Journal of Fluids Engineering: Recent submissions
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Radial and Axial Variations in Transient Pressure Waves Transmitted Through Liquid Transmission Lines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)An implicit factorization method has been developed for solving numerically the complete two-dimensional Navier-Stokes and continuity equations for pressure transients in a slightly compressible ... -
Similarity Solutions for Plane and Radial Jets Using a k-ε Turbulence Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)When the eddy viscosity is defined by the standard k-ε turbulence model, the equations governing self-similar incompressible plane and radial jets have a solution that is not analytic at the ... -
Numerical Solution of Laminar Boundary Layer Flow About a Rotating Sphere in an Axial Stream
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)A finite-difference scheme is developed for solving the boundary layer equations governing the laminar flow about a rotating sphere which is subjected to a uniform stream in the direction of ... -
On Liquid Film Pressure Sealing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The dynamics of the thin film established, by oil injection, on the inside wall of the casing in certain rotary compressors are analyzed both experimentally and theoretically. The film may ... -
The Study of Propeller Cavitation Noise Using Cross-Correlation Methods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)This paper presents a technique for the study of the mechanisms responsible for the generation of noise from cavitating propellers. The experimental method, which involves the cross-correlation ... -
Near Wake Properties of a Strumming Marine Cable: An Experimental Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Resonant flow-induced oscillations of a flexible cable can occur when the damping of the cable system is sufficiently small. The changes in the flow field that occur in the near wake of the ... -
An Analytical Model for Prediction of Two-Phase (Noncondensable) Flow Pump Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)During operational transients or a hypothetical LOCA (loss of coolant accident) condition, the recirculating coolant of PWR (pressurized water reactor) may flash into steam due to a loss of ... -
Prediction of Propeller Cavitation Noise From Model Tests and Its Comparison With Full Scale Data
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)This paper deals with the prediction of propeller cavitation noise from model experiments in a cavitation tunnel. The purpose was to investigate the validity of a simple scaling formula for ... -
On the Stability of Vortex Motions in Compressible Stratified Fluids
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Necessary conditions for the stability of a general class of compressible vortex flows are obtained using the method of generalized progressing wave expansion. The vortex motion and the density ... -
A Limited Role of Separation Bubble in Desinent Cavitation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)In order to clarify whether a separation bubble always plays an important role, the desinence of streamer-cavitation, a kind of attached-cavitation, was carefully investigated in typical internal ... -
Review—Computational Methods for Internal Flows With Emphasis on Turbomachinery
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)A review is given of current computational methods for analyzing flows in turbomachinery and other related internal propulsion components. The methods are divided primarily into two classes, ... -
Cavitation Damage in Polymer Aqueous Solutions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)Cavitation damage tests in polymer solutions are made with a vibratory cavitation apparatus. It is possible for this device to suppress the degradation of polymer by ultrasonic cavitation. Polymer ... -
Orifice Contraction Coefficient for Inviscid Incompressible Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The theory for steady flow of an incompressible fluid through an orifice has been semi-empirically established for only certain flow conditions. In this paper, the development of a more rigorous ... -
Discussion: “Correlation of Cavitation Erosion and Sound Pressure Level” (Lush, P. A., and Angell, B., 1984, ASME J. Fluids Eng., 106, pp. 347–351)
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Vortex Shedding in a Linear Shear Flow From a Vibrating Marine Cable With Attached Bluff Bodies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The present study examines the vortex street wake behavior of a flexible, helically wound, high aspect ratio marine cable in a linear shear flow. Particular attention is paid to the lock-on ... -
Calculated Turbulent-Flow Meter Factors for Nondiametral Paths Used in Ultrasonic Flowmeters
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)In applying the ultrasonic contrapropagation method to the measurement of flow in highly attenuating fluids, or to fluids in conduits having only limited access, it is sometimes necessary to ... -
An Investigation of High Performance, Short Thrust Augmenting Ejectors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)The design of air-to-air, thrust augmenting ejectors having short curved wall diffuses utilizing boundary layer control is discussed. The design is achieved by an inverse method which uses the ... -
A Numerical Method for Solving Momentum Equations in Generalized Coordinates (Its Application to Three-Dimensional Separated Flows)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)A finite difference calculation procedure has been developed for the calculations of the three-dimensional fully elliptic flows over irregular boundaries. A simple control volume analysis is ... -
A Simplified Method of Using Four-Hole Probes to Measure Three-Dimensional Flow Fields
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1985)A simplified method of using four-hole probes to measure three-dimensional flow-fields is presented. This method is similar to an existing calibration and application procedure used for five-hole ... -
Discussion: “A Limited Role of Separation Bubble in Desinent Cavitation” (Ito, Y., and Oba, R., 1985, ASME J. Fluids Eng., 107, pp. 121–125)
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