The purpose of this study is to establish the high-accurate prediction method of particle separation in a cyclone separator. Numerical simulation of the swirling flows in a cyclone separator is performed by using a la...The purpose of this study is to establish the high-accurate prediction method of particle separation in a cyclone separator. Numerical simulation of the swirling flows in a cyclone separator is performed by using a large eddy simulation （LES） based on a Smagorinsky model. The validity of the simulation and the complicated flow characteristics are discussed by comparison with experimental results. Moreover, particle motions are treated by a Lagrangian method and are calculated with a one-way method. A performance for particle separation is predicted from the results of the particle tracing. As results of our investigation, the influences of the inserted height of the outlet pipe on the performance for particle separation of cyclone separator are shown.展开更多
It is well known that the drag-reducing effect is obtained in a surfactant solution flow in a straight pipe. We investigate about a viscoelastic fluid flow such as a surfactant solution flow in a square-section 90...It is well known that the drag-reducing effect is obtained in a surfactant solution flow in a straight pipe. We investigate about a viscoelastic fluid flow such as a surfactant solution flow in a square-section 90° bend. In the experimental study, drag-reducing effect and velocity field in a surfactant solution flow are investigated by measurements of wall pressure loss and LDV measurements. For the numerical method, LES with FENE-P model is used in the viscoelastic fluid flow in the bend. The flow characteristics of viscoelastic fluid are discussed compared with that of a Newtonian fluid.展开更多
The major causes of the sound pressure level (SPL) variation due to the changes of the inclined angle of a circular cylinder and the aspect ratio (ratio of distance between endplates to cylinder diameter) were investi...The major causes of the sound pressure level (SPL) variation due to the changes of the inclined angle of a circular cylinder and the aspect ratio (ratio of distance between endplates to cylinder diameter) were investigated. The velocity fluctuation of the wake and the surface pressure fluctuation of the cylinder were measured in a low noise wind tunnel to find the correlation length, coherent output power and Strouhal number. The results show that the changes of these values qualitatively correspond with the change of SPL. Flow visualization tests are performed to clarify the variation of wake in relation with inclined angle and aspect ratio. It is found that the spanwise structure of Karman’s vortex street is broken down by the upward flows generated around the bottom endplate, and the degree of the interference between the upward flow and Karman’s vortex street is smaller when the aspect ratio is larger.展开更多
Effects of non-Newtonian viscosity for surfactant solution on the vortex characteristics and drag-reducing rate in a swirling pipe flow are investigated by pressure drop measurements, velocity profile measurements and...Effects of non-Newtonian viscosity for surfactant solution on the vortex characteristics and drag-reducing rate in a swirling pipe flow are investigated by pressure drop measurements, velocity profile measurements and viscosity measurements. Non-Newtonian viscosity is represented by power-law model （t= kD^π）. Surfactant solution used has shear-thinning viscosity with n 〈 1.0. The swirling flow in this study has decay of swirl and vortex-type change from Rankin＇s combined vortex to forced vortex. It is shown that the effect of shear-thinning viscosity on the decay of swirl intensity is different by vortex category and the critical swirl number with the vortex-type change depends on shear-thinning viscosity.展开更多
In order to develop the practical approximation models suitable to flow fields at low Mach number with large temperature difference, the influence of difference in approximation models on numerical solutions was inves...In order to develop the practical approximation models suitable to flow fields at low Mach number with large temperature difference, the influence of difference in approximation models on numerical solutions was investigated by solving the natural convection in the 3-D enclosures with vertical sidewalls differentially heated and the heated bottom wall using 3 approximation models, that is Boussinesq approximation, low Mach Number approximation and approximation model proposed by Mlaouah. As results of the simulation, the effects of the differences in the three approximation models on the numerical solutions become clear.展开更多
Recently, development of high technology has been required for the formation of thin uniform film in manufacturing processes of semiconductor as the semiconductor instruments become more sophisticated. Spin coating is...Recently, development of high technology has been required for the formation of thin uniform film in manufacturing processes of semiconductor as the semiconductor instruments become more sophisticated. Spin coating is usually used for spreading photoresist on a wafer surface. However, since rotating speed of the disk is very high in spin coating, the dropped photoresist scarers outward and reattaches on the film surface. A catch cup is set up outside the wafer in spin coating, and scattered photoresist mist is removed from the wafer edge by the exhaust flow generated at the gap between the wafer edge and the catch cup. In the dry process of a spin coating, it is a serious concern that the film thickness increases near the wafer edge in the case of low rotating speed. The purpose of this study is to make clear the effect of the catch cup geometry on the 3D boundary layer flow over the wafer surface and the drying rate of liquid film.展开更多
Recently, development of high technology has been required for the formation of thin uniform film in manufacturing processes of semiconductor as the semiconductor become more sophisticated. Spin coating is usually use...Recently, development of high technology has been required for the formation of thin uniform film in manufacturing processes of semiconductor as the semiconductor become more sophisticated. Spin coating is usually used for spreading photoresist on a wafer surface. However, since rotating speed of the disk is very high in spin coating, the dropped resist scatters outward and reattaches to the film surface. So, the scattered resist is removed by the exhaust flow generated at the gap between the wafer edge and the catch cup. It is seriously concerned that the stripes called Ekman spiral vortices appears on the disk in the case of high rotating speed and the film thickness increases near the wafer edge in the case of low rotating speed, because it prevent the formation of uniform film. The purpose of this study is to make clear the generation mechanism of Ekman spiral vortices and the influence of exhaust flow on it Moreover the influence of the catch cup geometry on the wafer surface boundary layer flow is investigated.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this study is to establish the high-accurate prediction method of particle separation in a cyclone separator. Numerical simulation of the swirling flows in a cyclone separator is performed by using a large eddy simulation （LES） based on a Smagorinsky model. The validity of the simulation and the complicated flow characteristics are discussed by comparison with experimental results. Moreover, particle motions are treated by a Lagrangian method and are calculated with a one-way method. A performance for particle separation is predicted from the results of the particle tracing. As results of our investigation, the influences of the inserted height of the outlet pipe on the performance for particle separation of cyclone separator are shown.
