Engineering Computations: Volume 30 Issue 3

Cubic B‐spline differential quadrature methods and stability for Burgers' equation

Alper Korkmaz, İdris Dağ

The purpose of this paper is to simulate numerical solutions of nonlinear Burgers' equation with two well‐known problems in order to verify the accuracy of the cubic B‐spline…

Unsteady internal flow field simulations in a double suction centrifugal fan

Jing Yang, Long Meng, Lingjiu Zhou, Yongyao Luo, Zhengwei Wang

Thermal power plants have many problems regarding noise and vibration. Previous studies have shown that such problems are often related to the fans. However, the internal flows…

Investigation of heat and mass transfer of rotating MHD viscous flow between a stretching sheet and a porous surface

M. Sheikholeslami, H.R. Ashorynejad, A. Barari, Soheil Soleimani

The purpose of this paper is to analyze hydromagnetic flow between two horizontal plates in a rotating system. The bottom plate is a stretching sheet and the top one is a solid…

An initial solution estimation method based on As‐Rigid‐As‐Possible mesh parameterization for one‐step simulation

Qiaosheng Liu, Juntong Xi, Zhuoqi Wu

The purpose of this paper is to propose a universal, robust and efficient method to obtain a reliable initial guess solution for the one‐step finite element simulation.

Approximate solution of couple stress fluid with expanding or contracting porous channel

Najeeb Alam Khan, Amir Mahmood, Asmat Ara

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the approximate solution of the couple stress fluid equations in a semi‐infinite rectangular channel with porous and uniformly…

A methodology for constitutive relationships estimation for SWNT reinforced composites

Ahmed M. Hussein, Youssef F. Rashed

This paper computationally estimates the constitutive relationships of composite materials reinforced by single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT).

Vibration and fatigue caused by pressure pulsations originating in the vaneless space for a Kaplan turbine with high head

Yongyao Luo, Zhengwei Wang, Jing Zhang, Jidi Zeng, Jiayang Lin, Guangqian Wang

Hydraulic instabilities are one of the most important reasons causing vibrations and fatigues in hydraulic turbines. The present paper aims to find the relationship between…