Labyrinth seal force estimates are important to the prediction of the stability of turbomachinery. The force prediction methods fall into several categories: experiments, bulk flow analysis, and finite volume analysis. Finite volume analysis can be split into two subcategories: selfdeveloped and commercial. In this research, a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program called ANSYSCF...

This work is a continuation of experimental and computational studies of the internal flow field of a large-scale Danfoss atomizer presented at an earlier ILASS conference [1,2]. Fluent 6.1 is used to simulate the flow through the large-scale atomizer. The two-phase flow is modeled using three approaches: 1) a volume of fluid (VOF) method using a laminar flow assumption, 2) a VOF method using l...

This paper discusses the predicted flow structure inside the cylinder with threedimensional modeling of incylinder flow field with 225 spiral port having three different entry angles (20,32.5 and 45) and at 3000 rpm. Swirl velocities and turbulence inside the cylinder during suction and compression stroke under motoring conditions have been compared. The turbulence is modeled using RNG k-ε mode...

The characteristics of the axial flow within the core of a concentrated line vortex are investigated using molecular tagging velocimetry (MTV). A well-defined array of isolated vortices of alternating sign is generated in the wake of a NACA-0012 airfoil pitching sinusoidally at small amplitude and high reduced frequencies. The circulation and peak vorticity of the vortices are varied by the cho...

the manner of spray the fuel has an important effect on stability and convenient mixture of fuel and oxidizer. swirl injectors because of formation of uniform spray cone and proper distribution of the fuel have been used in many rocket engines at aerospace industries. formation and development of air core in the interior stream of swirl injectors and simulation of them is complicated. double ba...

The whistling induced by a low-Mach turbulent flow through deep axisymmetric cavity in duct is investigated theoretically and experimentally. experiments include acoustic measurements stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (PIV). paper focuses on the effect of mean swirl dynamics azimuthal aeroacoustic modes. has two origins: one component imposed controlled tangential air injection upstream c...