S. Aggoune¹, C. Abid², E.H. Amara^1,3

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 115-125, 2015, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2015.011.115

Abstract This paper focuses on the vortex formation effect during the application of a laser-fusion cutting technique. This industrial technique is typically associated with the ejection of a film of molten stainless steel blown off by a subsonic laminar jet of nitrogen gas used to assist the process. Without taking into account the transverse movement of the workpiece, we consider a 4 mm thick stainless steel plate. The resulting molten metal flow is assumed to be laminar, steady, viscous and incompressible. The numerical results reveal vortex structures adjacent to the walls at the entrance of the kerf, and a pair of… More >

Robert Rundqvist¹, Andreas Mark¹, Fredrik Edelvik¹, Johan S. Carlsson¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 259-278, 2011, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.259

Abstract Multiphase flow simulation using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) has gained interest during recent years, mostly due to the inherent flexibility of the method and the physically rather intuitive formulation of extra constitutive equations needed when dealing with for instance non-Newtonian flows. In the work presented here, simulations based on an SPH model implemented in the flow solver IBOFlow has been used for simulation of robotic application of sealing material on a car body. Application of sealing materials is done in order to prevent water leakage into cavities of the body, and to reduce noise. In off-line programming of the robots… More >

ShadiaJ. Ikhmayies¹, Naseem M. Abu El-Haija¹, Riyad N. Ahmad-Bitar¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 165-178, 2010, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2010.006.165

Abstract Undoped polycrystalline ZnO thin films were produced on glass substrates at a substrate temperature Ts= 450 C by the spray pyrolysis (SP) technique. The films were characterized by analyzing their I-V curves, transmittance, X-ray diffractograms (XRD) and their scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. The I-V plots are all linear and the resistivity was found to be about 200W.cm. The transmittance in the visible and near infrared regions is as high as 85% which is suitable for solar cell applications. The absorption coefficient which is deduced from the transmittance measurements is continuously increasing with the photon's energy and it rapidly increases… More >

R. Prosser¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.5, No.4, pp. 411-424, 2009, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.411

Abstract A novel wavelet-based method for the simulation of reacting flows on adaptive meshes is presented. The method is based on a subtraction algorithm, wherein the wavelet coefficients are calculated from the low resolution up (as opposed to the standard top-down approach). The advantage of this new method is that it allows the calculation of wavelet coefficients on sparse grids, and thus lends itself more readily to adaptive computational meshes than does the traditional wavelet algorithm. The approach is used to simulate a one-dimensional laminar pre-mixed flame with different Lewis numbers. The computational grid is adapted via the removal of grid… More >

L. Bennamoun¹, A. Belhamri², A. Ali Mohamed

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.5, No.2, pp. 177-192, 2009, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.177

Abstract This study focuses on the interplay between drying kinetics (encountered in typical industrial processes and particularly in the context of solar drying) and the possible variation of external (e.g., environmental) conditions. Theoretical models of these behaviours are introduced. Experimental results confirmed by simulation are also presented. Variation of the thermo physical properties of air is taken into account in terms of variation of viscosity, density and coefficient of diffusion. In particular, this coefficient is calculated from experimental data and expressed as a function of the wet bulb air temperature. When external conditions are modified and, as a natural consequence, also… More >

L. Bennamoun¹, A. Belhamri²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 221-230, 2008, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2008.004.221

Abstract This work focuses on tyipical heat and mass transfer phenomena during the processing of products in the context of the packed-bed drying method (products arranged in thick layers into dryers working in forced convection mode). The dryers are modeled as porous media at the macroscopic level. The simulations are carried out using the mass, momentum (written in the framework of the Darcy's law approximation) and energy equations applied for the different components. A diffusion model based on Fick's law is also used to take into account the drying kinetics. This approach allows monitoring of the variations of humidity and temperature… More >

G.Pétré¹, K.Tshinyama, A. Azouni², S. Van Vaerenbergh¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 1-10, 2008, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2008.004.001

Abstract This study illustrates a relevant and practical method to determine the effective surface tension gradient in a layer subjected to a lateral temperature difference. In general, this can be hardly performed in situ without perturbing the flow. For this reason we rely on an indirect determination approach. A simple model is developed that relates the surface tension gradient to other quantities that can be measured without introducing significant disturbances in the system. Measurements of these quantities are performed in a set-up where the flow corresponds with a good approximation to a one-dimensional model. A previously used set-up has been upgraded… More >

Ahmed Mahmoudi^1,2, Imen Mejri¹, Mohamed Ammar Abbassi¹, Ahmed Omri¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 353-388, 2013, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2013.009.353

Abstract A double-population Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) is applied to solve the steady-state laminar natural convective heat-transfer problem in a triangular cavity filled with air (Pr = 0.71). Two different boundary conditions are implemented for the vertical and inclined boundaries: Case I) adiabatic vertical wall and inclined isothermal wall, Case II) isothermal vertical wall and adiabatic inclined wall. The bottom wall is assumed to be at a constant temperature (isothermal) for both cases. The buoyancy effect is modeled in the framework of the well-known Boussinesq approximation. The velocity and temperature fields are determined by a D2Q9 LBM and a D2Q4 LBM,… More >

Morteza Eslamian^1,2, M. Ziad Saghir^1,3

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.4, pp. 353-380, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.353

Abstract In this paper recent advances pertinent to the applications of thermodiffusion or thermomigration in the fabrication of micro and nano metal-doped semiconductor-based patterns and devices are reviewed and discussed. In thermomigration, a spot, line, or layer of a p-type dopant, such as aluminum, which is deposited on a semiconductor surface, penetrates into the semiconductor body due to the presence of a temperature gradient applied across the wafer body. The trails of p-doped regions within an n-type semiconductor, in the form of columns or walls, may be used for several applications, such as the isolation of a part of a semiconductor… More >

F. De Rosa¹, A. Esposito¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 107-128, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2011.008.107

Abstract An investigation was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and the performance of an electrically heated composite leading edge for aircraft anti-icing applications. A prototype was designed, manufactured and equipped with a High Temperature composite leading edge with embedded Ni alloy resistance fed by a DC power supply unit. Running wet and fully evaporative functional modes have been verified both analytically and experimentally with reasonable agreement. A room temperature thermal endurance test has been run for 10⁴ cycles aiming to preliminary verify the integrity of the composite laminate after the imposed thermal stress. The EHCLE system (Electrical Heated Composite Leading Edge)… More >