Simple analysis of air flow through a cylindrical channel

The objective of the current study is to use the standard Navier-Stokes (NS) equations to derive the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations (RANS). The RANS equations are used to solve average turbulent flow by using mean values of the velocity. The RANS equations are derived by time-averaging the NS equations. Before…

Introduction The objective of the current study is to simulate air flow over a standard FSAE vehicle. Two different cases with different track conditions are analyzed in depth. The drag and downforce components acting on the different components of the vehicle are measured and plotted for both cases. An FSAE vehicle is…

Introduction The objective of the current study is to simulate air flow over an Ahmed Body with a slant angle of 35º. Simulations are carried out on a standard Ahmed Body for a fixed inlet velocity and the resulting drag and lift coefficients are plotted and studied. Designed by S.R. Ahmed, an Ahmed Body is somehwat…

Introduction The objective of the current study is to simulate the flow of air over a standard NACA 2412 airfoil. Simulations are carried out for different angles of attack to study the effect of the inclination of the airfoil on the drag and lift coefficients. An airfoil refers to the cross-section area of an aerodynamic…

The current project demonstrates the simulation of shock waves in a 2D domain. Shock waves are very widely used for many experimental purposes. One common example involves analysis of the ignition lag in non-premixed combustion. The high pressure leads to high temperature which causes auto-ignition. The time gap between…

The given problem simulates the flow of air through a thick pipe with a constant heat flux applied to its outside wall. The material used for the cylindrical pipe is Aluminium and a premixed mixture of air is used as the fluid.  The geometry is modelled as demonstrated in the video. Reynold\'s Number of 10000…

1. Usually, Shock Waves are generated when the fluid flowing through a duct has an inlet velocity equal to or greater than the velocity of sound. A sudden decrease in the flow area causes a drastic change in the gas properties in a small region of flow, which leads to the generation of shock waves.Shock waves are formed…

1. Usually, Shock Waves are generated when the fluid flowing through a duct has an inlet velocity equal to or greater than the velocity of sound. A sudden decrease in the flow area causes a drastic change in the gas properties in a small region of flow, which leads to the generation of shock waves. Shock waves are formed…

The problem for this project involved analysing the flow of air through an elbow tube having a throttle valve at the bend. This analysis was conducted through a Transient solver. Techiques such as fixed embedding were used to generate a finer mesh in and around the area of the throttle valve. The simulation was run on…

The following project analyses the flow of air through a backward facing step using Converge Studio. The problem statement required me to construct a backward facing step, and plot the velocity and temperature vectors of the air flow through the backward step. Two line-plots were analysed and plotted using Converge Studio,…

This was my first project which was simulated on Converge Studio, followed by post-processing on ParaView. The problem statement required me to simulate the flow of air through a simple channel and analysing the variation in the mass of the species, variable cell count as the number of cycles progressed, and the velocity…

The problem for this project involved analysing the flow of air through an elbow tube having a throttle valve at the bend. This analysis was conducted through a Pressure based steady state solver. Techiques such as fixed embedding were used to generate a finer mesh in and around the area of the throttle valve. The simulation…