This paper deals with the numerical analysis of the particle inertia and volume fraction effects on colliding particle-pair velocity correlation immersed in an unsteady isotropic homogeneous turbulent flow. Such correlation ...

This study presents full transient numerical simulations of a cross-flow vertical-axis marine current turbine (straight-bladed Darrieus type) with particular emphasis on the analysis of hydrodynamic characteristics. Turbine ...

Hard particle erosion and cavitation damage are two main wear problems that can affect the internal components of hydraulic machinery such as hydraulic turbines or pumps. If both problems synergistically act together, the ...

Machine components operating in a fluid under conditions of cavitation and hard particle erosion can be severely affected by wear, which may reduce the lifespans of the components. To understand this synergic behaviour, ...

The numerical computation of spraying systems is favourably conducted by applying the Euler/Lagrange approach. Although sprays downstream of the breakup region are very often rather dilute, droplet collisions may still ...

The increased use of renewable energy resources for rural electrification has encouraged research and experimental projects decreasing designs uncertainties. This paper presents a deep and critical review of the design of ...

En este trabajo se analiza la dinámica del flujo sanguíneo en un modelo realista de la aorta torácica (TA, por sus siglas en inglés) en condiciones transitorias visualizando las distribuciones de velocidad, flujo secundario, ...

This paper proposes a new methodology to evaluate the technical state of a Francis turbine installed in a hydroelectric plant by coupling computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and rotor-dynamic analysis. CFD simulations ...

Nowadays, the global energy crisis has encouraged the use of alternative sources like the energy available in the water currents of seas and rivers. The vertical axis water turbine (VAWT) is an interesting option to harness ...

In this contribution, unsteady three-dimensional numerical simulations of the water flow through a horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine (HAHT) of the Garman type are performed. This study was conducted in order to estimate ...