Industrial Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 12569
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computational fluid dynamics; CFD simulation; fluent modeling and simulation thermal engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Guest Editors have the honour to invite you to submit articles for the Special Issue of Applied Sciences in the field of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The Special Issue is mainly focused on the industrial applications of CFD.
Hydraulic and pneumatic drives are widely used in vehicles, working machines, and various industrial devices. They enable obtaining large driving forces and moments and precise control of the velocity and position of actuators. These systems' primary energy transfer medium can be hydraulic oil, emulsion water, demineralised water, or the air. The development in this area is dynamic since there is a great industry demand for components with better characteristics, reduced flow losses, lowered leaks, and greater overall efficiency. When considering new solutions, two main research directions can be distinguished: studies on entire systems or development of individual components. In both cases, computational fluid dynamics methods can be used. Notably, the research using CFD may include flow simulations, strength analyses, fatigue and thermal calculations, and interaction with solid elements. The results are of great theoretical and practical importance since they can be widely used in the industry.
The Special Issue is mainly focused, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Hydraulic and pneumatic system flow simulations using CFD;
- Hydraulic system optimization involving CFD and/or genetic algorithms;
- CFD simulations with the Fluid-Structure Interaction technique;
- Geometrical optimization of pressure valves and directional valves;
- Combining CFD simulations with neural networks and fuzzy logic;
- Calculation of flow losses through hydraulic components;
- Flow forces CFD calculation;
- Estimation of hydrodynamic reactions;
- Leaks of pumps and hydraulic motors;
- Fatigue tests of pump bodies, valve bodies and motor bodies;
- Reduction of pulsation in displacement pumps;
- Design of hydraulic control systems using logic valves;
- Design of hydraulic control systems using flow control valves;
- Proportional technique—component development and industrial applications;
- Accuracy improvement of safety valves;
- Reduction of losses in hydraulic cylinders;
- Modelling and development of heavy-duty machine hydraulic drives;
- Modelling and development of manipulator and robot hydraulic drives;
- Hydraulic drives of low-power and high-power press systems;
- Thermal issues and heat flow.
Prof. Dr. Edward Lisowski
Dr. Hassan Momeni
Guest Editors
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