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A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
Title
A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
Author
Liu, Chen
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Fluid mechanics
Description
Multi-material compressible flows are observed in several applications of practical relevance including combustion, cavitation and shock lithotripsy. To solve such flows numerically with improved efficiency and accuracy, the use of the Ghost Fluid...
Development of CFD Simulation Frameworks For High Fidelity Predictions of Quadcopter Aerodynamics
Title
Development of CFD Simulation Frameworks For High Fidelity Predictions of Quadcopter Aerodynamics
Author
Madabushi, Karthik Srinivas
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Aerospace engineering
Description
External aerodynamic simulation of a rotor system is far more challenging compared to simulations involving fixed wing aircraft. This is because the surrounding flow field itself is far more complex. The rotating blades of the rotor system encount...
PREDICTION OF DISC WING AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Title
PREDICTION OF DISC WING AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Author
Honeycutt, Daniel
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering
Description
The primary goal of the work presented in this thesis is to assess the effectiveness of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools in predicting flow fields around golf discs. The quantities of interest involve aerodynamic force and moment coefficie...