文摘It is well known that the drag-reducing effect is obtained in a surfactant solution flow in a straight pipe. We investigate about a viscoelastic fluid flow such as a surfactant solution flow in a square-section 90° bend. In the experimental study, drag-reducing effect and velocity field in a surfactant solution flow are investigated by measurements of wall pressure loss and LDV measurements. For the numerical method, LES with FENE-P model is used in the viscoelastic fluid flow in the bend. The flow characteristics of viscoelastic fluid are discussed compared with that of a Newtonian fluid.
文摘The major causes of the sound pressure level (SPL) variation due to the changes of the inclined angle of a circular cylinder and the aspect ratio (ratio of distance between endplates to cylinder diameter) were investigated. The velocity fluctuation of the wake and the surface pressure fluctuation of the cylinder were measured in a low noise wind tunnel to find the correlation length, coherent output power and Strouhal number. The results show that the changes of these values qualitatively correspond with the change of SPL. Flow visualization tests are performed to clarify the variation of wake in relation with inclined angle and aspect ratio. It is found that the spanwise structure of Karman’s vortex street is broken down by the upward flows generated around the bottom endplate, and the degree of the interference between the upward flow and Karman’s vortex street is smaller when the aspect ratio is larger.
文摘Effects of non-Newtonian viscosity for surfactant solution on the vortex characteristics and drag-reducing rate in a swirling pipe flow are investigated by pressure drop measurements, velocity profile measurements and viscosity measurements. Non-Newtonian viscosity is represented by power-law model （t= kD^π）. Surfactant solution used has shear-thinning viscosity with n 〈 1.0. The swirling flow in this study has decay of swirl and vortex-type change from Rankin＇s combined vortex to forced vortex. It is shown that the effect of shear-thinning viscosity on the decay of swirl intensity is different by vortex category and the critical swirl number with the vortex-type change depends on shear-thinning viscosity.
文摘In order to develop the practical approximation models suitable to flow fields at low Mach number with large temperature difference, the influence of difference in approximation models on numerical solutions was investigated by solving the natural convection in the 3-D enclosures with vertical sidewalls differentially heated and the heated bottom wall using 3 approximation models, that is Boussinesq approximation, low Mach Number approximation and approximation model proposed by Mlaouah. As results of the simulation, the effects of the differences in the three approximation models on the numerical solutions become clear.
基金the 21~(st)Century COE program of Pulse Power Science of Kumamoto University
文摘Recently, development of high technology has been required for the formation of thin uniform film in manufacturing processes of semiconductor as the semiconductor instruments become more sophisticated. Spin coating is usually used for spreading photoresist on a wafer surface. However, since rotating speed of the disk is very high in spin coating, the dropped photoresist scarers outward and reattaches on the film surface. A catch cup is set up outside the wafer in spin coating, and scattered photoresist mist is removed from the wafer edge by the exhaust flow generated at the gap between the wafer edge and the catch cup. In the dry process of a spin coating, it is a serious concern that the film thickness increases near the wafer edge in the case of low rotating speed. The purpose of this study is to make clear the effect of the catch cup geometry on the 3D boundary layer flow over the wafer surface and the drying rate of liquid film.
文摘Recently, development of high technology has been required for the formation of thin uniform film in manufacturing processes of semiconductor as the semiconductor become more sophisticated. Spin coating is usually used for spreading photoresist on a wafer surface. However, since rotating speed of the disk is very high in spin coating, the dropped resist scatters outward and reattaches to the film surface. So, the scattered resist is removed by the exhaust flow generated at the gap between the wafer edge and the catch cup. It is seriously concerned that the stripes called Ekman spiral vortices appears on the disk in the case of high rotating speed and the film thickness increases near the wafer edge in the case of low rotating speed, because it prevent the formation of uniform film. The purpose of this study is to make clear the generation mechanism of Ekman spiral vortices and the influence of exhaust flow on it Moreover the influence of the catch cup geometry on the wafer surface boundary layer flow is investigated.
