A computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study of methanol (MeOH) to dimethyl ether (DME) process in an adiabatic fixed-bed reactor is presented. One of the methods of industrial DME production is the catalytic dehydration of MeOH. Kinetic model was derived based on Bercic rate. The parameters of this equation for a specific catalyst were tuned by solving a one-dimensional homogenous model using MAT...

complex heat transfer phenomena (including unsteady state conduction, convection and solidification processes) occur in steel belt conveyer sulfur granulating method. numerical simulation of this technique is performed via a comprehensive and multifaceted one dimensional model. since the air situated between the adjacent sulfur pastilles is essentially stagnant, therefore, the surface temperatu...

BACKGROUND Although heated humidifiers (HHs) are the most efficient humidifying device for mechanical ventilation, some HHs do not provide sufficient humidification when the inlet temperature to the water chamber is high. Because portable and home-care ventilators use turbines, blowers, pistons, or compressors to inhale in ambient air, they may have higher gas temperature than ventilators with ...

in the present study, computational fluid dynamics (cfd) techniques and artificial neural networks (ann) are used to predict the pressure drop value (δp ) of al2o3-water nanofluid in flat tubes. δp  is predicted taking into account five input variables: tube flattening (h), inlet volumetric flow rate (qi  ), wall heat flux (qnw  ), nanoparticle volume fraction (φ) and nanoparticle diameter (dp ...

Numerical investigations have been carried out on 35% scaled down model of PGT10 gas turbine exhaust diffuser under the condition of with inlet guidevanes and without struts. Numerical simulations were carried out to determine the static pressure development and pressure recovery, by varying the area ratio and divergence angles varying from θ = 7 to 13 by keeping the diffusion length constant. ...

A wave rotor may be used as a pressure-gain combustor, effecting wave compression and expansion, and intermittent confined combustion, to enhance gas-turbine engine performance. It will be more compact than an equivalent pressure-exchange wave-rotor system, but will have similar thermodynamic and mechanical characteristics. Because the allowable turbine blade temperature limits overall fuel-air...

The reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions is an important driving force for the development of modern engines. Especially in the transport sector, the use of alternative fuels like methane, the main component of compressed natural gas (CNG), is an applied measure to achieve this goal. This work describes the development of an optical measurement system for accurate quantification ...

In the present study, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are used to predict the pressure drop value (Δp ) of Al2O3-water nanofluid in flat tubes. Δp  is predicted taking into account five input variables: tube flattening (H), inlet volumetric flow rate (Qi  ), wall heat flux (qnw  ), nanoparticle volume fraction (Φ) and nanoparticle diameter (dp ...

The internal working processes in pulse tube cryocooler (PTC) are quite complex due to the unsteady, oscillating compressible gas flow in the pulse tube. Although considerable theoretical studies have been carried out as of date phenomena occurring in a pulse tube cryocooler are still to be understood. The present research work is carried out in order to understand the cooling mechanism and to ...