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- ItemA numerical investigation of the resin flow front tracking applied to the RTM process(2011) Souza, Jeferson Avila; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Amico, Sandro Campos; Vargas, Jose Viriato CoelhoResin Transfer Molding (RTM) is largely used for the manufacturing of high-quality composite components and the key stage during processing is the resin infiltration. The complete understanding of this phenomenon is of utmost importance for efficient mold construction and the fast production of high quality components. This paper investigates the resin flow phenomenon within the mold. A computational application was developed to track the resin flow-front position, which uses a finite volume method to determine the pressure field and a FAN (Flow Analysis Network) technique to track the flow front. The mass conservation problem observed with traditional FE-CV (Finite Element-Control Volume) methods is also investigated and the use of a finite volume method to minimize this inconsistency is proposed. Three proposed case studies are used to validate the methodology by direct comparison with analytical and a commercial software solutions. The results show that the proposed methodology is highly efficient to determine the resin flow front, showing an improvement regarding mass conservation across volumes.
- ItemNumerical analysis including pressure drop in oscillating water column device.(2015) Gomes, Mateus das Neves; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos; Isoldi, Liércio André; Rocha, Luiz Alberto OliveiraThe wave energy conversion into electricity has been increasingly studied in the last years. There are several proposed converters. Among them, the oscillatingwater column (OWC) device has been widespread evaluated in literature. In this context, the main goal of this work was to perform a comparison between two kinds of physical constraints in the chimney of the OWC device, aiming to represent numerically the pressure drop imposed by the turbine on the air flow inside the OWC. To do so, the conservation equations of mass,momentumand one equation for the transport of volumetric fraction were solved with the finite volume method (FVM). To tackle thewater-air interaction, the multiphase model volume of fluid (VOF)was used. Initially, an asymmetric constraint inserted in chimney duct was reproduced and investigated. Subsequently, a second strategywas proposed,where a symmetric physical constraint with an elliptical shapewas analyzed. Itwas thus possible to establish a strategy to reproduce the pressure drop in OWC devices caused by the presence of the turbine, as well as to generate its characteristic curve.
- ItemNumerical study of forced convection lid-driven cavity flows using LES (Large Eddy Simulation)(2013) Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos; Petry, Adriane Prisco; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; França, Francis Henrique RamosThis study presents the LES (large eddy simulation) of forced convection in laminar and two dimensional turbulent flows when the flow reaches the steady state. The main purpose is the evaluation of a developed numerical methodology for the simulation of forced convection flows at various Reynolds numbers (100 ≤ ReH ≤ 10,000) and for a fixed Prandtl number (Pr = 1.0). The hexahedral eight-node FEM (finite element method) with an explicit Taylor-Galerkin scheme is used to obtain the numerical solutions of the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy. The Smagorinsky model is employed for the sub-grid treatment. The time-averaged velocity and temperature profiles are compared with results of literature and a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) package based on finite volume method, leading to a highest deviation of nearly 6%. Moreover, characteristics of the forced convection flows are properly obtained, e.g., the effect of the Reynolds number over the multiplicity of scales.
- ItemConstructal design of a x-shaped cavity cooled by convection(2014) Link, Fernanda Bichet; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos; Isoldi, Liércio AndréThis paper applies Constructal design to study the geometry of a X-shaped cavity that penetrates into a solid conductive wall. The objective is minimizing the dimensionless maximal excess of temperature between the solid body and the cavity. There is uniform heat generation on the solid body. The cavity surfaces are cooled by convection heat transfer while the solid body is subjected to adiabatic conditions on its outer surfaces. The total volume and the cavity volume are fixed, but the lengths and thickness of the X-shaped cavity can vary. The emerged optimal configurations and performance are reported. The effect of the area fraction φ which denotes the ratio between the cavity area and the total area of the geometry, and the ratio between the length and thickness of the branch cavity, H1/L1, on the dimensionless maximal excess of temperature is numerically investigated. The results show that the dimensionless maximal excess of temperature θmax,min decreases approximately 60% when the cavity fraction increases from φ = 0.05 to 0.25. The results also show that the X-shaped cavity performs approximately 45% better when compared to a C-shaped cavity under the same thermal conditions. The optimal X-shaped cavity is also in accordance with the optimal distribution of imperfections principle.
- ItemA matlab code to fit periodic data(2015) Brum, Ruth da Silva; Ramalho, Jairo Valões de Alencar; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Isoldi, Liércio André; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dosThis paper presents a computer method to find the best sine-based function, in the sense of least squares, to fit periodic data. Even though the least squares method is not a novelty, there is a void in the literature about its use to find trigonometric functions, particularly when it gives rise to nonlinear systems, as it is done in this article. The respective code, implemented in the Matlab programming language, is detailed and analyzed exploring experimental data from the air and soil temperatures measured along the year in earth air heat exchangers (EAHE) built in the facilities of a case study house in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The fitting curves have been employed by the authors in different works to define boundary conditions to study new computer models of EAHE.
