Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques Applied to Engineering Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The use of methods to enhance the efficiency of engineering systems is essential in several industrial applications, focused on hydraulic systems (water supply or drainage systems) or heat transfer processes (oil refrigerators, evaporators, air conditioning or the food industry). These methods can contribute in reducing the energy consumption, resulting in the reduction of operating costs.

A wide variety of these methods are based on to modify the geometry of the system components, with the aim of reducing hydraulic head losses, promoting mixing of fluid due to swirl flow induction at the secondary flow region, or improving heat transfer performance.

One of the most common tools to analyze the performance of those methods is the use of computational fluid dynamic techniques (CFD) based on numerical simulations, as a complementary activity to experimental studies as well as a prior step to the design of engineering systems. In addition, CFD enables the analysis of operation of non-existing equipment and a comparison of alternative designs.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present the state-of-the-art and applications related to the use of CFD tools in engineering systems, such as water supply and drainage systems or heat transfer processes, presenting research to study the performance of these devices as well as to predict the fluid behavior in detail as additional information to the experimental data.

Prof. Dr. Juan I. Córcoles-Tendero
Guest Editor

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