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A high-order compact finite-difference lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of steady and unsteady incompressible flows
, Article International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids ; Vol. 75, Issue. 10 , 2014 , Pages 713-746 ; ISSN: 02712091 ; Ezzatneshan, E ; Sharif University of Technology
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A high-order compact finite-difference lattice Boltzmann method (CFDLBM) is proposed and applied to accurately compute steady and unsteady incompressible flows. Herein, the spatial derivatives in the lattice Boltzmann equation are discretized by using the fourth-order compact FD scheme, and the temporal term is discretized with the fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme to provide an accurate and efficient incompressible flow solver. A high-order spectral-type low-pass compact filter is used to stabilize the numerical solution. An iterative initialization procedure is presented and applied to generate consistent initial conditions for the simulation of unsteady flows. A sensitivity study is also...
Mixed-convection flow of Al2O3-H2O nanofluid in a channel partially filled with porous metal foam: Experimental and numerical study
, Article Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science ; Vol. 53 , February , 2014 , pp. 49-56 ; ISSN: 08941777 ; Molaei Dehkordi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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Mixed-convection flow of nanofluids inside a vertical rectangular channel partially filled with open-cell metal foam and subject to a constant wall-heat flux was investigated experimentally and numerically. Al2O3-water nanofluids with different concentrations were prepared and their stability was examined using UV-Vis spectroscopy. Dynamic light scattering method was used to determine particle size distribution of the nanofluid feedstock. The outlet temperature and pressure drop were measured for different nanofluid flow rates (i.e., Reynolds number values). In the numerical section, a two-dimensional volume-averaged form of the governing equations was used. The velocity and temperature...
Numerical solution of homogeneous double pipe heat exchanger: Dynamic modeling
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 21, Issue 2 , 2014 , pp. 449-455 ; ISSN: 10263098 ; Kazemi, Y ; Fattahi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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Dynamic modeling of a double-pipe heat exchanger is the subject of the current study. The basis of this study is the same velocity of vapor and liquid phases or, in other words, homogeneous phase, in the annulus part of the exchanger. The model can predict the temperature and vapor quality along the axial pipe from the pipe inlet up to a distance where steady state conditions are achieved. The simulation is conducted for two modes of co- and counter-flow in a one dimensional transient system. The physical properties of water are estimated from empirical correlation and a saturated vapor table with cubic spline interpolation. The exchanger model, which is a set of Ordinary Differential...
An experimental-based numerical simulation of two phase flow through porous media: A comparative study on finite element and finite difference schemes
, Article Petroleum Science and Technology ; Volume 31, Issue 18 , 2013 , Pages 1881-1890 ; 10916466 (ISSN) ; Kharrat, R ; Ghazanfari, M. H ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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In this study, the nonlinear partial differential equations governing two phase flow through porous media are solved using two different methods, namely, finite difference and finite element. The capillary pressure term is considered in the mathematical model. The numerical results on a 2-D test case are then compared with the experimental drainage process and water flooding performed on a glass type micromodel. Based on the obtained results, finite difference technique needs less computational time for solving governing equations of two phase flow, but findings of this method show less agreement with the experimental data. The finite element scheme was found to be more adequate and its...
FPGA-based fast detection with reduced sensor count for a fault-tolerant three-phase converter
, Article IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics ; Volume 9, Issue 3 , 2013 , Pages 1343-1350 ; 15513203 (ISSN) ; Philippe, P ; Shahrokh, S ; Mohammad Reza, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Fast fault detection (FD) and reconfiguration is necessary for fault tolerant power electronic converters in safety critical applications to prevent further damage and to make the continuity of service possible. The aim of this study is to minimize the number of the used additional voltage sensors in a fault tolerant three-phase converter. In this paper, first a practical implementation of a very fast FD scheme with reduced sensor number is discussed. Then, an optimization in this scheme is also presented to decrease the detection time. For FD, special time and voltage criterion are applied to observe the error in the estimated phase-to-phase voltages for a specific period of time. The...
Open-and short-circuit switch fault diagnosis for nonisolated DC-DC converters using field programmable gate array
, Article IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics ; Volume 60, Issue 9 , October , 2013 , Pages 4136-4146 ; 02780046 (ISSN) ; Jamshidpour, E ; Poure, P ; Saadate, S ; Zolghadri, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Fault detection (FD) in power electronic converters is necessary in embedded and safety critical applications to prevent further damage. Fast FD is a mandatory step in order to make a suitable response to a fault in one of the semiconductor devices. The aim of this study is to present a fast yet robust method for fault diagnosis in nonisolated dc-dc converters. FD is based on time and current criteria which observe the slope of the inductor current over the time. It is realized by using a hybrid structure via coordinated operation of two FD subsystems that work in parallel. No additional sensors, which increase system cost and reduce reliability, are required for this detection method. For...
