Browsing Engineering by Subject "CFD"
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Aerodynamic analysis and design of a solar powered vehicle using CFD
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The need for solar-powered vehicles is increasing as the threat of depletion of non-renewable energy sources, such as oil, increases. This gives reason for developing electric vehicles powered by renewable energy sources, ... -
Analysis of flow through cylindrical packed beds with small cylinder diameter to particle diameter ratios
(2014)The wall effect is known to present difficulties when attempting to predict the pressure drop over randomly packed beds. The Nuclear Safety Standard Commission, “Kerntechnischer Auss-chuss" (KTA), made considerable efforts ... -
Analysis of total energy probes for sailplane application
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Sailplane manufacturers who strive to design and build the best competition sailplanes in the world try to outwit their competitors through improved gliding performance. Although significant effort is made to make the ... -
CFD modelling of air flow through a finned coil heat exchanger to improve heat transfer and pressure drop predictions
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)In the current study, a method of lessening computational expense and model design effort is investigated for finned coil heat exchangers (FCHXs) by using STAR-CCM+ as simulation tool. The simulation model prediction ... -
Development of a mixed-flow pump for a small-scale hydro power test facility
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)A holistic method for the design of a mixed-flow pump was sought, but was not readily available in open literature. A design and evaluation methodology for a mixed-Flow pump has been developed by making use of open literature ... -
Dry beneficiation of -13mm South African coal using an air dense medium fluidization bed
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Coal remains an important energy-resource base worldwide as it is considered abundant, affordable and reliable (WEC, 2022). South Africa’s national energy-resource base is dominated by coal; with coal-fired power stations ... -
High-performance sailplane airbrake analysis using CFD
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Sailplane airbrakes are an essential part of sailplane control and safety. So much so that EASA, (European Aviation Safety Agency) has specific regulations specifically aimed at sailplane airbrake design. For sailplanes ... -
Hydrodynamics inside a laboratory-scale semi-dry flue gas desulphurisation riser
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)Since power plants were initially designed without SO2 emission control in mind, power generating facilities are struggling to comply with the increasingly stringent emissions legislation. One possible approach to address ... -
Investigation into the coupled 1D and 3D numerical modeling of an air-cooled heat exchanger configuration
(North-West University, 2018)One dimensional (1-D) systems CFD can be used to simplify the analyses of thermal-fluid problems with complex geometries as it has the capability to provide quick solutions on fluid dynamics such as pressure changes, ... -
Investigation into the velocity distribution through an annular packed bed
(North-West University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to investigate the velocity distribution through an annular bed packed randomly with equal sized spheres. Extensive research has been conducted on the velocity distribution inside packed ...
