The effect of swirling on the flow characteristics of tubes with sudden expansion is experimentally examined by 3D particle image velocimetry(PIV) technique to determine velocity profiles. The swirling flow of water in sudden 1:2 axisymmetric expansion has been previously studied within a horizontal round tube. A tangential slot is used as a swirl generator for swirling flow, whereas a honey co...

BACKGROUND The BJUT-II VAD is a novel left ventricular assist device (LVAD), which is thought to have significant effects on the characteristics of aortic swirling flow. However, the precise mechanism of the rotational direction of BJTU-II VAD in the aortic swirling flow is unclear. MATERIAL AND METHODS A patient-specific aortic geometric model was reconstructed based on the CT data. Three pump...

Although a helical configuration of a prosthetic vascular graft appears to be clinically beneficial in suppressing thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia, an optimization of a helical design has yet to be achieved because of the lack of a detailed understanding on hemodynamic features in helical grafts and their fluid dynamic influences. In the present study, the swirling flow in a helical graft wa...

An experimental study concerning particle behaviors in a horizontal dilute swirling flow pneumatic conveying was performed. Measurements of particle velocities and concentration profiles have been carried out using the photographic image technique. From the experimental results, it is found that mean particle velocity of swirling flow pneumatic conveying is lower than that of conventional pneum...

the design and optimization of hydrocyclones using cfd techniques are gaining popularity and the key to a successful simulation lies with the accurate description of the high turbulent swirling behavior of the flow. this paper presents a detailed comparison between the omega rsm and the rng k–e turbulence model, which are both derived specially for modeling swirling or rotational flow, in the s...

In this paper the static pressure field of an annular swirling jet is measured indirectly using stereo-PIV measurements. The pressure field is obtained from numerically solving the Poisson equation, taken into account the axisymmetry of the flow. At the boundaries no assumptions are made and the exact boundary conditions are applied. Since all source terms can be measured using stereo-PIV and t...

A temporal stability analysis was carried out to model the atomization of a swirling viscous annular liquid sheet emanating from an air-blast atomizer subject to inner and outer inviscid swirling air streams. The dimensionless dispersion equation that governs the instability of a viscous annular liquid sheet under swirling air streams was obtained. Numerical solutions to the dispersion equation...

Hydrodynamics analyses as a part of APEX (Advanced Power Extraction) study shows the possibility of applying swirling thick liquid walls to innovative confinement concepts such as Field Reversed Configuration (FRC), Spherical Torus (ST) and Heavy-Ion Fusion (HIF). This paper addresses the design and the hydrodynamic aspects of fusion relevant swirling flow including 3-D velocity distribution, v...

A temporal stability analysis was carried out to model the atomization of a swirling viscous non-Newtonian annular liquid sheet emanating from an air-blast atomizer subject to inner and outer inviscid swirling air streams. The dimensionless dispersion equation that governs the instability of a viscous non-Newtonian annular liquid sheet under swirling air streams was obtained. Numerical solution...

Y. D. Cui, J. M. Lopez, T. T. Lim, and F. Marques Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de Cat...