TUAREG - Turbulence and Aerodynamics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Group

 

L'activitat científica del grup està centrada en l'àmbit de les Enginyeries Mecànica i Aeroespacial amb l'objectiu d'estudiar el disseny i optimització d'equips i sistemes tèrmics i aerodinàmics, això com millorar la seva eficiència. Per a la realització d'aquests estudis, el grup utilitza tècniques de simulació numèrica avançada, incloent tècniques de supercomputació per a les quals el grup compta amb especialistes d'alt nivell, així com també fa servir tècniques experimentals.

Recent Submissions

  • Temperature gradient effects on a turbulent channel flow at Ret=400 

    García Berenguer, Marina; Gasparino, Lucas; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María (Begell House, 2023)
    Conference report
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    A direct numerical simulation (DNS) of an asymmetrically heated turbulent channel flow has been performed to study the temperature gradient effects on the turbulence. The case has been set as a compressible flow with ...

  • Numerical study of the flow past a three-element high-lift airfoil at different angles of attack 

    Montalà Sales, Ricard; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María (2023)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    A parametric study of the 30p30n three-element high-lift airfoil is conducted by changing the angle of attack at α = 5, 9 and 23◦ at a constant Reynolds number of Rec = 750, 000. Computational predictions are performed ...

  • Turbulent statistics and coherent structures in an asymmetrically heated channel flow 

    García Berenguer, Marina; Gasparino, Lucas; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María (2023)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    A compressible direct numerical simulation (DNS) has been conducted to analyze the behavior of a fully developed turbulent channel flow. The problem has been set at mean friction Reynolds number Ret m = 400 submitted to a ...

  • Self-induced large-scale motions in a three-dimensional diffuser 

    Miró Jané, Arnau; Eiximeno Franch, Benet; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol (Springer, 2023-09-14)
    Article
    Open Access
    A direct numerical simulation of a three-dimensional diffuser at Reynolds number Re = 10,000 (based on inlet bulk velocity) has been performed using a low-dissipation finite element code. The geometry chosen for this work ...

  • CFD studies and experimental validation of the convective heat transfer coefficient in non-fully developed flows applied to conventional geometries used in particle accelerators 

    Rabasa, Mariona; Raush Alviach, Gustavo Adolfo; Quispe, Marcos; Colldelram, Carles; Casas, Joan; Capdevila Paramio, Roser; Sanchez, Marc; Bello, Hugo (Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW), 2023)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    In the field of Particle Accelerators engineering, the design of the cooling channels of its components has been extensively based on experimental correlations for the calculation of convective heat transfer coefficients. ...

  • Aspect ratio influence on the vortex induced vibrations of a pivoted finite height cylinder at low Reynolds number 

    Cajas García, Juan Carlos; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María; Salcedo Álvarez, Erick; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Houzeaux, Guillaume; Treviño Treviño, César (2023-08-10)
    Article
    Open Access
    The effect of the aspect ratio on the vortex induced vibrations (VIV) of a pivoted finite length circular cylinder is investigated. A fixed value of the Reynolds number Re = 100 with four values of the aspect ratio ...

  • Hybrid computation of the aerodynamic noise radiated by the wake of a subsonic cylinder 

    Eiximeno Franch, Benet; Tur Monge, Carlos; Lehmkuhl Barba, Oriol; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-08-21)
    Article
    Open Access
    The noise radiated by the flow around a cylinder in the subcritical regime at 𝑅𝑒𝐷=1×104 and at a subsonic Mach number of 𝑀=0.5 is here studied. The aerodynamic sound radiated by a cylinder has been studied with a ...

  • Assessing the usability of two declarative programming languages to model geometric events 

    Llopis, Marcel; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Soria Guerrero, Manel (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2023-04-24)
    Article
    Open Access
    When space missions plan scientific actions for robotic spacecraft to execute, they frequently do so within a geometric context called an opportunity. Although there are geometric software libraries that let users write ...

  • Visual analysis of the impact of periodic wakes on the pressure side of a turbine blade 

    Nsonga, Baldwin; Ventosa Molina, Jordi; Koschichow, Denis; Fröhlich, Jochen; Gumhold, Stefan; Scheuermann, Gerik (2023-06-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    Turbines are core components in jet engines for flight propulsion, power plants, and other important energy conversion processes. They are composed of successive rows of blades so that wakes of upstream blades reach ...

  • Design and smart control of sensors for optimal performance: a application to wind sensing in Mars 

    Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Kowalski, Lukasz; Jiménez Serres, Vicente; Pons Nin, Joan; Bermejo Broto, Sandra; Rodríguez Pérez, Ivette María; Soria Guerrero, Manel (2019)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    Sensor performance in terms of time response and sensitivity can be dramatically enhanced by operating sensors under what may be called a “constant state operation”. This means that any change in the sensor due to external ...

  • Problemes Tema 1 (xarxes commutades): introducció a les xarxes telemàtiques (IXT) 

    Aguilar Igartua, Mónica; Alins Delgado, Juan José; Altés Bosch, Jorge; Barceló Arroyo, Francisco; Cruz Llopis, Luis Javier de la; Esparza Martín, Óscar; Forné Muñoz, Jorge; Martín Escalona, Israel; Martín Faus, Isabel Victoria; Mata Díaz, Jorge; Muñoz Tapia, José Luis; Pallarès Segarra, Esteve; Postigo Boix, Marcos; Serrat Fernández, Juan; Soriano Ibáñez, Miguel (2015)
    Research report
    Open Access

  • An assessment of different relay network topologies to improve Earth-Mars communications 

    Betriu Roure, Paula; Soria Guerrero, Manel; Gutiérrez Cabello, Jordi; Barlabe Dalmau, Antoni (2023-04)
    Article
    Open Access
    The future of deep space communications encompasses a challenging situation where the current facilities used to communicate with different spacecraft may become saturated as a result of an increasing number of missions ...

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