The operating range and efficiency of a centrifugal compressor is limited by the development of rotating stall and surge at low mass flow rates. To extend the operating range of a compressor, flow control in the compressor can be used to suppress secondary flow structures that lead to rotating stall. The presented work seeks to use the novel idea of placing passive vortex generators (VG) upstream of the impeller to suppress rotating stall, while also developing new concepts and optimization of microvortex generators (MVG). To accomplish this goal, a new SIMPLE-type algorithm for compressible flows was written in Code_Saturne along with a 2nd-order MUSCL scheme for convective terms and an AUSM+-up scheme for mass flux computation. The new algorithm was successfully validated against several widely-used test cases. The new algorithm was used to model the flow of the NASA CC3, a high-speed centrifugal compressor, from choke to rotating stall with a vaneless and vaned diffuser. The new algorithm predicted the performance of the compressor with a vaneless diffuser very well; satisfactory results were obtained for the compressor with a vaned diffuser. The full compressor with a vaned diffuser was used to model rotating stall. A complex stall cycle between the inlet of the impeller and diffuser was observed and studied. The fundament behavior of MVG, i.e. micro (sub-boundary layer) vortex generator, in a turbulent boundary layer was investigated in a channel flow with RANS and LES. Complementary wind tunnel testing was conducted to validate the computational predictions. The configuration of the MVG was studied to determine an optimal configuration and several conclusions were reached on the design of MVG. Most importantly triangle MVG were found to be the most efficient shape followed by NACA0012 and e423-type MVG, and a MVG angle of 18˚ to 20˚ was found to be optimal. Rectangle MVG were observed to suffer flow separation on the vanes which reduced their performance. The circulation and drag of a MVG was found to have a logarithmic relationship with the device's Reynolds number. These findings were incorporated in a LES study to control separated flow on the e387 airfoil and achieved an improvement in lift-to-drag ratio of 11.27%. Additional recommendations for MVG implementation were given. Combining the work on the NASA CC3 with the work on MVG, vortex generators were implemented near the inlet of the impeller. A detailed optimization study was conducted for the implementation vortex generators in the compressor. It was found vortex generators equal to the boundary layer thickness were the most efficient on controlling the downstream flow. The best configuration was implemented into the full compressor with a vaned diffuser to assess the ability of vortex generators to suppress rotating stall. The vortex generators were found to suppress rotating stall and extend the operating range of the compressor.

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING / Bibliography: leaf 47. / by Michelle Renée Hunt. / B.S.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-118). / An analysis of current computational fluid dynamics capabilities in predicting mean lift forces for two dimensional foils is conducted. It is shown that both integral boundary layer theory and Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes algorithms provide the same over-prediction of lift forces when properly converged. It is also shown that the over-prediction is insensitive to turbulence model details. Experimentation and computational fluid dynamics modeling show that discrete vortices are shed with significant sizes and distinct frequencies. These vortices are shown to result in significant cfd prediction errors when they are asymmetric in size or shape. Inaccuracies in flow predictions in the near wake appear to result in an effective change in the Kutta Condition due to pressure biasing associated with vortex asymmetry. The net result is a consistent overprediction of mean lift. Based on an analysis of over 1000 historical experiments an empirical model is developed to allow the error in predicted lift coefficient to be anticipated based on the local flow conditions at the trailing edge of the foil. A series of experiments are conducted and reported to test the accuracy of the empirical model. The result is a significant improvement in mean lift prediction and pressure profile for both RANS and IBLT. / by Randall S. Fairman. / Ph.D.

Thesis. 1978. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND AERONAUTICS. / Includes bibliographical references. / M.S.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1982. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Barker. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Paul Michael Stremel. / M.S.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Includes bibliographical references. / A theoretical study is presented of the fluid mechanics of the inlet vortex (or ground vortex) phenomenon. The vorticity field associated with the vortex is investigated using a secondary flow approach. In this approach the flow is assumed to be composed of an irrotational primary flow and a weak shear flow, with the vortex filaments associated with the latter being regarded as convected by the former. The potential flow field induced by the inlet-ground plane combination is computed using the panel method developed by · Hess, Mack and Stockman. Using the analysis, material lines (which coincide with vortex lines) can be tracked between a far upstream location, where this vorticity can be taken as known, and the engine face location. The deformation of the material lines thus shows directly the generation and amplification of the streamwise component of vorticity, which is responsible for the velocity distortion at the compressor face. Two representative flow configurations are considered, one with headwind only and one with the flow at forty-five degrees to the inlet axis of symmetry. Although the results so far yield only qualitative information, they appear to provide some insight into one mechanism associated with the inlet vortex formation. / by Henri Charles Viguier. / M.S.

