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Wagenaar, Thomas (author)While physics-informed neural networks have been shown to accurately solve a wide range of fluid dynamics problems, their effectivity on highly compressible flows is so far limited. In particular, they struggle with transonic and supersonic problems that involve discontinuities such as shocks. While there have been multiple efforts to alleviate...master thesis 2023
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Bernardini, Matteo (author), Modesti, D. (author), Salvadore, Francesco (author), Sathyanarayana, Srikanth (author), Della Posta, Giacomo (author), Pirozzoli, Sergio (author)We present STREAmS-2.0, an updated version of the flow solver STREAmS, first introduced in Bernardini et al. (2021) [1]. STREAmS-2.0 has an object-oriented design which separates the physics equations from the specific back-end, making the code more suitable for future expansions, such as porting to novel computing architectures or...journal article 2023
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Hariharan, Gayathri (author)Organic Rankine Cycle systems are gaining increasing attention as a modular, cost-effective and decentralised thermal energy recovery solution. The design of an efficient expander in the ORC system is crucial to its rapid uptake by the industry. Compared to volumetric expanders, a radial turbine provides advantages in terms of flexibility and...master thesis 2021
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van Schie, Sebastiaan (author)This thesis poses a new geometric formulation for compressible Euler flows. A partial decomposition of this model into Roe variables is applied; this turns mass density, momentum and kinetic energy into product quantities of the Roe variables. Lie derivative advection operators of weak forms constructed with this decomposed model naturally...master thesis 2021
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Vesper, J.E. (author), Obiji, Chibuikem S. (author), Westerwaal, Ruud (author), Boelsma, Christiaan (author), Kenjeres, S. (author), Kleijn, C.R. (author)In recent years, Physical Vapor Deposition has been advanced to a continuous process which makes it amenable for in-line, high-quality and energy-efficient galvanization. To achieve the high and uniform mass flow required for in-line production, a Vapor Distribution Box is used, in which the zinc is evaporated. The zinc fills the Vapor...journal article 2021
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Thari, Ali (author), Pasquariello, Vito (author), Aage, Niels (author), Hickel, S. (author)We present an adaptive reduced-order model for the efficient time-resolved simulation of fluid–structure interaction problems with complex and non-linear deformations. The model is based on repeated linearizations of the structural balance equations. Upon each linearization step, the number of unknowns is strongly decreased by using modal...journal article 2021
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Bernardini, Matteo (author), Modesti, D. (author), Salvadore, Francesco (author), Pirozzoli, Sergio (author)We present STREAmS, an in-house high-fidelity solver for direct numerical simulations (DNS) of canonical compressible wall-bounded flows, namely turbulent plane channel, zero-pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer and supersonic oblique shock-wave/boundary layer interaction. The solver incorporates state-of-the-art numerical algorithms,...journal article 2021
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Hu, W. (author)The backward/forward-facing step (BFS/FFS) is one of the canonical geometries in aerospace engineering applications, the flow field over which has attracted extensive attention in the past decades. In a supersonic flow, laminar-to-turbulent transition and shock wave/boundary layer interaction (SWBLI) can occur over these configurations, which...doctoral thesis 2020
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Möller, M. (author), Jaeschke, M.A. (author)This work extends the high-resolution isogeometric analysis approach established in chapter “High-Order Isogeometric Methods for Compressible Flows. I: Scalar Conservation Laws” (Jaeschke and Möller: High-order isogeometric methods for compressible flows. I. Scalar conservation Laws. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on...conference paper 2020
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Jaeschke, M.A. (author), Möller, M. (author)Isogeometric analysis was applied very successfully to many problem classes like linear elasticity, heat transfer and incompressible flow problems but its application to compressible flows is very rare. However, its ability to accurately represent complex geometries used in industrial applications makes IGA a suitable tool for the analysis of...conference paper 2020
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Ren, J. (author), Fu, Song (author), Pecnik, R. (author)The objective of this work is to investigate linear modal and algebraic instability in Poiseuille flows with fluids close to their vapour-liquid critical point. Close to this critical point, the ideal gas assumption does not hold and large non-ideal fluid behaviours occur. As a representative non-ideal fluid, we consider supercritical carbon...journal article 2019
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van der Eijk, Martin (author)A substantial part of structural damage for conventional vessels is caused by complex free surface events like slamming, breaking waves and green water. These events lead to the interaction of air and water where air can be entrained in water. The resulting air bubbles can considerably affect the evolution of the pressure caused by hydrodynamic...master thesis 2018
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Tene, M. (author)Despite welcome increases in the adoption of renewable energy sources, oil and natural gas are likely to remain the main ingredient in the global energy diet for the decades to come. Therefore, the efficient exploitation of existing suburface reserves is essential for the well-being of society. This has stimulated recent developments in computer...doctoral thesis 2018
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Rubino, A. (author), Pini, M. (author), Kosec, M. (author), Vitale, S. (author), Colonna, Piero (author)Fast and accurate computation of thermo-physical properties is essential in computationally expensive simulations involving fluid flows that significantly depart from the ideal gas or ideal liquid behavior. A look-up table algorithm based on unstructured grids is proposed and applied to non-ideal compressible fluid dynamics simulations. The...journal article 2018
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Giepman, R.H.M. (author), Schrijer, F.F.J. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author)High-resolution particle image velocimetry measurements were performed on laminar and transitional oblique shock wave reflections for a range of Mach numbers (M D 1:6-2:3), Reynolds numbers (Re<sub>xsh</sub> D 1.4×10<sup>6</sup>-3.5×10<sup>6</sup>) and flow deflection angles (θ 1°-5° or p3=p1 D 1.11-1.64). The laminar interactions revealed a...journal article 2018
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Roebroeck, Anne (author)Vapour Distribution Boxes (VDBs) are used for continuous Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) coating. The present study shows a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of Zinc vapour inside a VDB, analyses the lateral Zinc vapour distribution and identifies regions in which phase change is likely to happen.bachelor thesis 2018
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Otero Rodriguez, G.J. (author), Patel, A. (author), Diez Sanhueza, Rafael (author), Pecnik, R. (author)This paper presents a novel methodology for improving eddy viscosity models in predicting wall-bounded turbulent flows with strong gradients in the thermo-physical properties. Common turbulence models for solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations do not correctly account for variations in transport properties, such as density and...journal article 2018
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Rinaldi, E. (author)The new generation of power plants based on innovative thermodynamic cycles operating with unconventional working fluids, such as CO2 close to its thermodynamic critical point or organic fluids close to their vapour saturation line, is an attractive option for high efficiency conversion of sustainable energy sources in the low and medium power...doctoral thesis 2015
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Iyer, S.V. (author)In recent years, the scientific community has shown increased interest in the use of uncertainty quantification techniques for complex thermodynamic systems. One such complex system is the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power system for which a turbine is often the prime mover. These systems operate in a region close to the critical conditions of...master thesis 2015
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Souverein, L.J. (author), Bakker, P.G. (author), Dupont, P. (author)A model based on mass conservation properties is developed for shock-wave/boundarylayer interactions (SWBLIs), aimed at reconciling the observed great diversity in flow organization documented in the literature, induced by variations in interaction geometry and aerodynamic conditions. It is the basis for a scaling approach for the interaction...journal article 2013