Browsing by Author "Chen, Hamn-Ching"
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Huang, Zhiming (2012-07-16)The dissertation presents a CFD approach for 3D simulation of long risers. Long riser VIV simulation is at the frontier of the CFD research area due to its high demand on computational resources and techniques. It also has ...
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Cao, Yi (2017-04-18)This thesis presents a 3D numerical simulation for a Free Standing Hybrid Riser under Vortex Induced Vibration, with prescribed motion on the top to replace the motion of the buoyancy can. The model is calculated using a ...
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CFD Simulation of Vortex–Induced Vibrations of Free Span Pipelines Including Pipe-Soil Interactions Xiao, Fei (2015-04-27)This paper presents a three dimensional numerical simulation of free span pipelines under vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) and pipe-soil interactions. Pipeline is simplified as a tensioned beam with uniformly distributed ...
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Yeh, Po Hung (2010-10-12)A set of large-scale laboratory experiments were conducted to study channel meander migration. Factors affecting the migration of banklines, including the ratio of curvature to channel width, bend angle, and the Froude ...
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Jagannathan, Shriram (2012-02-14)The separation and reattachment of the suction surface boundary layer in a low pressure turbine is characterized using large-eddy simulation at Re=68,000 based on freestream velocity and suction surface length. A high pass ...
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Bakti, Farid Putra (2015-08-10)Mesh-free Lagrangian Computational Fluid Dynamics is a numerical scheme where the computational points are represented by freely-moving finite particles that have a constant mass. Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) and ...
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Kumar, Gaurav 1984- (2012-12-03)Despite significant advancements in the understanding of fluid flows, combustion and material technologies, hypersonic flight still presents numerous technological challenges. In hypersonic vehicles turbulence is critical ...
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Roberts, Matthew William (2012-07-16)The aerodynamic benefits of laminar flow have long made it a sought-after attribute in aircraft design. By laminarizing portions of an aircraft, such as the wing or empennage, significant reductions in drag could be ...
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Kim, Han Sang (2017-07-11)Predicting sediment transport has numerous implications in Civil Engineering and related fields. When there is excess sediment deposit in waterways, ships that move people and goods cannot navigate them. Loss of sediment ...
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Zhao, Yucheng (2010-07-14)An interface-preserving level set method is incorporated into the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) numerical method to simulate the application of the green water phenomena around a platform and the breaking wave ...
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Tang, Yingjie (2012-07-16)In this work, various aerosol particle transport and deposition mechanisms were studied through the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, including inertial impaction, gravitational effect, lift force, interception, ...
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Tufts, Matthew W (2015-09-18)The interaction between two-dimensional steps and gaps with stationary crossflow vortices on a swept laminar wing has been investigated using computational methods. Using flow conditions as experienced in complementary ...
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Moyes, Alexander Jon (2019-06-05)Boundary-layer stability and laminar-to-turbulent transition have been studied for decades in various flows. Many useful computational techniques have emerged for basic research, but only a few of these techniques have ...
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Li, Han (2018-08-23)Turbulent jet interactions play a significant role in terms of momentum and heat transfer. Interactions of multiple turbulent jets occurs in next-generation nuclear reac- tors, where high-temperature flow mixing in the ...
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Rhodes, Richard G. (2010-01-14)The high cost of energy has resulted in a renewed interest in the study of reducing skin-friction drag in aeronautical applications. Laminar Flow Control (LFC) refers to any technique which alters the basic-state flow-field ...
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Huang, Han (2021-03-10)The Finite-Analytic Navier-Stokes (FANS) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code is coupled with an in-house nonlinear finite element (FEM) mooring analysis program, MOORING3D, to study the dynamic responses of a floating ...
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Caro Spinel, Silvia (2011-02-22)The deleterious effect of moisture on the structural integrity of asphalt mixtures has been recognized as one of the main causes of early deterioration of asphalt pavements. This phenomenon, usually referred to as moisture ...
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Gu, Haoyuan (2016-12-08)The catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) system is widely used as an efficient and economic single point mooring system in offshore engineering applications. CALM buoys are often connected to FPSOs with large flowlines for ...
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Rupakula, Venkata Panduranga Praveen (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Mass transfer experiments were conducted to study the thermal performance characteristics of blockages with round and elongated holes, positioned in a 12:1 rectangular channel. Naphthalene sublimation technique was adopted ...
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Liu, Yujie (2018-06-13)The configuration of multiple floaters is of growing interest in offshore operations. An in-house program, MDLMultiDYN, is developed to evaluate the hydrodynamics of the multiple bodies. The fully nonlinear problem in ...