not need any additional mechanical moving parts and may be made compact by removing the power source with a small battery. Electro-kinetic based microfluidic systems may also serve as a feasible …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 24–34 Read article
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Non-Newtonian Power-law Fluid Flows for Shear Thinning Viscosity in a T junction Channel
Abstract: In this paper, non-Newtonian fluid flow behaviors are analyzed in a two-dimensional T junction channel using Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM). The LBM has been built up on the D2Q9 model, and the single-relaxation-time (SRT) method called the Lattice-BGK (Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook) model. The flow patterns are analogous to blood flows in branched arteries for T junction flows. Firstly, the code validation has been occurred for the Newto-nian fluid flows by comparing the accessible …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 18–31 Read article
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Study on a Supercritical Airfoil with Variation in Thickness for Improved Aerodynamic Characteristics in Transonic Regime
Abstract: In this research the steady state analysis of a supercritical airfoil is done to understand the flow physics at transonic Mach number regime for various thickness. The modeling of NASA SC (2) 0714 supercritical airfoil with various thickness values is done. The steady state analysis is carried out for different test cases in combination with different thickness, angle of attack and Mach number at 10 km altitude using density-based Reynolds …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 13, 2023 · pp. 122–134 Read article
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Numerical Investigation of Influence of Rate of Rotation on Formation of Vapor Around Two Heated Circular Cylinders Immersed in Water Inside a Channel
Abstract: AbstractThe complexity problem of fluid flow and heat transfer over an array of circular cylinders are common in industrial applications of the fluid dynamics. The complex nature of the problem encountered in industry, gives rise to certain significant dimensions in the fluid dynamics theory. Some of them are the fluid flow interaction, interferences in flow and vortex dynamics which are typically found in compact heat exchangers, cooling of electronic equipment, …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 14–25 Read article