Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Prediction of Blade-Vortex Interaction Airloads With Higher-Harmonic Pitch Controls Using the 2GCHAS Comprehensive Code
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Analytically predicted results of blade-vortex interaction (BVI) airloads, using the second- generation comprehensive helicopter analysis system (2GCHAS), are presented with the experimental results ... -
A Numerical Method for Bubbly Flow Simulation Based on a Multi-Fluid Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)A numerical method based on an (N+1)-fluid model is proposed for the prediction of a three-dimensional unsteady turbulent bubbly flow with nonuniform bubble sizes. Among the (N+1) fluids, one ... -
A Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis of Vortex-Structure Interaction Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Vortex-structure interaction models are studied in the work presented here. The third- order model by Hartlen and Currie (HC model) can reproduce the correct response amplitude, while a fifth-order ... -
Effects of Void Growth and Nucleation on Plastic Deformation of Plates With Fluid-Structure Interaction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)A plate-bending formulation was developed from a three-dimensional solid. The plate element includes both transverse shear and normal deformations and the transverse gradient load (TGL) which is ... -
An Investigation on Underwater Explosive Bonding Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)In this paper, we propose a new explosive bonding method for bonding materials by using the underwater shock wave from the explosion of explosives in water. This method is especially suitable ... -
Numerical Analysis of Thermal Stratification in a Circular Pipe
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)This paper presents an effective numerical method for predicting the stratified flow in a horizontal circular pipe. The method employs a body-fitted, nonorthogonal grid system to accommodate the ... -
An Experimental Study of Friction During Planar Elastic Impact
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Low-speed oblique elastic impacts frequently occur in heat exchangers and other equipment having loosely supported tubes or pipes. In order to experimentally study friction during such impacts, ... -
An Investigation on the Use of Connors’ Equation to Predict Fluidelastic Instability in Cylinder Arrays
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)The use of Connors’ equation, or variations thereof, to predict the velocity at which fluidelastic instability occurs in cylinder arrays subject to cross-flow has become ubiquitous. The implicit ... -
The Effect of Platen Fins on the Flow-Induced Vibrations of an In-Line Tube Array
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)This paper presents the results of an experimental study of the effect of streamwise “platen” fins on the fluidelastic instability of an in-line tube array. The fins are fixed parallel to the ... -
Effect of Flow Regime and Void Fraction on Tube Bundle Vibration
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Two-phase cross flow occurs in industrial heat exchangers such as condensers, boilers, and steam generators. Under certain flow regimes and fluid velocities, the fluid forces result in tube ... -
The Effects of Bundle Geometry on Heat Exchanger Tube Vibration in Two-Phase Cross Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Many shell-and-tube heat exchangers operate in two-phase flows. This paper presents the results of a series of experiments done on tube bundles of different geometries subjected to two-phase ... -
Dispersion Relation and Stability Analysis of Flow-Induced Wave of a Flexible Circular Ring Subjected to Swirling Fluid Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)This paper deals with a theoretical stability analysis of unstable wave generated in a flexible circular ring subjected to swirling fluid flow. The flexible circular ring is set in a rotating ... -
Axial Leakage Flow-Induced Vibration of the Elastic Rod as the Axisymmetric Continuous Flexible Beam
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)The evaluation methodologies for the flow-induced vibration instability of a long flexible rod due to axial leakage-flow are reported. In the previous papers, the axisymmetric rods are regarded ... -
Motion-Dependent Fluid Force Coefficients for Tube Arrays in Crossflow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Fluidelastic instability of tube arrays in crossflow is interesting academically and important in steam generators and heat exchangers. The key elements necessary to accurately predict fluidelastic ... -
Dynamic Analysis of Anisotropic Cylindrical Shells Containing Flowing Fluid
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)This paper deals with the study of dynamic behavior of anisotropic cylindrical shells, based on refined shell theory, subjected simultaneously to an internal and external fluid. In the present ... -
Special Issue on Fluid-Solid Interaction Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)This special issue of the Journal is the collection of papers in the subject area of fluid-solid interaction. These are complex and challenging problems for engineering communities, including ... -
Dynamic Behavior of Transportation Pressure Relief Valves Under Simulated Fire Impingement Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)This paper presents the results of the first full test series of commercial pressure relief valves using the newly constructed Queen’s University/Transport Canada dynamic valve test facility (VTF) ... -
Three-Dimensional Stress Criteria—Summary of the PVRC Project
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)This paper summarizes work done by the Pressure Vessel Research Council (PVRC) on three-dimensional stress criteria, using primarily elastic two and three-dimensional analytical techniques, finite ... -
Editorial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)Welcome to 2000 and the New Millennium on behalf of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division. As we progress into the new century, it is fitting to pause and to reflect on the past ... -
Strip Yield Analysis of Plastic Zone Coalescence for Collinear Edge Crack and Internal Crack in a Semi-Infinite Sheet
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2000)The coalescence conditions of plastic zones are calculated for an edge crack and an internal crack in a semi-infinite sheet. The cracks and their plastic zones are treated as a fictitious ...