The perturbation method is used to solve the control equations of a three-dimensional annular flow inside a small gap. The nonlinear equations are separated into zeroth-order and first-order perturbation equations. Th...The perturbation method is used to solve the control equations of a three-dimensional annular flow inside a small gap. The nonlinear equations are separated into zeroth-order and first-order perturbation equations. The velocity and pressure distributions are solved successively by different numerical methods with the zeroth-order and first-order equation. Agreement in results is found with the present method and software ANSYS-CFX, which illustrates the applicability of perturbation method in solving complicated flow field inside small gaps.展开更多
A compact annular-radial-orifice flow magnetorheological(MR)valve was developed to investigate the effects of radial resistance gap on pressure drop.The fluid flow paths of this proposed MR valve consist of a single a...A compact annular-radial-orifice flow magnetorheological(MR)valve was developed to investigate the effects of radial resistance gap on pressure drop.The fluid flow paths of this proposed MR valve consist of a single annular flow channel,a single radial flow channel and an orifice flow channel through structure design.The finite element modelling and simulation analysis of the MR valve was carried out using ANSYS/Emag software to investigate the changes of the magnetic flux density and yield stress along the fluid flow paths under the four different radial resistance gaps.Moreover,the experimental tests were also conducted to evaluate the pressure drop,showing that the proposed MR valve has significantly improved its pressure drop at 0.5 mm width of the radial resistance gap when the annular resistance gap is fixed at 1 mm.展开更多
文摘The perturbation method is used to solve the control equations of a three-dimensional annular flow inside a small gap. The nonlinear equations are separated into zeroth-order and first-order perturbation equations. The velocity and pressure distributions are solved successively by different numerical methods with the zeroth-order and first-order equation. Agreement in results is found with the present method and software ANSYS-CFX, which illustrates the applicability of perturbation method in solving complicated flow field inside small gaps.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51765016,51475165,11462004)the Jiangxi Provincial Foundation for Leaders of Academic and Disciplines in Science(20162BCB22019)5511 Science and Technology Innovation Talent Project of Jiangxi Province(20165BCB18011)
文摘A compact annular-radial-orifice flow magnetorheological(MR)valve was developed to investigate the effects of radial resistance gap on pressure drop.The fluid flow paths of this proposed MR valve consist of a single annular flow channel,a single radial flow channel and an orifice flow channel through structure design.The finite element modelling and simulation analysis of the MR valve was carried out using ANSYS/Emag software to investigate the changes of the magnetic flux density and yield stress along the fluid flow paths under the four different radial resistance gaps.Moreover,the experimental tests were also conducted to evaluate the pressure drop,showing that the proposed MR valve has significantly improved its pressure drop at 0.5 mm width of the radial resistance gap when the annular resistance gap is fixed at 1 mm.
