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In aerodynamic design, the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools has long relied on Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Unsteady RANS (URANS) turbulence models. However, these methods face limitations in predicting…
Fractal grids generate turbulence by exciting many length scales of different sizes simultaneously rather than using the nonlinear cascade mechanism to obtain multi-scale structures, as it is the case for regular grids. The interest in…
The flows behind a model wind turbine under two turbine operating regimes are investigated using wind tunnel experiments and large-eddy simulations. Measurements from the model wind turbine experiment reveal that the power coefficient and…
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become an indispensable tool in the optimization design, and evaluation of aircraft aerodynamics. However, solving the Navier-Stokes (NS) equations is a time-consuming, memory demanding and…
A critical evaluation of the impact of the Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) technique on steady RANS simulations of a Rushton turbine stirred-tanks is presented. The analysis, based on the open source software OpenFOAM, is focused on the…
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can be used to simulate vascular haemodynamics and analyse potential treatment options. CFD has shown to be beneficial in improving patient outcomes. However, the implementation of CFD for routine clinical…
This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of dynamic aerodynamic derivatives during aircraft transition phases using advanced CFD simulations and forced oscillation testing. Two case studies are examined: a three dimensional fighter…
To bridge the gap between high and low fidelity numerical modeling tools for vertical-axis (or cross-flow) turbines (VATs or CFTs), an actuator line model (ALM) was developed and validated for both a high and a medium solidity vertical-axis…
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a useful tool for prediction of turbulence in aerodynamic and biomedical applications. The choice of appropriate turbulence models is key to reaching accurate predictions. The present investigation…
In this work the accuracy of the Actuator Line Model (ALM) in Large Eddy Simulations of wind turbine flow is studied under the specific conditions of very coarse spatial resolutions. For finely-resolved conditions, it is known that ALM…
This paper introduces an inviscid Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach for the rapid aerodynamic assessment of Flettner rotor systems on ships. The method relies on the Eulerian flow equations, approximated utilizing a…
Figuring out the right airfoil is a crucial step in the preliminary stage of any aerial vehicle design, as its shape directly affects the overall aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft or rotorcraft. Besides being a measure of…
This study presents CFD simulations of biomass dust explosions in a newly developed experimental 1 m$^3$ silo apparatus with variable venting, designed and fabricated to operate similarly to the explosivity test standards. The aim of the…
The purpose of this work is to expand the work of Streher (2017) in order to investigate the aeroelastic instabilities generated by the flow around a moving NACA0012 airfoil. The profile has a chord length of $c=0.1 m and is exposed to a…
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are a very important tool for many industrial applications, such as aerodynamic optimization of engineering designs like cars shapes, airplanes parts etc. The output of such simulations, in…
Wind tunnel's consisting an array of computer controlled/programmable fans have evolved over the last three decades for simulating the atmospheric turbulence to study the aerodynamic loads over bluff bodies such as buildings and bridges. In…
Turbulent flow has been extensively studied using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations since turbulent flow regime is so frequently encountered in both academic and engineering applications. The high-fidelity simulation of the…
In order to shed light on the Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) wake characteristics, in this paper we present high-fidelity CFD simulations of the flow around an exemplary H-shaped VAWT turbine, and we propose to apply Proper Orthogonal…
The ability of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to predict flow boiling at high heat flux and high flow velocity conditions has been investigated. High heat fluxes of about 10 MW/m 2 and high flow velocities of about 10 m/s…
A high-order flux reconstruction method coupled with a high-order sliding mesh method is applied to analyze the performance of a ducted wind turbine at a Reynolds number of $1.25\times 10^6$. To investigate the impacts of the duct, axial…