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In air-water multiphase flow CFD simulation's it is common to use a VOF = 0.5 to track or identify the position of interface or free surface. I would like to know why this criteria is used and if...
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Though both the methods look similar I believe there may be differences in them. What are the disadvantages of cut-cell meshing method and why is not widely used in research in comparison with...
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Dear Colleagues, I am currently working on a new project which needs to be modeled by ANSYS FLUENT. As you know, there are many sources including tutorials, online courses, books, etc. However, I...
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Hello, I am simulating gas flow from a high-pressure (700 bar) to a low-pressure container as shown in the attached figure. The red curve shows the pressure curve obtained from the testing, while...
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Hi all, I hope you all are doing well! I am wondering if the porous media coefficients will change if the working fluid changes. I have a tubular, U-shaped heat exchanger geometry where the...
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We have been numerically investigating the thermal-fluid characteristic of sCO2 laminar flowing in a 0.5 mm diameter circular microtube in upward direction. Depending on sharp density change along...
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Hello everyone, I want to display the magnitude and intensity of maximum shear stress (Max principal stress - Min principal stress) in Abaqus, any idea how to achieve it ? Is it possible by...
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Could you please suggest me some rapid publication Scopus and Web of science journal list in thermal energy research.
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what is differences between Ti plate and Ti mesh as anode substrate for polymeric membrane as anode in electrochemical advanced oxidation or (anodic oxidation)?
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I have the following scenario. In a marine environment, an object X moves below the surface of water from point A to point B. As it moves it displaces water around it which creates ripples (or...
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What is the accuracy of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) prediction compared to experimental results?
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The following equation in attached file, is the energy equation in cylindrical coordinate. I want to know the physical concept of the specified term. Thanks a lot
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Are there any tutorials which demonstrates the usage of C++ Linear Algebraic libraries like EIGEN ( http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Main_Page ) or BLAZE (...
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During works related to my master thesis, I have observed that Aspen dynamics integrates a particolar dynamic model for heat exchangers. The steady state gain seems to be nonlinear, due to the...
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Consider a rectangular open-channel with a width of b1. This channel joins another channel with a width of b2, where b1>b2 (e.g. b1=10 m and b2=5m). There is a transition section between these two...
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I had submitted a research article related to the field of mechanical engineering (CFD) on the last December, 2019 in a Scopus Indexed journal. It has been around 6 months but the journal...
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As shown in the figure attached, the turbulent fluid flow around a floating (i.e. partially submerged) cylinder with a rectangular cross-section is to be modelled. Clearly, the forces and torques...
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E.g: A spoiler design or Automatic braking system i.e. Do two companies use a same design or they use uniquely patented designs?
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Hello We are senior students in college, studying mechanical engineering and our graduation project is: “Designing pyrolysis unit for waste car tires” And we had a difficulty in collecting data....
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Considering COMSOL application.
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Let suppose a system with stationary parallel plates and continuous inlet pump-driven flow is flowing between them. So, can we apply Couette flow boundary condition to poiseuille flow as the...
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Hello, Could I use Procast software for simulation of laser additive manufacturing? Do you have any experience in this field?
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I am using cohesive contact in abaqus, I plot the variable CPRESS (contact pressure) along a path (undeformed) of neighbouring nodes. I plot the stress components (S11, S12, S22, et cetera) along...
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Can anyone tell me the difference between them? and how they are useful in electronics ?
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