Topics: Boundary-value problems , Differential equations , Flow (Dynamics) , Shock (Mechanics) , Waves , Wind tunnels , Mach number , Fluids , Pressure , Stability

Numerical Study of Capillary Flow in Microchannels With Alternate Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Bottom Wall

Auro Ashish Saha, Sushanta K. Mitra

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 061202. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3129130

Abstract

View articletitled, Numerical Study of Capillary Flow in Microchannels With Alternate Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Bottom Wall

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Topics: Ethanol , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Microchannels , Surface tension , Water

A Novel Explicit Equation for Friction Factor in Smooth and Rough Pipes

Atakan Avci, Irfan Karagoz

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 061203. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3129132

Abstract

View articletitled, A Novel Explicit Equation for Friction Factor in Smooth and Rough Pipes

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Topics: Friction , Pipes , Surface roughness , Turbulence , Reynolds number

A Study on Flow Transition and Development in Circular and Rectangular Ducts

E.-S. Zanoun, M. Kito, C. Egbers

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 061204. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3112384

Abstract

View articletitled, A Study on Flow Transition and Development in Circular and Rectangular Ducts

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Pipes , Reynolds number , Turbulence , Ducts , Pipe flow

Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Rough-Wall Turbulent Flows in Favorable Pressure Gradient

G. F. K. Tay, D. C. S. Kuhn, M. F. Tachie

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 061205. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3112389

Abstract

View articletitled, Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Rough-Wall Turbulent Flows in Favorable Pressure Gradient

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Topics: Pressure gradient , Surface roughness , Turbulence , Reynolds number , Boundary layers , Sands

Multiphase Flows

Development of a Novel Oil Cavitation Jet Peening System and Cavitation Jet Erosion in Aluminum Alloy, AA 6063-T6

A. Sahaya Grinspan, R. Gnanamoorthy

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 061301. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3129134

Abstract

View articletitled, Development of a Novel Oil Cavitation Jet Peening System and Cavitation Jet Erosion in Aluminum Alloy, AA 6063-T6

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Topics: Cavitation , Erosion , Shot peening , Aluminum alloys

Techniques and Procedures

Implicit Large Eddy Simulation of Two-Dimensional Homogeneous Turbulence Using Weighted Compact Nonlinear Scheme

Keiichi Ishiko, Naofumi Ohnishi, Kazuyuki Ueno, Keisuke Sawada

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 061401. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3077141

Abstract

View articletitled, Implicit Large Eddy Simulation of Two-Dimensional Homogeneous Turbulence Using Weighted Compact Nonlinear Scheme

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Topics: Interpolation , Turbulence , Large eddy simulation , Compressible flow , Flow (Dynamics) , Kinetic energy , Vorticity , Viscosity , Navier-Stokes equations

Technical Briefs

Drag Reduction Due to Cut-Corners at the Front-Edge of a Rectangular Cylinder With the Length-to-Breadth Ratio Being Less Than or Equal to Unity

Mitsuo Kurata, Yoshiaki Ueda, Teruhiko Kida, Manabu Iguchi

J. Fluids Eng. June 2009, 131(6): 064501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3129123

Abstract

View articletitled, Drag Reduction Due to Cut-Corners at the Front-Edge of a Rectangular Cylinder With the Length-to-Breadth Ratio Being Less Than or Equal to Unity

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Topics: Corners (Structural elements) , Cylinders , Dimensions , Drag reduction , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Wind tunnels , Shapes , Reynolds number