Journal of Fluids Engineering: Recent submissions
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Oil–Water Emulsion Behavior Under Variable Brine Salinity and pH Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The independent effects of aqueous-phase salinity and acidity on oil–water dispersions remain insufficiently understood, as most prior investigations have emphasized mixed electrolytes containing monovalent and ... -
Instability Analysis of Charged Viscoelastic Heat Liquid Film in Compressible Gases
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Liquid film instability is directly linked to atomization—a process critical to numerous industrial operations—making its investigation imperative. Notably, non-Newtonian fluids are indispensable in diverse ... -
Pressure Drop Characteristics of Tesla Valve in Fully Turbulent Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This study investigated the pressure drop characteristics and determined the fully turbulent flow regime of the Tesla valve in the Reynolds number (Re) range of 10,000 to 150,000. A combined approach involving ... -
Two-Stage Fluidic Valve With SparkJet Actuation for Flow Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This paper describes the experimental characterization of a no-moving-parts, plasma-switched, two-stage, fluidic vortex valve capable of throttling Mach-0.85 air-flow at 5 bar. In the first stage, a sparkjet is ... -
Loss Assessment Method of Fluid Curtain–Labyrinth Seals and Action Mechanism of Key Parameters on Seal Performance in a Turbine Rotor Tip
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The combination of labyrinth seal and fluid curtain seal can significantly reduce the leakage rate. A loss assessment method of fluid curtain–labyrinth seals in axial turbines with supercritical carbon dioxide ... -
Evaluating the Performance of an H-Type Wind Turbine: How Stalling Stages and Blade–Vortex Interactions Affect the Turbine?
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The growing integration of renewable energy, especially wind power, in urban settings necessitates the optimization and performance enhancement of small-scale vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs). The major ... -
A Meshless Discrete Boltzmann Solver With the Radial Basis Function Finite Difference Scheme for Fluid Flows With Dirichlet Boundary Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The discrete Boltzmann equation (DBE), grounded in kinetic theory, has become increasingly attractive for solving transport phenomena. Typically, applications of the DBE employ the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), ... -
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Uncertainty Estimation in Solid Particle Erosion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Erosion measurements inherently involve uncertainty due to the complex interaction of fluid and particle dynamics. Although a variation factor of 0.5–2 is typically considered acceptable between repeated tests, ... -
Effects of Jet-to-Jet Spacing on Wake Dynamics and Interactions for Multiple Jets in a Crossflow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This work extends our previous study to investigate the variations in wake vortex formation and jet-to-jet interactions with changes in jet spacing for a single jet and multiple jets in crossflow with jet spacings ... -
Investigation of the Volute Effect on Performance of a Centrifugal-Pump Impeller With High-Fidelity Simulations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. In this work, the Delayed eXtra-Large Eddy Simulation (Delayed eXtra-LES) model is assessed for the simulation of the flow through a centrifugal pump, consisting of impeller, diffuser, and volute, both at design ... -
Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Structures From Two-Dimensional Sectional Flow Fields of Cavitating Turbulent Flows Using Machine-Learning-Based Super-Resolution
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. A method is proposed for reconstructing spanwise cross-sectional data of a cavitating turbulent flow field around a 2D hydrofoil to a 3D flow field using supervised machine learning (ML). One of the variables of ... -
Effect of Structural Parameters on the Flow Characteristics of Labyrinth Channel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Turbine low-pressure bypass control valves operate under high-pressure differential conditions. Typical single-stage control valve has high flow velocity at the throttle, resulting in severe vibration and noise. ... -
The Mechanism of the Impact of Rotor Clocking on Tonal Noise of Two-Stage Axial Flow Fan
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Rotor clocking refers to the circumferential indexing of adjacent rotors, each with an equal number of blades, which impacts tonal noise propagation and the performance of a two-stage axial flow fan. To elucidate ... -
Numerical Analysis of Flow-Induced Noise in a Waterjet Propulsion Pump at Low Speeds
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Marine propulsion is a significant source of noise. In this study, a hybrid method coupling computational fluid dynamics and the acoustic-analogy theory is adopted to calculate the unsteady flow field and sound ... -
Research on the Unsteady Evolution Mechanism of Internal Pressure in Ultra-High-Speed Double-Car Elevators Under Differentiated Ventilation Modes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Due to its unique hoistway design and operation mode, the internal pressure of a double-car ultrahigh-speed elevator fluctuates sharply with changes in speed and during intersection movement, causing passengers ... -
Mechanism of Low-Frequency Oscillation in the Compressor Corner Region and Its Deterministic Impact on Loss Generation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The loss generation in the corner region of compressors is highly dependent on vortex dynamics. When the Reynolds number (Re) decreases to a critical value, the flow unsteadiness induced by multiscale vortex ... -
A Comparative Design Study of Biomimetic Multiwinglets for Tip Vortex Splitting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Biomimetic designs draw inspiration from biological organisms for engineering design. This paper presents a design and analysis of multiple-piece winglets based on the wingtip feathers of birds. The biomimetic ... -
Analysis of Rotordynamic Stiffness Forces in a Mixed-Flow Pump With a Shrouded Impeller
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Pump impellers can become eccentric relative to their casings for various reasons, including manufacturing errors and component degradation, and such geometric eccentricity can generate rotordynamic forces. Yet, ... -
Understanding Electrohydrodynamic Flow Using Particle Image Velocimetry in Alternating Current Corona Discharge Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumping induced by corona discharge under high-voltage sinusoidal alternating current (AC) presents unique challenges. These challenges include alternating electric fields from polarity ... -
Uncertainty of Sand Particle Erosion Measurements in Two-Phase Fluid Flow Conditions: A Monte Carlo and Machine Learning Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Pipeline solid particle erosion depends on numerous independent variables and fluid flow parameters, making measurements or predictions inherently uncertain. Estimating these uncertainties is challenging due to ...