- ItemOtimização geométrica de um arranjo triangular de cilindros submetido a escoamento laminar com convecção forçada(2015) Galarça, Marcelo Moraes; Cardoso, Felipe Rodrigues; Razera, Andre Luis; Acunha Junior, Ivoni Carlos; Isoldi, Liércio André; Porte, Anderson Favero; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dosO presente trabalho numérico estuda o arranjo triangular de cilindros submetidos a escoamentos transientes, bi-dimensionais, incompressíveis, laminares e com convecção forçada por meios do método Constructal Design. As simulações foram realizadas para escoamentos com números de Reynolds e Prandtl de ReD = 100 e Pr = 0.71. As equações de conservação de massa, quantidade de movimento e energia foram resolvidas com o uso do método de volumes finitos (FVM – do inglês: Finite Volume Method). A área ocupada pelos três cilindros é uma restrição geométrica do problema, enquanto as razões ST/D (passo transversal sobre o diâmetro) e SL/D (passo longitudinal sobre o diâmetro) são os graus de liberdade. Vale destacar que os diâmetros dos três cilindros são iguais em todos os casos. O principal objetivo aqui é avaliar qual razão ST/D minimiza o coeficiente de arrasto e maximiza a taxa de transferência de calor (número de Nusselt) entre os cilindros e o escoamento circundante, i.e., um problema multiobjetivo. Em todos os casos foi considerada uma razão SL/D = 3.5. Os resultados mostraram que o comportamento fluidodinâmico e térmico foi bastante influenciado pela razão ST/D. O coeficiente de arrasto (CD) mínimo e o máximo número de Nusselt (NuD) são obtidos para ST/D = 1.5 e 5.5, respectivamente. Contudo, os melhores arranjos considerando a função multiobjetivo (arrasto e transferência de calor) foram alcançados na região ST/D ~ 2.0, mais próximo do ótimo obtido para o problema fluidodinâmico, ao contrário do observado para um caso de par de cilindros abordado na literatura.
- ItemComputational modeling of a regular wave tank(2009) Gomes, Mateus das Neves; Olinto, Cláudio Rodrigues; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Souza, Jeferson Avila; Isoldi, Liércio AndréThis paper presents two different numerical methodologies to generate regular gravity waves in a wave tank. We performed numerical simulations of wave generation through the FLUENT® package, using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase model to reproduce the wave propagation in the tank. Thus it was possible to analyze two methods for generating regular waves that could be used in future work, especially in the study of devices of energy conversion from ocean waves into electrical energy.
- ItemTwo-dimensional computational modeling of the soil thermal behavior due to the incidence of solar radiation(2013) Brum, Ruth da Silva; Isoldi, Liércio André; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos; Vaz, Joaquim; Rocha, Luiz Alberto OliveiraNowadays, there is a focus on finding sustainable energy sources, as well as, alternatives to rationalize the use of electrical energy. In this sense, the employment of Earth-Air Heat Exchangers (EAHE) is one technique which allows the reduction of energy consumption for climatization of buildings environments. The present study shows the evaluation of a numerical method to estimate the ground thermal potential, allowing its applicability for future thermal design of EAHE. The soil domain is considered two-dimensional and a transient solution for the thermal behavior of the soil is obtained. Moreover, a soil surface temperature distribution equation based on experimental data is employed to define the domain boundary conditions. The simulations are performed with a numerical method based on the finite volume method, more precisely using the software FLUENT®. The results presented an excellent agreement with analytical solutions showing the validity and effectiveness of the computational model for prediction of the soil behavior. The numerical results were also confronted with experimental ones predicted into literature and show a good agreement, with a deviation lower than 14%. The main difference is attributed to the duct presence which is taken into account only for the experimental study.
- ItemA new computational modeling to predict the behavior of Earth-Air Heat Exchangers(2013) Brum, Ruth da Silva; Vaz, Joaquim; Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos; Isoldi, Liércio AndréThe use of renewable energy sources to improve the thermal conditions of built environments and hencedecreasing the consumption of conventional energy is an important aspect to design a sustainable build-ing. Within this context, it is possible to harness the solar energy that reaches the Earth’s surface andis stored by the soil as thermal energy. To do so, the Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) device can beemployed, consisting of a buried duct through which the external ambient air is insufflated. The flowingair exchanges heat with surround soil, and leaves the device with a milder temperature compared to itsinput temperature. The main goal of this work was to present a new computational modeling to predictthe thermal behavior of EAHE. This new numerical model has the advantage of needing a lower com-putational effort, allowing the study about the influence of operational and constructive parameters, aswell as, the application of geometric optimization methods in EAHE. A case study was developed whereinfluence of the installation depth in the thermal potential of an EAHE was investigated. The results arein agreement with those found in literature; however they were obtained with a reduction in processingtime of almost 45%.
- ItemGeometric optimization based on the constructal design of perforated thin plates subject to buckling(2012) Rocha, Luiz Alberto Oliveira; Real, Mauro de Vasconcellos; Correia, Anderson Luis Garcia; Vaz, Joaquim; Santos, Elizaldo Domingues dos; Isoldi, Liércio AndréElastic buckling is an instability phenomenon that can occur if a slender and thin-walled plate is subjected to axial compressive load. It is well known that the presence of holes in structural plate elements is almost inevitable in inspection, maintenance, and service purposes, or to reduce the structural weight. In this paper constructal design was employed to optimize the geometry of thin perforated plates submitted to elastic buckling. Simply supported rectangular perforated plates were analyzed with three different shapes of centered holes: elliptical, rectangular, and diamond. The purpose was to obtain the optimal geometry that maximizes the critical buckling load. The ratio between the height and length of the plate was kept constant, while the ratio between the characteristic dimensions of the holes was optimized for several hole volume fractions (φ). A finite-element model was used to assess the plate buckling load, and the Lanczos method was applied to the solution of the corresponding eigenvalue problem. When φ ≤ 0.20 the optimum geometry is the diamond hole, reaching maximum buckling loads around 80.0,21.5, and 17.4% higher than a plate without perforation and plates with elliptical and rectangular holes, respectively. For intermediate and higher values of φ, the elliptical and rectangular holes, respectively, led to the best performance. The optimal shapes were obtained according to the constructal principle of minimization of distribution of imperfections, showing that the constructal design also can be employed to define the optimized geometries in the mechanics of material problems.