The wintertime North-Atlantic exhibits enhanced circulation variability relative to other areas of the globe and is a key determinant of weather and climate in the highly populated regions of Europe and Eastern North America. Previous work has linked extreme stratospheric polar vortex and planetary wave heat flux events with variability of the North-Atlantic circulation. To elucidate the role of the stratosphere in driving variability of the North-Atlantic circulation, the goal of this thesis is to clarify the relationship between extreme planetary wave heat flux and vortex events and understand the dynamical mechanisms driving extreme stratospheric planetary wave heat flux events using an idealized model. The relationship between extreme stratospheric planetary wave heat flux and polar vortex events is clarified by comparing and contrasting their composite lifecycles using reanalysis data. Extreme negative heat flux events, defined as those less than the 5th percentile of the wintertime wave-1 distribution, involve stratospheric EP-flux divergence producing an acceleration of the vortex whereas extreme positive heat flux events, defined as those greater than the 95th percentile, involve stratospheric EP-flux convergence producing a deceleration of the vortex. Similar but smaller magnitude heat flux (22th and 78th percentile) events contribute to the development of longer-timescale vortex events. Negative heat flux events precede strong vortex events, showing that strong vortex events are true dynamical events involving wave-mean flow interaction. Conversely, positive heat flux events precede weak vortex events. The tropospheric jet shifts in the North-Atlantic that occur almost simultaneously with extreme stratospheric heat flux events are shown to be comparable if not larger than those that follow extreme vortex events for several weeks. Next, a dry-dynamical core model is configured to capture the lifecycle of extreme positive and negative heat flux events seen in reanalysis. The events are not captured using the standard model setup with idealized wave-1 topography. A modified control simulation captures the key ingredients of the events: 1) the extremes of the stratospheric eddy heat flux distribution, 2) the cross-spectral correlation and phase between the stratosphere and troposphere, 3) the evolution of the eddy heat flux and EP-flux divergence, 4) the stratospheric evolution of the zonal-mean flow, including the NAM, NAM time-tendency, potential temperature time-tendency and stratospheric wave geometry, and 5) the tropospheric evolution, including the high-latitude wave-1 geopotential height pattern and mid-latitude jet shift. Comparison between the model and reanalysis reveals that higher-order planetary wavenumbers play a role prior to the events. Finally, the dry-dynamical core model is used to examine the large-scale dynamical mechanisms driving extreme stratospheric negative heat flux events and their coupling with the tropospheric circulation. An ensemble spectral nudging methodology is used to isolate the role of: 1) the tropospheric wave-1 precursor, 2) the stratospheric zonal-mean flow and 3) the higher-order wavenumbers. The events are partially reproduced when nudging the wave-1 precursor and the zonal-mean flow whereas they are not reproduced when nudging either separately. In contrast, nudging the wave-1 precursor and the higher-order waves reproduces the events, including the evolution of the zonal-mean flow. Mechanism denial experiments show that the higher-order planetary wavenumbers drive the events by modifying the zonal-mean flow and through wave-wave interaction. Nudging all tropospheric wave precursors confirms they are the source of the stratospheric waves. Nudging all stratospheric waves reproduces the coupling with the tropospheric circulation. Taken together, the experiments show that extreme stratospheric negative heat flux events are consistent with downward wave coupling from the stratosphere to the troposphere.

The Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma actuators have received a significant attention of many researchers in the last few decades. The main focus of these studies has been on the flow control areas such as turbulent boundary layer separation and turbulent skin friction reduction. Little attention has been paid on the effect of the DBD plasma actuators on the aerodynamic noise reduction. In this regard, the aim of the current work is to investigate the effect of the DBD plasma actuator driven at relatively low voltages on vortex-induced noise. The first part of the current work includes an extensive assessment of the effect of the DBD plasma actuator on the narrowband tonal noise radiated from a flat plate with blunt trailing edge and an airfoil (NACA 0012) with blunt and cut-in type serrated trailing edge. The measurements were carried out at Reynolds numbers between 0.75 x 10 to the power of 5 and 4 x 10 to the power of 5. It is found that the DBD plasma actuator effectiveness depends on the direction of the generated electric wind. For example, a high reduction in the narrowband tonal noise level is achieved when a direct streamwise electric wind is injected into the wake region. However, using a plasma actuator, which can induce streamwise vortices into the wake region, shows more superior noise reduction capability at lower voltages. Flow measurement results revealed that the mechanism responsible for the narrowband tonal noise reduction when the electric wind is directly injected into the wake is not due the momentum injection into the wake deficit. Rather, the streamwise jet isolates the two separated shear layers and prevents the interaction between them. On the other hand, it is found that the break-up of the spanwise coherence of the vortex shedding is responsible for the significant reduction in the tonal noise level when the spanwise actuation is used. The second part of the current work comprises the effect of the DBD plasma actuator on both the narrowband tonal noise and interaction broadband noise radiated from both single and tandem cylinder, respectively. The experiments were conducted at subcritical Reynolds number ReD = 1.1 x 10 to the power of 4. The actuators were positioned at different azimuthal angles 27° ≤ θj ≤ 153°. For the single cylinder case, the acoustic results show the DBD plasma actuator that is positioned at θj = 133° leads to a more reduction in the narrowband tonal noise level when compared to the other angles. It is found that the streamwise jet produced by the plasma actuators plays an important role in prevention of the interaction between the shear layers that separates from the cylinder. For the tandem cylinders case, the acoustic results show that the simultaneous actuation of both the upstream and the downstream cylinders leads to more reduction in both the narrowband tonal noise and the interaction broadband noise level compared with the case where only the upstream or the downstream cylinder is actuated. The mechanism responsible for this noise reduction is found to be mainly due to the streamwise jet induced by the upstream cylinder activation, which delays the vortex shedding formation and reduces the turbulence intensity in the near wake region. On the other hand, the plasma induced jet against the main-flow direction works as a virtual fluidic barrier which displaces the wake produced by the upstream cylinder away from the downstream cylinder.

Orientador: Oscar Ferreira de Lima / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-24T18:27:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Siqueira_EzequielCosta_M.pdf: 11787391 bytes, checksum: 424aa203ebfa572c02c0b2875dde771f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O interesse em sistemas de multicamadas supercondutoras/ferromagnéticas deve-se a algumas questões importantes relacionadas com a supressão da temperatura crítica, à coexistência da supercondutividade e ferromagnetismo e às transições dimensionais da matéria de vórtices. Neste trabalho foram estudados filmes multicamadas preparados por magnetron sputtering, com fórmula geral Ni(x)[Nb(y)/Ni(x)]n, onde x e y são espessuras fixas (4 º A até 20 º A e 87 º A até 250 º A) e n é o número de bicamadas de Ni/Nb. Os filmes foram caracterizados por difração de raios X em baixo e alto ângulo e por medidas de momento magnético como função da temperatura (T) e campo (H), para orientações perpendicular e paralela às camadas. Os resultados das medidas de raios X em baixo ângulo indicaram uma boa estrutura de multicamadas tendo a espessura das bicamadas ficado dentro de 5% dos valores nominais. As medidas em alto ângulo revelaram a texturização das camadas de Ni e Nb nas direções (111) e (110), respectivamente. Este estudo foi concentrado nas transições dimensionais do acoplamento supercondutor e suas implicações sobre a matéria de vórtices. Medidas de magnetização feitas na amostra Ni(20 º A)[Nb(250 º A)/Ni(20 º A)]9 indicaram uma transição 3D-2D do sistema de vórtices, como revelado pelo comportamento do campo crítico H c2 ?? (T) paralelo às camadas. Consistentemente, foi identificada uma possível linha de desacoplamento dos vórtices associada com a transição das linhas de vórtices de Abrikosov em vórtices panquecas, para a orientação de H perpendicular às camadas. Um linha de irreversibilidade foi determinada e sugere diferentes regimes da matéria de vórtices, onde a função exercida pelas camadas ferromagnéticas de Ni pode ser relevante. Todas as amostras estudadas mostraram instabilidades no momento magnético medido, devido à forte interação entre as contribuições supercondutora, das camadas de Nb, e ferromagnética, das