Pub Date : 2026-01-06DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2026.103190
Ana Luiza B. Santana , Natan Schieck Reginaldo , Moisés A. Marcelino Neto , Rigoberto E.M. Morales , Marco José da Silva , Eduardo Nunes dos Santos
Annular flow is a gas-liquid flow regime commonly encountered in industrial applications, such as those in nuclear power and oil and gas production. While upward configurations have received substantial attention, detailed investigations of downward vertical annular flow remain comparatively limited. This study presents a statistical synthesis simulator capable of generating representative annular flow time series using only supervisory process parameters typically available in industrial environments, including pipe diameter, volumetric flow rates, and fluid properties (density and viscosity). Experiments were performed in two test sections with internal pipe diameters of 26 mm and 50 mm, where film thickness time series were recorded using a non-intrusive, high-speed conductance sensor. The acquired data were analyzed to extract key characteristics of the disturbance waves, including frequency, amplitude, velocity, and wave shape, which were then used to formulate empirical correlations governing the generation of synthetic unit waves. Using the combined 26-mm and 50-mm databases, the fitted correlations achieved R2 values of 0.91–0.99 for the main unit-wave geometrical parameters. These correlations were incorporated into the simulator to construct the synthetic film-thickness time series, from which the mean liquid fraction is computed and compared to experimental data. The results fall predominantly within the ±30 % band, with overall errors of approximately MAPE ≈21 %.
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Monitoring river velocity and discharge is crucial for effective water resource management and flood prediction, among which image-based velocimetry techniques stand out for their cost-effectiveness and non-invasive nature. However, image-based methods using deep optical flow neural networks encounter two main challenges. The first challenge is the need for datasets containing flow labels to effectively train the networks, which is not easily obtainable in riverine areas. The second challenge pertains to the need for powerful computational resources, as these networks achieve optical flow estimations at the pixel-level, rendering them unsuitable for real-time flood warning systems. In this paper, we introduce a new framework for measuring river velocity, built on the original architecture of the Recurrent All-pairs Field Transforms (RAFT) network. Our approach improves the performance of the pre-trained RAFT by utilizing a fine-tuning method that incorporates the RealFlow technique for generating labeled data from rivers, followed by well-designed post-processing steps aimed at removing outliers of velocity estimates. We also present an innovative patch-based training framework designed to improve the patch-based RAFT network’s (P-RAFT) efficacy by employing fine-tuning strategy. The fine-tuned patch-based RAFT (RivP-RAFT) provides rapid and accurate river discharge estimation at designated cross-sections of the river, crucial for flood warning applications. On Colorado’s Blue River, it achieved 26.8 m/s with a relative error 1.5%, significantly outperforming PIV (18.5%), STIV (9.9%), OTV (8.1%), and dense RAFT (12.2%). Moreover, RivP-RAFT operates at 0.39 frames per second, offering a substantial computational advantage over dense RAFT’s 0.03 frames per second.
{"title":"RivP-RAFT: A patch-based RAFT model for efficient river surface velocity estimation using images","authors":"Pouria Moradi , Neda Faraji , Masoumeh Hashemi , Javad Ataei","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2026.103193","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2026.103193","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Monitoring river velocity and discharge is crucial for effective water resource management and flood prediction, among which image-based velocimetry techniques stand out for their cost-effectiveness and non-invasive nature. However, image-based methods using deep optical flow neural networks encounter two main challenges. The first challenge is the need for datasets containing flow labels to effectively train the networks, which is not easily obtainable in riverine areas. The second challenge pertains to the need for powerful computational resources, as these networks achieve optical flow estimations at the pixel-level, rendering them unsuitable for real-time flood warning systems. In this paper, we introduce a new framework for measuring river velocity, built on the original architecture of the Recurrent All-pairs Field Transforms (RAFT) network. Our approach improves the performance of the pre-trained RAFT by utilizing a fine-tuning method that incorporates the RealFlow technique for generating labeled data from rivers, followed by well-designed post-processing steps aimed at removing outliers of velocity estimates. We also present an innovative patch-based training framework designed to improve the patch-based RAFT network’s (P-RAFT) efficacy by employing fine-tuning strategy. The fine-tuned patch-based RAFT (RivP-RAFT) provides rapid and accurate river discharge estimation at designated cross-sections of the river, crucial for flood warning applications. On Colorado’s Blue River, it achieved 26.8 m<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></math></span>/s with a relative error 1.5%, significantly outperforming PIV (18.5%), STIV (9.9%), OTV (8.1%), and dense RAFT (12.2%). Moreover, RivP-RAFT operates at 0.39 frames per second, offering a substantial computational advantage over dense RAFT’s 0.03 frames per second.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103193"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145976445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2026.103189
Yan Gong , Pan Xiang , Wen Zeng , Bohan Hu , Yingjie Hu
In drilling operations, the lifting pump plays a crucial role in circulating drilling fluid containing cuttings. This study focuses on analyzing hydraulic losses in the ultra-small-diameter multistage axial flow pump cascade, employing entropy production theory to conduct an in-depth investigation of the axial-flow pump impeller and guide vane cascade. During the research, a three-stage cross-blade numerical computational model for axial flow pumps was developed. Utilizing CFD methods, the flow field characteristics within the cascade under design flow conditions for multi-viscosity drilling fluids are simulated. By introducing entropy production theory, this paper systematically calculates and analyzes various types of entropy production rates and entropy output values, thereby revealing the root causes of hydraulic losses at the level of fluid mechanics mechanisms. Under design conditions, the entropy output of the guide vane cascade is generally higher than that of the impeller cascade, indicating that hydraulic losses in the guide vane region are more significant. Further analysis reveals that viscosity adjustment has a more pronounced effect on time-averaged entropy production. The high entropy production regions of the impeller are primarily concentrated near the suction side, while those of the guide vanes are mainly located near the pressure side.
