The Performance Assessment of a Semisubmersible Platform Subjected to Wind and Waves by a CFD/6-DOF Approach by Hongbo Zhu, Dai Zhou, Zhaolong Han, Jin Ma, Yan Bao, Shixiao Fu

“…The present work investigates the properties of different platform component designs based on their towing and motion performances under wind and waves by using an integrated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The joint application of RANS and a VOF/6-DOF solver compiled in a new Fluent UDF Library is adopted for the main calculation. …”
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Aerodynamic Comparison of Conventional and Bioinspired Turbines for Enhanced Wind Energy Applications in Low Wind Conditions by Quesada-Bedoya Luis Felipe, Lebrun-Llano David, Espitia-Mesa Gabriel, Tamayo-Avendaño Jorge Mario, Osorio-Gómez Gilberto

“…The proposed methodology involves using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations and Blade Element Momentum Theory (BEMT) to predict the behavior of both designs. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization of Low-Specific-Speed Multistage Pumps by Using Matrix Analysis and CFD Method by Qiaorui Si, Shouqi Yuan, Jianping Yuan, Chuan Wang, Weigang Lu

“…Results were obtained after calculating the two-stage flow field of the pump through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods. A matrix method was proposed to optimize the results of the orthographic experiment. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Interaction between Large-Scale Congestion and Vent during the Natural Gas Explosion in a Kitchen by Lei Pang, Mengjie Jin, Qianran Hu, Kai Yang

“…The influence of large-scale congestion on a confined natural gas explosion in a typical Chinese kitchen was studied using the computational fluid dynamics technology. It was found that opening the explosion venting surface promotes the development of turbulence, flame propagation velocity, and multipeak overpressure in the explosion flow field. …”
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Rapid Fluid Velocity Field Prediction in Microfluidic Mixers via Nine Grid Network Model by Qian Li, Yuwei Chen, Taotao Sun, Junchao Wang

“…Using this theory, we developed and trained an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the fluid dynamics within microfluidic mixers. This approach significantly reduces the time required for fluid evaluation. …”
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Performance Enhancement in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Using Blade With Split by Adilkhan Tuken, Cemil Yigit

“…A numerical study using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling was conducted to investigate the split impacts on the HAWT blades. …”
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Study on Mechanism of Viscoelastic Polymer Transient Flow in Porous Media by Huiying Zhong, Weidong Zhang, Hongjun Yin, Haoyang Liu

“…We establish a mathematical model for transient flows of viscoelastic polymers using computational fluid dynamics simulations, and we study the distributions of pressure and velocity for different elasticity scenarios and different flooding process. …”
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Thermal Performance of a Dimpled Tube Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) with SiO2 Nanofluid by M. Arun, Debabrata Barik, K. P. Sridhar, Milon Selvam Dennison

“…Apart from this, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool was used to numerically analyze the parameters affecting the performance of the solar water heater, as well as the fluid flow pattern in the dimple texture tube. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer and Flow Dynamics in Tubes with DNA-Inspired Slotted Inserts by Penglong Zhu, Guoxiu Sun, Ruimeng Liu, Sicong Zhou, Baisong Hu, Shaofeng Zhang

“…This investigation employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to elucidate the effects of an innovative DNA-Inspired Slotted Insert (DSI) on the convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics within heat exchange tubes. …”
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Using the Nonuniform Dynamic Mode Decomposition to Reduce the Storage Required for PDE Simulations by Brenton T. Hall, Ching-Shan Chou, Jen-Ping Chen

“…The NU-DMD was also applied to a computational fluid dynamics simulation of a NASA single-stage compressor rotor, which resulted in a reduced model of the simulation (using only three of the five simulation variables) that used only about 4.67% of the full simulation’s storage with an overall average percent error of 8.90%. …”
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Influence of the Radial Gap on the External Gear Pump Performance by Alexander Mitov, Nikolay Nikolov, Ivan Kralov

“…The numerical study is performed with a two-dimensional (2D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model developed and advanced in previous authors’ works. …”
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Application of DTM to heat source/sink in squeezing flow of iron oxide polymer nanofluid between electromagnetic surfaces by Reshu Gupta, A.B. Albidah, NFM Noor, Ilyas Khan

“…This mechanism, combining both electric and magnetic fields, offers a unique way to control and enhance fluid dynamics, which is not commonly explored in traditional fluid flow models. …”
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Bidirectional Brush Seals – Post-Test Analysis by Robert C. Hendricks, Jack Wilson, Tom Y. Wu, Ralph Flower, Robert L. Mullen

“…This difference could explain the departure of experimental data from computational fluid dynamics flow predictions for well-packed arrays at higher pressure drops. …”
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Solidification behavior of copper/aluminum composites in twin-roll casting under electric fields by Mingyang Zhang, Jiaruo Li, Fuqiang Chu, Yanhui Feng

“…A comparative examination of the temperature distribution, fluid dynamics, and instantaneous cooling rate, is conducted considering scenarios both with and without the influence of an electric field. …”
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Analysis of Dust Reduction Characteristics of Multistage Tandem Dust Removal System by Jiajun Zhang, Dong Liang, Yuanwen Cao

“…With an emphasis on the cyclone section structure with the dust-gas separation function, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to analyze the internal flow field characteristics, turbulence intensity, tangential velocity, and velocity field vector characteristics. …”
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Numerical Simulations of Vertical Discrete Gusts Driven by Trailing Edge Blowing by Yang Shi, Bo Lu, Peng Guo, Binbin Lv, Hongtao Guo, Li Yu

“…By solving the compressible unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) equations, the computational fluid dynamics model of the subsonic airflow past the gust generator in the wind tunnel was presented. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization Design and Experimental Study of Desulfurization Dust Removal Centrifugal Pump Based on Immune Particle Swarm Algorithm by Yuqin Wang, Xinwang Huo, Hailong Ji

“…The velocity coefficient method was used for hydraulic design of centrifugal pump, and the three-dimensional modeling and numerical simulation of flow field of centrifugal pump were carried out by using computational fluid dynamics technology (CFD). The optimal mathematical model with the highest efficiency and the lowest pump net positive suction head NPSHr as the objective function was established under the condition of no curve hump. …”
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Simulation and Analysis of a Split Drill Bit for Pneumatic DTH Hammer Percussive Rotary Drilling by Yuanling Shi, Conghui Li

“…The flow field characteristics of one of the split drill bits is analyzed based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, with four technic parameters considered, which are input flow rate, number of inlet holes, angle of injection exhaust holes, and diameter of injection exhaust holes, respectively. …”
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A comparative study of turbulence models for predicting the aerodynamic drag of a spin-stabilized projectile by Quang Tuan Nguyen

“…Conclusion: Computational Fluid Dynamics is a powerful tool to analyze the aerodynamics of flying bodies. …”
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Simulation of Transient Temperature and Clearance after Shutdown of Aeroengine Based on CFD and FEA Coupled Models by Xuanming Ge, Yan Gao, Wei Gu, Dongyu Sui, Lingling Yue

“…A simulation strategy, utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) coupled models, is suggested to investigate the transient temperature and clearance after shutdown. …”
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