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Dr. Bin Xu

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Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Interests: vortex induced vibrations; fluid-structure interactions; linear and non-linear wave mechanics; cavitation; multiphase flow; heat and mass transfer; computational fluid dynamics
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Dr. Yanmei Jiao

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School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
Interests: marine and offshore renewable energy; technology for energy efficiency and green shipping; novel energy conversion system for harvesting renewable salinity energy; artificial intelligence-enhanced air management and energy consumption research of green data center; research and development of air conditioning system for buildings and its energy consumption analysis
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Dr. Xi Shen

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Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Interests: complicated flow and cavitation in hydraulic machinery; multiphase transportation mechanism in pumps for the oil and gas exploitation; high-pressure pump used in seawater desalination and energy recovery; performance and cavitation of automobile (electronic) water pump and its cooling system
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems involving fluid flows. CFD is gaining popularity in ocean engineering as a result of the availability of ever-increasing computational power. This Special Issue covers the entire range of issues and technologies related to floating offshore structures (floating and fixed offshore platforms, offshore infrastructures, etc.), with a strong emphasis on CFD simulation technology.

We seek contributions spanning a broad range of topics related (but not limited) to the following:

Hydrodynamics;
Computational fluid dynamics;
Vortex-induced vibrations;
Fluid–structure interactions;
Linear and nonlinear wave mechanics;
Buoyancy and stability;
Ship resistance and propulsion;
Ship maneuvering and radiated noise.
Water and environment.

Dr. Bin Xu
Dr. Yanmei Jiao
Dr. Xi Shen
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Effect of Tip Clearance on Force Characteristics of Helical Axial-Flow Blade Pumps under Cavitation Conditions

by Haigang Wen, Luyao Li, Guangtai Shi, Haijun Ma and Xiaodong Peng

J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(12), 2299; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11122299 - 04 Dec 2023

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A spiral axial-flow blade pump (SABP), as the core piece of equipment in the oil and natural gas closed-gathering and transportation process, can not only transport gas–liquid mixtures with a high gas content, but can also transport gas–liquid–solid mixtures containing small amounts of sand. However, due to the complexity of the distribution of transport media groups and the uncertainty of internal flow processes, large vortices often appear in the passage of the pumps, and the existence of vortices can easily induce the occurrence of pump cavitations. In the present work, a self-developed SABP was taken as the research object, and the cavitation performance of the SABP was numerically calculated. The pressure load variation under different tip clearances and different cavitation stages was analyzed, and the characteristics of the axial and radial forces were also analyzed in detail. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Floating Offshore Structures—2nd Edition)

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Research on the Hydrodynamic Noise Characteristics of a Mixed-Flow Pump

by Qiaoyue Yang, Wei Li, Leilei Ji, Weidong Shi, Wei Pu, Yu Long and Xinrui He

J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(12), 2209; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11122209 - 21 Nov 2023

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This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the internal noise characteristics of a mixed-flow pump by combining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and computational acoustics. The turbulent flow field of the pump is simulated using the unsteady SST k-ω turbulence model in CFD. The contributions of the volute, guide vanes, and impeller to the internal noise are analyzed and compared using the Lighthill theory, FW-H formula, and LMS Virtual Lab software for acoustic simulation. The research findings indicate that the energy of pressure fluctuations in the mixed-flow pump is predominantly concentrated at the blade passing frequency and its low-frequency harmonics. This suggests that the internal noise is mainly in the low-frequency range, with higher energy at the blade passing frequency and its harmonics. Under the 0.6Q_des flow condition, the flow inside the pump becomes more complex, resulting in higher sound pressure levels and sound power levels compared to higher flow conditions. However, for flow conditions ranging from 0.8Q_des to 1.2Q_des, the sound pressure levels gradually increase with increasing flow rate, with the sound pressure level at 1.0Q_des being nearly identical to that at 1.2Q_des. The analysis of sound power level spectra at different flow rates reveals that the distribution characteristics of internal vortex structures directly impact the hydrodynamic noise inside the mixed-flow pump. These research findings provide a significant theoretical basis for noise control in mixed-flow pumps. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Floating Offshore Structures—2nd Edition)

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