Conceptual Design of an Unmanned Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicle Based on Alternative Energy by Alan G. Escobar-Ruiz, Omar Lopez-Botello, Luis Reyes-Osorio, Patricia Zambrano-Robledo, Luis Amezquita-Brooks, Octavio Garcia-Salazar

“…In order to achieve the preliminary design, an estimation of aerodynamic coefficients, along with computational fluid dynamics analysis, is performed.…”
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Radiotracer Technology in Mixing Processes for Industrial Applications by N. Othman, S. K. Kamarudin

“…In addition, this paper reviews the current problems associated with conventional tracers, mathematical models, and computational fluid dynamics simulations involved in radiotracer experiments and hybrid of radiotracer.…”
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Impeller Flow Field Laser Velocimeter Measurements by L. A. Brozowski, T. V. Ferguson, L. Rojas

“…Development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computer codes for complex turbomachinery affords a complete three-dimensional (3-D) flow field description. …”
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Swirling Flow Field inside a Hollow Turbine Shaft for an Internal Cooling Air System by Tadaharu Kishibe, Shojiro Kaji

“…The swirling flow field in an internal cooling air system in which the fluid passes through an inducer, a hollow turbine shaft, and a cavity between two disks (referred to as a wheel space) is solved using computational fluid dynamics and the pressure fluctuations on the hollow shaft wall surface are measured.…”
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Load Capacity Analysis of Step Thrust Bearing based on CFD by Zhang Wentao, Zhang Zhixin

“…On the basis of liquid cavitation two-phase flow theory of hydrodynamic lubrication,the hydrodynamic lubrication model of the step thrust bearing is analyzed by means of computational fluid dynamics（ CFD） simulation,which is based on the numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes. …”
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NONLIEAR DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX ROTOR-BEARING SYSTEM by LIN LuSheng, LIU GuiPing, CHEN Yuan

“…Aiming at overcoming the deficiency of available methods for revaling the nonlinear dynamic behaviors of complex rotor-bearing system,a fluid-structure method which combined rotor dynamics with computational fluid dynamics based on dynamic mesh is proposed. …”
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Simulation Analysis and Experiment Study of the Fluid- solid Coupled Heat Transfer of Disc Brake by Zeng Hong, Su Guoying, Guo Chao, Wang Yanzhong

“…The fluid-solid coupled heat transfer analysis focus on computational fluid dynamics（ CFD）and solid heat transfer finite elements（ FEA）. …”
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A CFD ANALYSIS IN SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION FOR TWO MIXING FLUIDS WITH DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES IN NOZZLES by IONEL OLARU

“…The study from this paper proposes an analysis and a simulation of flow through the convergent-divergent nozzle type to optimize the inlet of warm fluid to have minimum impact on the nozzle walls This analysis will be performed with a computer program specialized in complex analysis of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), which will also take into account the fluid temperature and its influence throughout the system. …”
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Reduced Chemical Kinetic Model for Titan Entries by Romain Savajano, Raffaello Sobbia, Michele Gaffuri, Pénélope Leyland

“…It has been verified against three key elements: a sensitivity analysis, the equilibrium chemical composition using shock tube simulations in CHEMKIN, and the results of computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) simulations.…”
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Optimal Design of Diversion Piers of Lateral Intake Pumping Station Based on Orthogonal Test by Jiren Zhou, Miaomiao Zhao, Chuan Wang, Zhenjun Gao

“…To explore the rectification parameters of the diversion piers optimized for the forebay of the pump station with a lateral angle of 45°, the orthogonal experiment and computational fluid dynamics methods are used to analyze the flow characteristics of the diversion piers under different parameter combinations. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Static and Dynamic Aerodynamics of a UAV under Wake Flows by Bai-gang Mi, Hao Zhan

“…Combined with the sliding mesh technique, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is proposed in this paper to simulate three wake flow patterns, i.e., wingtip vortex, jet flow, and propeller slipstream, and then, the static and dynamic derivatives that represent the stability of the fly wing under the wake flow are identified by using the least squares method. …”
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The Underwater Projectile Launching Process Prediction Based on Reduced Order Method by Ke Deng, Yi Jiang, Huan-Xing Liu

“…In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and reduced order method (ROM) are developed for predicting the velocity time series during the initial stage of projectile launching. …”
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Flow Simulations Using Two Dimensional Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Method by Saeed J. Almalowi, Alparslan Oztekin

“…It is clearly shown here that thermal lattice Boltzmann method is an effective computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool to study nonisothermal flow problems.…”
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Incompressible flows and the Boussinesq approximation: 50 years of CFD by Lappa, Marcello

“…We offer a synthetic exposition on the state of the art for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) relevant to the Navier–Stokes equations with the Boussinesq approximation, smoothly blending a history of the field with an accessible exposition of the underlying mathematical rationale, supporting theorems and a survey of the landmark results on the subject. …”
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Robotic Pectoral Fin Thrust Vectoring Using Weighted Gait Combinations by John S. Palmisano, Jason D. Geder, Ravi Ramamurti, William C. Sandberg, Banahalli Ratna

“…Both 3D unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental results are presented.…”
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Design and Simulation Analysis of Lower Limit Follow-up Mechanism of Submerged Glider Based on the Parallel Four-bar Linkage by Liu Fen, Zhang Jin, Sang Hongqiang, Sun Xiujun, Yang Shiming

“…Firstly, the adjustment ability of the lower limit follow-up mechanism to the hydrofoil swing angle is simulated and analyzed by the computational fluid dynamics software Fluent; secondly, the prototype of the lower limit follow-up mechanism is designed by adding a set of parallelogram transmission mechanism in the conventional submerged glider. …”
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Effects of Geometry of Plenum Chamber on Losses in the Bleed System of an Axial Compressor by Yuancheng Shi, Qingguo Kong, Wei Jia

“…To study how the geometry of the plenum chamber in the bleed system of an axial compressor influences the losses therein and to establish a theoretical loss model for this system, a 1.5-stage axial compressor with a bleed system is studied numerically by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The results show that losses in the bleed system occur mainly in the axisymmetric bleed slot and plenum chamber, accounting for ca. 85% of the total loss. …”
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Wind Velocity Decreasing Effects of Windbreak Fence for Snowfall Measurement by Ki-Pyo You, Young-Moon Kim

“…We performed a computational fluid dynamics analysis and wind tunnel test, conducted field measurements of the type and height of the windbreak fence, and analyzed the wind flow inside the fence. …”
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Modern State and Efficiency Analysis of Heat Recovery in Fuel Furnaces Using High Temperature Recuperators. Part 2 by B. S. Soroka, V. A. Zgurskyi, N. V. Vorobyov

“…Comparison of experimental data with the results of mathematical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling has been performed in the paper. …”
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Numerical Laser Energy Deposition on Supersonic Cavity Flow and Sensor Placement Strategies to Control the Flow by Ibrahim Yilmaz, Selin Aradag

“…Additionally, proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method is applied to the x-velocity data obtained as a result of computational fluid dynamics simulations of the flow with laser energy deposition. …”
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