Fluid-thermal topology optimization of gas turbine blade internal cooling ducts

S Ghosh, E Fernandez, J Kapat - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Topology optimization uses a variable permeability approach to manipulate flow geometries.
Such a method has been employed in the current work to modify the geometric configuration …

Investigation of heat and mass transfer of flow structures generated by a pulsed surface arc discharge actuator in quiescent air

Z Sun, Z Shi, X Geng, Z Li, Q Sun - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Pulsed Surface Arc Discharge (PSAD) actuators can improve the aerodynamic
performance of aircraft due to their fast response speed and wide frequency band …

[HTML][HTML] Large eddy simulation of turbulent transport and thermal enhancement in a steam-cooled ribbed channel

L Zhou, T Gao, Z Liu, Z Zhang, J Gong, J Li - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pulsating flow, as an active heat transfer enhancement technique, is expected to further
improve thermal performance. To demonstrate the potential value of pulsating flow in blade …

A data–driven sensibility tool for flow control based on resolvent analysis

E Lazpita, J Garicano-Mena, G Paniagua… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel application of data-driven resolvent analysis algorithm for flow
control. The objective is to identify key coherent structures connected to regions of the flow …

[PDF][PDF] Improving turbine performance: A contribution to the understanding of heat transfer and vortical structures in staggered pin fin arrays

M Otto - 2019 - researchgate.net
Through the comparison of flow structures, velocity contours, turbulence statistics, and
additional flow quantities, the error sources of RANS are qualitatively described. The …

[HTML][HTML] Modal analysis of vortex rope using dynamic mode decomposition

S Salehi, H Nilsson - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The decelerating swirling flow in the draft tube of hydraulic turbines at part load conditions
often results in a self-induced instability known as vortex rope. This phenomenon is …

A Numerical Heat Transfer Investigation of Lattice Structures As an Alternative AM-Enabled Design for Cooled sCO2 Airfoils

M Otto, R Wardell, P O'Neal… - … Expo: Power for …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Supercritical Carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles are rapidly developing and gaining
popularity in waste heat recovery systems, as primary power cycles for a variety of heat …

Numerical Investigation of Film Cooling Effectiveness Including Shockwave Interaction in a Supersonic Nozzle Flow

MP Sargunaraj, A Torres, J Garduna, M Otto… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0795. vid Besides regenerative
cooling approaches, film cooling has sparked renewed interest as a high-performance …

[PDF][PDF] Detailed Study of Flow and Surface Heat Transfer Enhancement Mechanism in the Presence of Dimples And/or Protrusions

G Gupta - 2020 - researchgate.net
Recent advancements in material technology have led to the development of nonporous
negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) materials (also called auxetic structures) by making spherical …

[PDF][PDF] Topology Optimization of Internal Cooling Channels in Turbulent Flows

S Ghosh - 2021 - researchgate.net
Topology optimization, introduced by Bendsoe and Sigmund [1] in 1988 has been a topic of
research in the structural mechanics field for several decades. This technique is commonly …