Natural convection in enclosed cavities is a classic problem in heat transfer, where temperature differences drive fluid motion without any external pumping. This mechanism is not only of academic interest…
Getting the transition point right is essential, because it directly sets the skin-friction drag. A laminar plate carries far less shear than a turbulent one, so moving the onset even…
Vortex shedding is an interesting and well-documented fluid dynamics phenomenon that happens when a fluid flows past a bluff body, such as a cylinder, resulting in alternating low-pressure vortices in…
A cyclone is a common piece of industrial equipment that has been used since the 1800s to separate pollutants from gas streams. Its popularity stems primarily from its simple design…
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), presently known as NASA, created the symmetric NACA-0012 airfoil shape. This airfoil belongs to the NACA four-digit series. The '00' indicates that it…
Labyrinth seals are widely used in turbomachinery to control leakage and contribute to overall system stability. Their performance, however, is governed by highly complex flow phenomena such as separation, recirculation,…