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Decker, Rand

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NASA NTRS1993

Tracking of raindrops in flow over an airfoil

The splashback that occurs when raindrops impact an airfoil results in an 'ejecta fog' of small droplets around the leading edge. Acceleration of these droplets by the air flow field is a momentum sink for the air flow and has been hypothesized to contribute to the degradation of airfoil performance in heavy rain. Presented here is a one-way coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian particle tracking scheme to evaluate droplet number densities and momentum sink terms around a NACA 64-210 airfoil section for three rainfall rates. A laminar air flow field is determined with a standard CFD code and input to the particle tracking algorithm. Raindrops are assumed to be non-interacting, non-deforming, non-evaporating, and non-spinning spheres and are tracked through the curvilinear grid used by the air flow code. A simple model is used to simulate impacts and the resulting splashback on the airfoil surface.

Valentine, James R.↗
NASA NTRS1989

Constitutive Relationships and Models in Continuum Theories of Multiphase Flows

In April, 1989, a workshop on constitutive relationships and models in continuum theories of multiphase flows was held at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Topics of constitutive relationships for the partial or per phase stresses, including the concept of solid phase pressure are discussed. Models used for the exchange of mass, momentum, and energy between the phases in a multiphase flow are also discussed. The program, abstracts, and texts of the presentations from the workshop are included.

Decker, Rand↗
NASA NTRS1988

Mixing and Demixing Processes in Multiphase Flows With Application to Propulsion Systems

A workshop on transport processes in multiphase flow was held at the Marshall Space Flight Center on February 25 and 26, 1988. The program, abstracts and text of the presentations at this workshop are presented. The objective of the workshop was to enhance our understanding of mass, momentum, and energy transport processes in laminar and turbulent multiphase shear flows in combustion and propulsion environments.

Decker, Rand↗
NASA NTRS1988

The application of single particle hydrodynamics in continuum models of multiphase flow

A review of the application of single particle hydrodynamics in models for the exchange of interphase momentum in continuum models of multiphase flow is presented. Considered are the equations of motion for a laminar, mechanical two phase flow. Inherent to this theory is a model for the interphase exchange of momentum due to drag between the dispersed particulate and continuous fluid phases. In addition, applications of two phase flow theory to de-mixing flows require the modeling of interphase momentum exchange due to lift forces. The applications of single particle analysis in deriving models for drag and lift are examined.

Decker, Rand↗