Advances in Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery

Examples of Recent Flow Computations.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Method of Solution.- 3 Applications.- 4 Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- References.- The Decay of Three-dimensional Deviations from the Fully Developed State in Laminar Pipe Flow.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Basic Equations.- 3 Perturbation Solution.- 4 Results.- 5 Characteristic Parameters.- References.- CFD for Turbomachinery Blading Analysis and Design.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Quasi-3D Viscous Flow Analysis.- 3 Fully 3D Viscous Flow Analysis.- 4 Transient Flow Analysis.- 5 Concluding Remarks.- References.- Flow Simulation in an Aerodynamic Diffusor of a High Loaded Radial Compressor using Different Turbulence Models.- 1 Abstract.- 2 Nomenclature.- 3 Introduction.- 4 Description of the Numerical Scheme.- 5 Turbulence Models.- 6 Results.- 7 Conclusion.- References.- Two Effects of Diaphragm Bulge on Shock Tubes.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Computational Setup.- 3 Early Phase of the Flow.- 4 Further Evolution of the Flow.- 5 Effect of Temperature Ratio.- 6 Implications for Practical Applications of Shock Tubes.- 7 Conclusions.- References.- Boundary Condition for Pipe Elements in One-Dimensional Numerical Scheme.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Numerical Scheme.- 3 Application.- 4 Results and Discussions.- 5 Conclusions.- 6 Acknowledgement.- References.- Shock Waves Around Bodies in Unsteady Flow Fields.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Basic Equations.- 3 The Algorithm for the Eulerian Approach.- 4 Results of Eulerian Equations and Discussion.- 5 Comparison with Results from Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations.- References.- A Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection on a Horizontal Semi-Infinite Plate.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Computational Domain and Boundary Conditions.- 3 Numerical Solutions.- 4 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Tube Bundle Vibrations due to Cross FlowUnder the Influence of Turbulence.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Experimental Apparatusses.- 3 The Influence of Turbulence.- 4 Investigation of the Acting Fluid Forces.- 5 Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Whirl Distribution Measurements in Front of the Impeller of a Centrifugal Compressor.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Test Compressor.- 3 Experimental Results.- 4 Concluding Remarks.- References.- Velocity and Turbulence Measurements in the Flow Downstream of Flow Conditioners.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Experiment.- 3 Results and Discussion.- 4 Summary and Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Experimental Research on Axially Excited Rotating Liquid-Liquid Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Experimental.- 3 Discussion of Selected Test Results.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Routes into Chaos in Rotating Fluid Flows.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Theoretical Models of the Transition to Turbulence.- 3 Experimental Apparatus.- 4 Measuring Techniques.- 5 Methods of Time Series Analysis.- 6 Results.- 7 Conclusion.- References.- LIF-Diagnostics for the Investigation on the Chemical Structure of Diffusion Flames Burning Under Microgravity.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Setup and Specifications of the Laserdiagnostics (LDS) at the Drop Tower.- 3 Application of OH-LIPF to Microgravity Droplet Combustion.- 4 Detection of Combustion Intermediate Species in Microgravity Combustion Experiments Using Raman-Shifted Excitation Wavelengths.- 5 Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- References.