Biology-Inspired Robust Dive Plane Control of Non-Linear AUV Using Pectoral-Like Fins by Subramanian Ramasamy, Sahjendra N. Singh

“…The mean angle of pitch motion of the fin is used as a control variable. A computational-fluid-dynamics-based parameterisation of the fin forces is used for control system design. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Flow Field in Generator End-Winding Region by Wei Tong

“…The flow and pressure fields at the end-winding region were investigated numerically using an axial symmetric computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. Based on the analysis, the cooling flow rate at each flow branch (rotor-stator gap, rotor subslot, outside space block, and small ventilation holes to the heat exchanger) was determined, and the high-pressure gradient zones were identified. …”
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Study on factors influencing sand migration in wellbores by Liu Shanshan

“…Therefore, this paper uses CFD-DEM (computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method) coupling method to conduct numerical simulation of sand migration in the wellbore, and obtains the influence rule of fluid velocity, viscosity, well deviation angle, formation sand production concentration, and PSD on cross-section sand concentration (sand carrying capacity of the fluid) and axial pressure drop in the wellbore section. …”
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Design Improvement of a BWB Aerodynamic Performance at Cruise and Take-Off Speeds by Gang Yu, Yuling Duan

“…The aerodynamic performance of it is evaluated by CFD (computational fluid dynamics). The CFD calculation method is based on RANS (Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes), and it is verified by wind tunnel test results at take-off speed. …”
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Wind Effect on Single-Column Support Billboard by A. R. Tousi, H. Sadeghi

“…In this research, using wind tunnel testing and numerical modeling based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the effect of wind on single-plate, two-plate, and triangle billboards has been investigated. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Diffusion Process for the Leakages of a Tunnel LNG Pipeline by Chunyan Kong, Derong Zhang, Rong Cai, Shuangshuang Li, Rongjun Zhu

“…Taking a practical project as an example, based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD), standard k-ε model and finite element method, a mathematical model for the diffusion due to liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline leakage in a tunnel was established, and the diffusion process was numerically simulated for three LNG leakage cases. …”
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Active solar and wind energy potential of urban morphologies on building facades and non-built-up space in between: a case study in Addis Ababa, a Sub-Saharan Africa city by Wondwosen Debebe, Tibebu Assefa

“…Wind and solar analyses are conducted using computational fluid dynamics through Ansys Fluent and Rhino Grasshopper in Ladybug, respectively, with the support of ArcGIS. …”
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CFD Analysis and Electrical Efficiency Improvement of a Hybrid PV/T Panel Cooled by Forced Air Circulation by Gökhan Ömeroğlu

“…The thermal and electrical efficiency of a custom-designed PV/T panel cooled by forced air circulation was investigated by experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. Experiments were carried out with four different array configurations, under constant irradiation of 1100 W/m2 and 3 different air velocities (3.3 m/s, 3.9 m/s, and 4.5 m/s). …”
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Improving Wind Speed Forecasting for Urban Air Mobility Using Coupled Simulations by Mounir Chrit, Marwa Majdi

“…Results show that computational fluid dynamics wind simulation driven by the atmospheric simulation significantly improves the simulated wind speed because the accurate modeling of the buildings affects wind patterns. …”
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Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Bottom Shape on the Flow Field and Particle Suspension in a DTB Crystallizer by Hao Pan, Jun Li, Yang Jin, Bo Yang, Xing Li

“…The influence of the bottom shape on the flow field distribution and particle suspension in a DTB crystallizer was investigated by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) coupled with Two-Fluid Model (Eulerian model). …”
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Numerical Simulations of the Effect on Aerodynamic Performances of the Inter-propeller Distance in a Contra-rotating Propeller by H. Bentrad, H. Moulai, A. Bekhti, S. Laâzab

“…Transient three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations employing the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations coupled with the k–ε turbulence model were conducted on an isolated propeller at various advance ratios. …”
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Simulation Research of the n-Butanol Proportion Influence on HCCI Combustion of Free-Piston Diesel Engine Generators by Chunhui Liu, Hao Zheng

“…For researching the influence of n-butanol proportion in diesel fuel on homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion of the free-piston diesel engine generator (FPDEG), a three-dimensional (3D) moving mesh computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation model of a FPDEG prototype was developed. …”
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Simulating the Effects of Structural Parameters on the Hydraulic Performances of Venturi Tube by Yanqi Sun, Wenquan Niu

“…With an inlet diameter of 50 mm, based on the method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the effects of the structural parameters (such as throat taper, throat contraction ratio, and throat length) on their hydraulic performance (such as outlet faceted average velocity, minimum pressure, and critical pressure) were studied under different inlet pressures and pressure differences between inlet and outlet. …”
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Effect Analysis on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Rotary Burner Fueled by Biomass Pellet Fuel by Guohai Jia, Lijun Li, D. M. Zhang

“…A biomass pellet rotary burner was chosen as the research object, in order to study the influence of excess air coefficient on the combustion phenomenon of biomass rotary burner, the finite element simulation model of a biomass rotary burner was established, and simulation results of a biomass rotary burner were verified by the experiment. The computational fluid dynamics software was applied to simulate the combustion characteristics of biomass rotary burner in a steady-state condition, and the effect of excess air coefficient on temperature field and component concentration field in biomass rotary burner was analyzed. …”
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Assessment of Turbulence Models for Flow Simulation around a Wind Turbine Airfoil by Fernando Villalpando, Marcelo Reggio, Adrian Ilinca

“…This investigation focuses on the application of the computational fluid dynamics tool FLUENT to the study of flows over the NACA 63–415 airfoil at various angles of attack. …”
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Fracture failure analysis of baseplates in a fluidic amplifier made of WC-11Co cemented carbide by H. Liu, K. Yin, J.M. Peng, Q.L. Yin

“…This study aims to determine the true causes of the fracture failure of baseplates in a fluidic amplifier made of WC-11Co cemented carbide in a very short period of time. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), theoretical estimation, and finite element analysis (FEA) were employed to analyze the effect of static and dynamic loads on the strength of the baseplates. …”
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A Study on a Quantitative Analysis Method for Fire and Explosion Risk Assessment of Offshore Platforms by Zhaohui Shang, Huibin Yan, Weidong Ruan, Yong Bai

“…The proposed approach achieves the following three objectives: (a) defining a suitable number of leak scenarios quantitatively based on the Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) technique and statistical analysis; (b) defining the explosion scenarios according to the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) dispersion analysis results in the sampled leak scenarios; (c) designing the explosion loads on interested areas according to the CFD analysis results in different explosion scenarios and exceedance probability methods. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning for active flow control in a turbulent separation bubble by Bernat Font, Francisco Alcántara-Ávila, Jean Rabault, Ricardo Vinuesa, Oriol Lehmkuhl

“…Last, we also introduce our computational fluid dynamics and DRL open-source framework suited for the next generation of exascale computing machines.…”
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An optimization procedure of shape and position of the aerodynamic device at the rear side of a semi-trailer truck model by Stjepan Galamboš, Nebojša Nikolić, Goran Vorotović, Boris Stojić, Jovan Dorić, Dalibor Feher

“…To validate the results obtained from the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, experimental measurements of aerodynamic drag forces were performed in a wind tunnel. …”
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Fully automated CFD simulation system research based on design scheme tree by Zijun Liu

“…Abstract Compared with the remarkable achievements of computer-aided drug discovery systems for drug discovery, the role of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in flow channel design requires further development. …”
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