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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...
A NUMERICAL STUDY OF INTERFACIAL INSTABILITIES IN SHOCKED MATERIALS WITH SURFACE TENSION
Title
A NUMERICAL STUDY OF INTERFACIAL INSTABILITIES IN SHOCKED MATERIALS WITH SURFACE TENSION
Author
Bigdelou, Pedram
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Fluid mechanics, Physics
Description
Shock-driven multi-material flows occur in several applications including shock wave lithotripsy, underwater explosions, droplet combustion, propeller cavitation and ejection of material from surfaces subject to blast loading. Such flows are highl...
Analysis of a Low Enriched Uranium Centrifugal Gas Core Reactor
Title
Analysis of a Low Enriched Uranium Centrifugal Gas Core Reactor
Author
Leer, Darrin
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Fluid mechanics, Physics, Radiation, Nuclear physics
Description
With the new NASA directive of returning to the Moon in 2024 as a stepping stone to missions to Mars and beyond, there is a renewed interest in developing nuclear thermal rockets (NTR) to reduce trip times. This thesis will focus on the analysis o...
Insights Derived From Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets With an Elevated Hump Wake
Title
Insights Derived From Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets With an Elevated Hump Wake
Author
Sehman, Sean
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Physics, Fluid mechanics
Description
ABSTRACTSEAN M. SEHMAN. Insights Derived from Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets with an Elevated Hump Wake (Under the Direction of DR. MESBAH UDDIN) Underneath a travelling road vehicle, a channel flow develops between the road and the under...