{"title":"Investigation on the influence of mud viscosity variation on flow loss in a multistage axial lifting pump based on the entropy production method","authors":"Yan Gong , Pan Xiang , Wen Zeng , Bohan Hu , Yingjie Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2026.103189","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2026.103189","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In drilling operations, the lifting pump plays a crucial role in circulating drilling fluid containing cuttings. This study focuses on analyzing hydraulic losses in the ultra-small-diameter multistage axial flow pump cascade, employing entropy production theory to conduct an in-depth investigation of the axial-flow pump impeller and guide vane cascade. During the research, a three-stage cross-blade numerical computational model for axial flow pumps was developed. Utilizing CFD methods, the flow field characteristics within the cascade under design flow conditions for multi-viscosity drilling fluids are simulated. By introducing entropy production theory, this paper systematically calculates and analyzes various types of entropy production rates and entropy output values, thereby revealing the root causes of hydraulic losses at the level of fluid mechanics mechanisms. Under design conditions, the entropy output of the guide vane cascade is generally higher than that of the impeller cascade, indicating that hydraulic losses in the guide vane region are more significant. Further analysis reveals that viscosity adjustment has a more pronounced effect on time-averaged entropy production. The high entropy production regions of the impeller are primarily concentrated near the suction side, while those of the guide vanes are mainly located near the pressure side.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103185
Fuqiang Wang , Xudong Yang , Changbin Dong, Ru Kang
To address the lack of quantitative understanding of torque fluctuation and transmission efficiency in the key transmission components of curve-face gear (CFG) plunger pump, this paper investigates the CFG composite mechanism that replaces the traditional swash plate mechanism and innovatively proposes a unified analysis framework combining torque fluctuation modelling with transmission efficiency evaluation. A torque fluctuation model of the CFG composite mechanism is established based on the spatial pitch curve, and the variation laws of angular acceleration and input torque under different structural and operating parameters are analyzed. A three-dimensional finite element contact model with an equivalent axial spring is constructed to obtain the actual torque fluctuation of the CFG, and the instantaneous and average transmission efficiency and their sensitivity to main parameters are evaluated. The results show that the tooth number, modulus and pitch-curve extreme value of the driving gear are inversely related to the amplitude of angular-acceleration fluctuation, while the order of the CFG affects both the period and amplitude of the fluctuation. The torques of both gears fluctuate periodically, and the torque fluctuation amplitude increases with the tooth number and modulus of the driving gear, the pitch-curve extreme value and the CFG order. The transmission efficiency over one meshing cycle presents obvious periodic variations, and the efficiency at the wave crest is significantly lower than that at the wave trough. Under the reference condition, the average transmission efficiency is about 83.25 %, and it increases with load torque but decreases with input speed.