Upwind compact implicit and explicit high-order finite difference schemes for level set technique
, Article International Journal of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics ; Volume 13, Issue 4 , 2012 , Pages 308-318 ; 15502287 (ISSN) ; Kebriaee, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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This paper investigates implementation of upwind compact implicit and explicit high-order finite difference schemes for solution of the level set equation. The upwind compact implicit and explicit high-order finite difference schemes are well-known techniques to descritize spatial derivatives for convection term in hyperbolic equations. Applying of upwind high-order schemes on the level set equation leads to less error and CPU time reduction compared to essential non-oscillatory (ENO), weighted essential non-oscillatory schemes (WENO), and even different particle level set methods. The results indicate the error based on area loss decreases drastically with applying high-order upwind,...
Effect of pressure on heat transfer coefficient at the metal/mold interface of A356 aluminum alloy
, Article International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer ; Volume 39, Issue 5 , 2012 , Pages 705-712 ; 07351933 (ISSN) ; Jabbari, M ; Davami, P ; Sharif University of Technology
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The aim of this paper is to correlate interfacial heat transfer coefficient (IHTC) to applied external pressure, in which IHTC at the interface between A356 aluminum alloy and metallic mold during the solidification of casting under different pressures were obtained using the inverse heat conduction problem (IHCP) method. The method covers the expedient of comparing theoretical and experimental thermal histories. Temperature profiles obtained from thermocouples were used in a finite difference heat flow program to estimate the transient heat transfer coefficients. The new simple formula was presented for correlation between external pressure and heat transfer coefficient. Acceptable...
Coupled lattice boltzmann - Discrete element method for numerical modelling of sand production
, Article Particle-Based Methods II - Fundamentals and Applications, 26 October 2011 through 28 October 2011 ; 2011 , Pages 371-382 ; 9788489925670 (ISBN) ; Pak, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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In this study, a coupled numerical approach based on Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) and Discrete Element Method (DEM) is employed for 2D simulation of fluid flow in porous media comprising of movable circular particles. The developed model is used for simulation of sand production which is one of the important problems in petroleum industry. The numerical tool has proved to have the capability of investigating the mechanisms involved in sand production problem. The results show that the rate of sand production is strongly affected by flow rate and confining pressure
Mixed electroosmotically and pressure-driven flow with temperature- dependent properties
, Article Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer ; Volume 25, Issue 3 , Sep , 2011 , Pages 432-442 ; 08878722 (ISSN) ; Yavari, H ; Saidi, M. H ; Chakraborty, S ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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The present work reports the outcome of a comprehensive parametric study on mixed electroosmotically and pressure-driven flow in slit microchannels with constant wall heat fluxes. Special attention is given to disclose the applicability ranges of usual assumptions in simplified analyses. The governing equations for fully developed conditions are first made dimensionless and then solved by means of an implicit finite difference method. The results reveal that the assumption of constant thermophysical properties does not leadto significant errors in practical applications. Although the Debye-Huckel linearization may successfully be used to evaluate velocity profiles up to the zeta potentials...
The effect of normal stress on hydro-mechanical deep drawing process
, Article International Journal of Mechanical Sciences ; Volume 53, Issue 6 , 2011 , Pages 407-416 ; 00207403 (ISSN) ; Taghipour, E ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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Normal stress has some role in the deformation analysis of hydroforming processes. In this study, analytical modeling is pursued to evaluate the effect of normal stress on the hydro-mechanical deep drawing (HDD) process. Analyses are carried out for axisymmetric elements of the formed cup-shaped part for increments of the punch travel. The formulations are obtained using mechanical and geometrical relations and the finite difference method, thereby being solved by proper numerical algorithms. Furthermore, in the present work, part thickness is variable, the loading and straining are non-proportional, and bending/unbending effects over the part curvature are considered. The results show that...
The effects of proportional loading, plane stress, and constant thickness assumptions on hydro-mechanical deep drawing process
, Article International Journal of Mechanical Sciences ; Volume 53, Issue 5 , 2011 , Pages 329-337 ; 00207403 (ISSN) ; Assempour, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of proportional loading, plane stress, and constant thickness assumptions on hydro-mechanical deep drawing (HDD) by developing analytical models. The main model includes no simplifying assumption, and then each of the mentioned assumptions is considered in a specific model. The interrelationships between geometrical and mechanical variables are obtained in the finite difference form based on the incremental strain theory, thereby being solved by Broyden algorithm. Published experimental and FE results are used for evaluation of the results obtained in the present work. The results of models under proportional loading, plane stress, and...
Numerical modeling of incline plate LiBr absorber
, Article Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung ; Volume 47, Issue 3 , November , 2011 , Pages 259-267 ; 09477411 (ISSN) ; Farhanieh, B ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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Among major components of LiBr-H 2O absorption chillers is the absorber, which has a direct effect on the chillier size and whose characteristics have significant effects on the overall efficiency of absorption machines. In this article, heat and mass transfer process in absorption of refrigerant vapor into a lithium bromide solution of water-cooled incline plate absorber in the Reynolds number range of 5
Comparison between triangular and hexagonal modeling of a hexagonal-structured reactor core using box method
, Article Annals of Nuclear Energy ; Volume 38, Issue 2-3 , February–March , 2011 , Pages 371-378 ; 03064549 (ISSN) ; Moghaddam, N. M ; Zahedinejad, E ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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A hexagonal-structured reactor core (e.g. VVER-type) is mostly modeled by structured triangular and hexagonal mesh zones. Although both the triangular and hexagonal models give good approximations over the neutronic calculation of the core, there are some differences between them that seem necessary to be clarified. For this purpose, the neutronic calculations of a hexagonal-structured reactor core have to be performed using the structured triangular and hexagonal meshes based on box method of discretisation and then the results of two models should be benchmarked in different cases. In this paper, the box method of discretisation is derived for triangular and hexagonal meshes. Then, two 2-D...
