CFD Techniques and Thermo-Mechanics Applications

Description

This book focuses on CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) techniques and the recent developments and research works in thermo-mechanics applications. It is devoted to the publication of basic and applied studies broadly related to this area. The chapters present the development of numerical methods, computational techniques, and case studies in the thermo-mechanics applications. They offer the fundamental knowledge for using CFD in real thermo-mechanics applications and complex flow problems through new technical approaches. Also, they discuss the steps in the CFD process and provide benefits and issues when using the CFD analysis in understanding of complicated flow phenomena and its use in the design process. The best practices for reducing errors and uncertainties in CFD analysis are also discussed. The presented case studies and development approaches aim to provide the readers, such as engineers and PhD students, the fundamentals of CFD prior to embarking on any real simulation project. Additionally, engineers supporting or being supported by CFD analysts can benefit from this book. ​ Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Air Flow CFD Modeling in an Industrial Convection Oven (Julio Cesar Zanchet Piaia, Carlos Alberto Claumann, Marintho Bastos Quadri, Ariovaldo Bolzan)....Pages 1-12 CFD Application for the Study of Innovative Working Fluids in Solar Central Receivers (María Isabel Roldán Serrano, Jesús Fernández Reche, Eduardo Zarza Moya)....Pages 13-31 Computational Fluid Dynamics for Thermal Evaluation of Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger for Different Climates of Mexico (M. Rodríguez-Vázquez, I. Hernández-Pérez, J. Xamán, Y. Chávez, F. Noh-Pat)....Pages 33-51 CFD Modeling of a Parabolic Trough Receiver of Different Cross Section Shapes (Anissa Ghomrassi, Hatem Mhiri, Philippe Bournot)....Pages 53-64 An OpenFOAM Solver for Forced Convection Heat Transfer Adopting Diagonally Implicit Runge–Kutta Schemes (Valerio D’Alessandro, Sergio Montelpare, Renato Ricci)....Pages 65-81 Multigrid and Preconditioning Techniques in CFD Applications (Konstantin Volkov)....Pages 83-149 Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Role of Delta Wing Privileged Apex (Iddir Boumrar, Zied Driss)....Pages 151-171 Numerical Simulation of the Overlap Effect on the Turbulent Flow Around a Savonius Wind Rotor (Sobhi Frikha, Zied Driss, Hedi Kchaou, Mohamed Salah Abid)....Pages 173-188 Study of the Collector Diameter Effect on the Characteristics of the Solar Chimney Power Plant (Ahmed Ayadi, Abdallah Bouabidi, Zied Driss, Mohamed Salah Abid)....Pages 189-203