Computational fluid dynamics plate

In the microfluid dynamics approaches the continuity and Navier-Stokes equation coupled with methodologies for tracking the disperse/continuous interface are used to describe the droplet formation in quiescent and crossflow continuous conditions. Ohta et al. [54] used a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach to analyze the single-droplet-formation process at an orifice under pressure pulse conditions (pulsed sieve-plate column). Abrahamse et al. [55] simulated the process of the droplet break-up in crossflow membrane emulsification using an equal computational fluid dynamics procedure. They calculated the minimum distance between two membrane pores as a function of crossflow velocity and pore size. This minimum distance is important to optimize the space between two pores on the membrane... 

Various distribution plates have been designed using anything from simple engineering logict 3,14,15] to computational fluid dynamics (CFD)l16l Layouts vary from complex multilayered plates 171 to single discs, but the most common approach... 

Computational fluid dynamics approach was utilized in the study of photocatalytic destruction of gas-phase vinyl chloride in an annular flow reactor (Mohseni and Taghipour, 2004). The kinetic data for the model was obtained from a differential glass plate reactor. The modeling results indicated significant gradient of vinyl chloride in the radial direction and nonuniform flow distributions, which resulted in reduced efficiency over the entire range of inlet concentrations. 

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Beginning with fundamentals of fluid dynamics, correlations for the pressure loss in channel elements are presented, which are concatenated to fluidic networks to distribute fluid homogeneously over a certain area. Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations of single elements are exploited for analytical pressure loss correlations. These are employed in lumped element modeling of networks and manifolds, which are too complex for direct simulations. Design strategies and methods are presented for charmel networks, manifolds for parallel channels on a plate and headers for stacked-plate devices. 

Failure analysis of the failed MEAs indicated the fuel inlet region as the failure area. Links between the failure and specific features of the flow channel design were investigated through computational fluid dynamics modeling techniques to determine the most likely contributing factors, such as reactant and coolant channel locations, plate conductivity and interactions with the MEA thermal properties. The predicted maximum membrane-electrode interface temperature rose from 87 °C to 99.5 °C due to air bleed introduction, resulting in a hot spot consistent with the observed failnre. 

The computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis of bipolar plate flow-field designs is often performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the flow-field design in terms of developing heat and mass transfer coefficient and... 

The central element of the slit plate micromixer is a structured metallic plate that carries a number of slits [35]. These slits generate a multilamellar structure of the liquids to be mixed with slit structures of characteristic dimensions as low as 25 pm. Further mixing between the two lamellate liquids occurs by diffusional processes and secondary flow effects. These secondary flow effects were studied by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations... 

Figure 16 shows the experimental arrangement for the measurement of the surface pressure. The trough (200 mm long, 50 mm wide and 10 mm deep) was coated with Teflon. The subphase temperature was controlled within 0.1 C by means of a jacket connected to a thermostated water circulator, and the environmental air temperature was kept at 18 °C. The surface tension was measured with a Wilhelmy plate of platinum(24.5 x 10.0 x 0.15 mm). The surface pressure monitored by an electronic balance was successively stored in a micro- computer, and then Fourier transformed to a frequency domain. The surface area was changed successively in a sinusoidal manner, between 37.5 A2/molecule and 62.5 A2/molecule. We have chosen an unsaturated phospholipid(l,2-dioleoyl-3-sn-phosphatidyI-choline DOPC) as a curious sample to measure the dynamic surface tension with this novel instrument, as the unsaturated lipids play an important role in biomembranes and, moreover, such a "fluid" lipid was expected to exhibit marked dynamic, nonlinear characteristics. The spreading solution was 0.133 mM chloroform solution of DOPC. The chloroform was purified with three consecutive distillations. 

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