Computational fluid dynamic analysis and design optimization of jet pumps

Energy thermal management in commercial bread-baking using a multi-objective optimisation framework

“…Due to the computational requirements of the CFD analyses, a surrogate modelling approach is adopted for the optimisation study, a methodology that has been used successfully by the authors for a range of engineering applications, e.g. the design optimisation of jet pumps [30], superhydrophobic functional surfaces [31] and emergency response vehicles [32]. The three-dimensional design space is explored efficiently using a nested optimal Latin Hypercube Design of Experiments (DOE) approach which exploits a permutation genetic algorithm to achieve a uniform spread of points within the design space.…”

Theoretical, Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Effect of Inlet Blade Angle on the Performance of Regenerative Blowers

“…The steady state conditions are considered in the simulation and a compressible air ideal gas with constant specific heat is assumed. The standard k-ε model has been tailored specifically for recirculating flows Lettieri et al, [16], so turbulence is modeled using the standard k-turbulence model Fan et al, [17], the energy equation is solved additionally and all the walls are considered as adiabatic and smooth. The mass flow rate normal to the boundary is set at the inlet duct as boundary conditions, while the total pressure and temperature obtained from the experiments are imposed at the outlet.…”

Topology optimization of inertia driven dosing units

“…Optimization of axisymmetric nozzles for ejectors in the turbulent regime has furthermore been studied in e.g. Dvorák (2006) ;Fan et al (2011). Opposed to shape optimization where the shape of the boundary is parameterized this paper utilizes a method where the shape of the component is not predefined and the resulting design can have a different topology than the initial one.…”