Journal of Fluids Engineering: Recent submissions
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Pump Research and Development: Past, Present, and Future—Japanese Perspective
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)The evolution of pump research and production in Japan after 1955 is surveyed. The post-war period has been divided into three stages of development with unique social and industrial characteristics: ... -
The Rotordynamic Forces on an Open-Type Centrifugal Compressor Impeller in Whirling Motion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)In recent years, increasing interest has been given to the rotordynamic forces on impellers, from the view point of the shaft vibration analysis. Previous experimental and analytical results ... -
Performance Analysis of Automotive Torque Converter Elements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)The hydrodynamic performance of a three-element automotive torque converter is analyzed by measuring flow between the elements with five-hole Pitot tubes. The performance of each element, including ... -
Experimental Study on the Aeroacoustic Behavior of a Forward-Curved Blades Centrifugal Fan
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)In this paper, an aeroacoustic study on a forward-curved blades centrifugal fan has been carried out. As a first step, the fan performance curves, i.e., total pressure, power, efficiency and ... -
Propeller Sheet Cavitation Predictions Using a Panel Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)A boundary element method is used to predict the time-dependent cavitation on a propeller subject to nonaxisymmetric inflow. The convergence of the method is studied. The predicted cavities agree ... -
A Tribute To Howard Wilson Emmons, 1912–1998
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Discussion: “Predictable Model for Characteristics of One-Dimensional Solid-Gas-Liquid Three-Phase Mixtures Flow Along a Vertical Pipeline with an Abrupt Enlargement in Diameter” (Hatta, N., Omodaka, M., Nakajima, F., Takatsu, T., Fujimoto, H., and Takuda, H., 1999, ASME J. Fluids Eng., 121, pp. 330–342)
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Viscous Thin-Film Flow Over a Round-Crested Weir
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)Gravity-driven flow over a round-crested weir is analyzed for viscous flow. An equation for the entire flow profile is obtained by simplifying the equations for slowly varying film thickness, ... -
Turbulent Boundary Layers in Low Reynolds Number Shallow Open Channel Flows
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)The results of an experimental investigation of turbulent boundary layers in shallow open channel flows at low Reynolds numbers are presented. The study was aimed at extending the database ... -
Operating Condition and Geometry Influences on Vortex Development in Cyclone
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Pump Research and Development Review
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Geometry Effects on Free Surface Vorticity Flux
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)Effects of geometry on the flux of vorticity from a free surface are discussed. Special attention is paid to situations where curvature-dependent contributions to the vorticity flux can be ... -
Flow and Noise Characteristics of Notched Elliptic-Orifice Jets
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Numerical Computation of Tip Vortex Flow Generated by a Marine Propeller
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)The uniform flow past a rotating marine propeller was studied using incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes computations with the Baldwin-Barth turbulence model. Extensive comparison with the ... -
Effect of Electrostatic Field on Film Rupture
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)Nonlinear thin film rupture has been analyzed by investigating the stability of films under the influence of a nonuniform electrostatic field to finite amplitude disturbances. The dynamics of ... -
The Design of a Droplet Ejector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)A model is developed describing a novel ink jet printer driven by a piezoelectric component used to eject a fluid droplet through a rubber valve. The model is analyzed to address specific ... -
Air Influence on Hydraulic Transients on Fluid System With Air Valves
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)A study is made on the pressure surges on a fluid system with air valves. The effects of the presence and distribution of air on the system response are studied. Several distinct pressure ... -
Experimental Measurements of Rotordynamic Forces Caused by Front Shroud Pump Leakage
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)Unsteady forces generated by fluid flow through the impeller shroud leakage path of a centrifugal pump were investigated. Different pump shroud geometries were compared, and the effect of leakage ... -
Unsteady Deformation and Internal Circulation of a Liquid Drop in a Zero Gravity Uniform Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)Numerical simulation of the internal and external flow fields of a liquid drop moving in the surrounding gas are considered. The present work is concerned with the time accurate numerical ... -
Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Mechanical Pectoral Fin
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1999)This paper describes the use of a mechanical pectoral fin as a new device for maneuvering and stabilizing an underwater vehicle. The mechanical pectoral fin consists of two servo-motors generating ...