Simulation of wellbore stability with thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical coupling in troublesome formations: an example from Ahwaz oil field, SW Iran
, Article Arabian Journal of Geosciences ; Volume 8, Issue 1 , 2015 , Pages 379-396 ; 18667511 (ISSN) ; Jalayeri, H ; Ghotbi, C ; Pishvaie, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
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Wellbore stability is a main concern in drilling operation. Troublesome drilling issues are chemically active formations and/or high-pressure–high-temperature environments. These are mainly responsible for most of wellbore instabilities. Wellbore failure is mostly controlled by the interaction between active shales and drilling fluid in shale formations. The factors influencing this interaction consist of fluid pressure, temperature, composition of drilling fluid, and exposure time. In this paper, a non-linear fully coupled chemo-thermo-poroelasticity model is developed. At first, a fully implicit finite difference model is presented to analyze the problem, and then, it is verified through...
Contact time study of electrostatically actuated microsystems
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 17, Issue 5 B , SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER , 2010 , Pages 348-357 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Rashidian, B ; Ahmadian, M. T ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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This paper presents a model to analyze contact phenomenon in microsystems actuated by ramp voltages, which has applications in frequency sweeping. First-order shear deformation theory is used to model dynamical system using finite element method, while finite difference method is applied to model squeeze film damping. The model is validated by static pull-in results. The presented hybrid FEMFDM model is utilized to compute values of contact time and dynamic behavior. Considering this model, effects of different geometrical and mechanical parameters on contact time are studied. The influence of imposing the additional reverse voltage on dynamic characteristics of the system is also...
Development of a 2-D 2-group neutron noise simulator for hexagonal geometries
, Article Annals of Nuclear Energy ; Volume 37, Issue 8 , 2010 , Pages 1089-1100 ; 03064549 (ISSN) ; Vosoughi, N ; Zahedinejad, E ; Sharif University of Technology
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In this paper, the development of a neutron noise simulator for hexagonal-structured reactor cores using both the forward and the adjoint methods is reported. The spatial discretisation of both 2-D 2-group static and dynamic equations is based on a developed box-scheme finite difference method for hexagonal mesh boxes. Using the power iteration method for the static calculations, the 2-group neutron flux and its adjoint with the corresponding eigenvalues are obtained by the developed static simulator. The results are then benchmarked against the well-known CITATION computer code. The dynamic calculations are performed in the frequency domain which leads to discarding of the time...
Comparison of numerical formulations for Two-phase flow in porous media
, Article Geotechnical and Geological Engineering ; Volume 28, Issue 4 , 2010 , Pages 373-389 ; 09603182 (ISSN) ; Raeesi Ardekani, D ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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Numerical approximation based on different forms of the governing partial differential equation can lead to significantly different results for two-phase flow in porous media. Selecting the proper primary variables is a critical step in efficiently modeling the highly nonlinear problem of multiphase subsurface flow. A comparison of various forms of numerical approximations for two-phase flow equations is performed in this work. Three forms of equations including the pressure-based, mixed pressure-saturation and modified pressure-saturation are examined. Each of these three highly nonlinear formulations is approximated using finite difference method and is linearized using both Picard and...
Wideband maximally flat fractional-delay allpass filters
, Article Electronics Letters ; Volume 46, Issue 10 , May , 2010 , Pages 722-723 ; 00135194 (ISSN) ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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The maximally flat (MF) fractional-delay (FD) allpass filter, also known as Thiran's allpass filter, is one of the most popular IIR FD systems which is typically deployed in its causal forms. It is shown that if this causality constraint is removed, MFFD allpass filters with considerably wider bandwidths can be obtained. In many applications this extra bandwidth is worth having a non-causal system
Comparing sloshing phenomena in a rectangular container with and without a porous medium using explicit nonlinear 2-D BEM-FDM
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 17, Issue 2 B , 2010 , Pages 93-101 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Ghodsi Hassanabad, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
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The sloshing phenomena in a partially filled tank can affect its stability. Modifications of tank instability due to the movement of the tank carrier, are key design points for the stability of a carrier. Even though the sloshing phenomenon has already been investigated using the BEM-FDM technique, the research in this paper covers this phenomenon in a porous media, which is new in 2-D coordinates. For this purpose, a Laplace equation has been used for potential flow, and kinematic and dynamic boundary conditions have been applied to the free surface. Also, a formulation has been developed for a free surface in porous media. BEM has been used for solving the governing equation and FDM...