camadas de Ni. As amostras com espessuras de Ni menores mostraram um comportamento paramagnético evidenciandoeos efeitos de tamanho finito sobre o magnetismo das camadas de Ni. A temperatura crítica supercondutora nestas amostras (4 K < Tc< 6 K) foi reduzida em relação ao valor apresentado por uma amostra volumétrica de Nb ( Tc= 9,2 K). Em conclusão, todos os efeitos observados neste trabalho mostram uma relação muito próxima com os efeitos de tamanho finito das camadas de Ni e Nb, e com a competição entre supercondutividade e ferromagnetismo / Abstract: The interest in multilayered superconductor/ferromagnetic structures originates from some important questions related to the critical temperature suppression, the coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism, and dimensional transitions of the vortex matter. In this work we have studied multilayered films prepared by magnetron sputtering, with general formula Ni(x)[Nb(y)/Ni(x)]n, where x and y are fixed thicknesses (4 º A to 20 º A and 87 º A to 250 º A), and n is the number of bi-layers of Ni/Nb. The films were characterized by high and low angle X-ray diffraction and by measurements of the magnetic moment as a function of temperature (T) and magnetic field (H), for perpendicular and parallel orientations with respect to the layers. The results of low angle diffraction indicate a good multilayer structure having bi-layer thicknesses within 5% of the nominal values. The high angle results indicate that Ni and Nb layers are textured in (111) and (110) directions. In this study we have concentrated on the dimensional transitions of the superconducting phase and their effects on the vortex matter. Magnetization measurements made in the Ni(20 º A)[Nb(250 º A)/Ni(20 º A) ]9 sample indicated a 3D-2D crossover of the vortex system, as revealed by the parallel upper critical field behavior. Consistently, it was identified a possible decoupling line associated with transition of Abrikosov vortex lines into vortex pancakes, for H perpendicular to the layers. An irreversibility line was determined and it suggests different regimes of the vortex matter, where the role played by the Ni ferromagnetic layers might be relevant. All the samples studied show magnetic moment instabilities, due to the strong interplay between the superconducting Nb layers and the magnetic Ni layers. The samples with more thinner Ni layers showed a paramagnetic behavior in the normal state, revealing a finite size effect on the magnetic properties of the Ni layers. The superconducting critical temperature in those samples (4 K < Tc < 6 K) was reduced in relation to its bulk value (Tc= 9,2 K). In conclusion, all the effects observed in this work have shown a close relation with finite size effects of the Ni and Nb layers, and with the interplay between superconductivity and magnetism / Mestrado / Supercondutividade / Mestre em Física

O objetivo deste trabalho foi a análise do movimento do fluido dentro de um segmento de vórtice em anel gerado através da ação magnetohidrodinâmica e o monitoramento do seu movimento resultante, de modo a oferecer condições de visualização usando velocimetria a laser com técnica de processamento de imagens de partículas envolvidas na circulação. O objetivo final desta linha de pesquisa é que através de análises de dados como as velocidades envolvidas na circulação obtida, possa modelar corpos em movimento em fluidos, de forma que o arrasto devido ao seu deslocamento possa ser reduzido. O movimento circulatório a que foi submetido o fluido sem meios mecânicos, ou seja, por meio de uma força resultante da ação de campos conjugados, teve a função de criar campos de baixa pressão tendo, para isso, acelerado o fluido em um circuito fechado restrito pela atuação da força e das paredes da célula de ensaio. O movimento do fluido, com a leitura da variação de velocidades em pontos diferentes do circuito teve o auxílio de um equipamento ótico que forneceu todas as variações, mesmo as mínimas, mostrando que tal aparato pode ser desenvolvido para a obtenção de melhores resultados. / The aim of this work involves the analysis of fluid flow, using sea water stimulated by localised magnetohydrodynamic induction within an experimental glass sided receptacle. The above mentioned apparatus simulated one segment of a three dimensional apparatus capable of creating a flow pattern very similar to that of a vortex ring. Particle Image Velocimetry techniques using a copper vapour laser with computerised image and data acquisition system were used to analyse the flow in the experimental segment. The final aim of this line of research is to be able to eventually model the shape of bodies in movement within a fluid when combined with the use of a magnetohydrodynamically induced flow field in such a way as to significantly reduce fluid drag forces on the body. Circulatory movement was induced in the fluid within the confines of the experimental tank using a locally applied Lorentz field force between electrodes to accelerate the fluid. Both the electrical and magnetic fields were controlled independently using separate external rectified a.c. circuits. The aim of the fluid movement described above was to induce low static pressure over a specific surface area. The analysis of the fluid movement, including the measurement of velocities in different points of the circuit was attained using specialised optical equipment linked to a computerised data acquisition and analysis system. The results, which included exceptionally low velocity readings, showed thatsuch equipment possesses the potential for developed for the attainment of better results in the future.