{"title":"Torque fluctuation and transmission efficiency analysis of key transmission parts of curve-face gear plunger pump","authors":"Fuqiang Wang , Xudong Yang , Changbin Dong, Ru Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103185","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103185","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address the lack of quantitative understanding of torque fluctuation and transmission efficiency in the key transmission components of curve-face gear (CFG) plunger pump, this paper investigates the CFG composite mechanism that replaces the traditional swash plate mechanism and innovatively proposes a unified analysis framework combining torque fluctuation modelling with transmission efficiency evaluation. A torque fluctuation model of the CFG composite mechanism is established based on the spatial pitch curve, and the variation laws of angular acceleration and input torque under different structural and operating parameters are analyzed. A three-dimensional finite element contact model with an equivalent axial spring is constructed to obtain the actual torque fluctuation of the CFG, and the instantaneous and average transmission efficiency and their sensitivity to main parameters are evaluated. The results show that the tooth number, modulus and pitch-curve extreme value of the driving gear are inversely related to the amplitude of angular-acceleration fluctuation, while the order of the CFG affects both the period and amplitude of the fluctuation. The torques of both gears fluctuate periodically, and the torque fluctuation amplitude increases with the tooth number and modulus of the driving gear, the pitch-curve extreme value and the CFG order. The transmission efficiency over one meshing cycle presents obvious periodic variations, and the efficiency at the wave crest is significantly lower than that at the wave trough. Under the reference condition, the average transmission efficiency is about 83.25 %, and it increases with load torque but decreases with input speed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103185"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145883595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103182
LongLong Gao, Yue Shi, Baoren Li, JiaCheng Li
To address the poor linearity between valve core displacement and valve mass flow in conventional air flow control valves, which limits flow regulation accuracy, this study proposes an ultra-high-pressure air linear flow regulation valve (UHPALFRV) designed using a dual-cubic contraction profile, a Laval nozzle, and a quadratic envelope. Multiple numerical models of Laval-nozzle valve seats were established, and their flow characteristics were evaluated via pressure distribution, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE), and Mach number to identify the valve seat geometry most conducive to gas flow. A mathematical model linking valve core displacement to effective flow area was formulated for the novel linear regulation unit, and key parameters were optimized using an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm integrating chaotic mapping, golden sine perturbation, Cauchy dynamic perturbation, and an elite selection strategy, thereby achieving highly linear flow modulation. A high-pressure air valve test platform was constructed, and flow linearity tests were performed. The results indicate that, compared with the other three configurations, the valve seat employing a dual-cubic contraction profile exhibits a more uniform pressure gradient and higher consistency. The mean absolute error (MAE) and root-mean-square error (RMSE) of the pressure distribution on the symmetry plane are 114238.6 and 297583.9, respectively—the lowest among the four groups—and the domain-averaged turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) decreases by approximately 12.1 %. Building on this, the optimized spool–seat combination achieves a maximum TKE reduction of about 38.8 %, while the peak Mach number at the throat increases by roughly 4.26 %. The maximum relative discrepancy between experiments and CFD is around 4.43 %. After optimization, the linearity of the displacement–mass flow rate relationship reaches 99.734 %, with a sum of squared errors (SSE) of 0.00292. These findings substantiate the effectiveness and high-precision characteristics of the proposed structure and optimization methodology.
{"title":"Optimized design and experimental study of an ultra-high-pressure air linear flow regulation valve","authors":"LongLong Gao, Yue Shi, Baoren Li, JiaCheng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103182","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103182","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address the poor linearity between valve core displacement and valve mass flow in conventional air flow control valves, which limits flow regulation accuracy, this study proposes an ultra-high-pressure air linear flow regulation valve (UHPALFRV) designed using a dual-cubic contraction profile, a Laval nozzle, and a quadratic envelope. Multiple numerical models of Laval-nozzle valve seats were established, and their flow characteristics were evaluated via pressure distribution, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE), and Mach number to identify the valve seat geometry most conducive to gas flow. A mathematical model linking valve core displacement to effective flow area was formulated for the novel linear regulation unit, and key parameters were optimized using an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm integrating chaotic mapping, golden sine perturbation, Cauchy dynamic perturbation, and an elite selection strategy, thereby achieving highly linear flow modulation. A high-pressure air valve test platform was constructed, and flow linearity tests were performed. The results indicate that, compared with the other three configurations, the valve seat employing a dual-cubic contraction profile exhibits a more uniform pressure gradient and higher consistency. The mean absolute error (MAE) and root-mean-square error (RMSE) of the pressure distribution on the symmetry plane are 114238.6 and 297583.9, respectively—the lowest among the four groups—and the domain-averaged turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) decreases by approximately 12.1 %. Building on this, the optimized spool–seat combination achieves a maximum TKE reduction of about 38.8 %, while the peak Mach number at the throat increases by roughly 4.26 %. The maximum relative discrepancy between experiments and CFD is around 4.43 %. After optimization, the linearity of the displacement–mass flow rate relationship reaches 99.734 %, with a sum of squared errors (SSE) of 0.00292. These findings substantiate the effectiveness and high-precision characteristics of the proposed structure and optimization methodology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103186
Rubiat Mustak, Mohammad Mashud
This study provides a comparative assessment of groove-induced passive flow control on symmetric and cambered NACA airfoils using boundary layer based groove placement. The influence of rectangular surface grooves on aerodynamic performance is numerically investigated. Surface groove that delays the flow separation of airfoils, creating recirculating vortices. These vortices, by exchanging momentum between the high-speed outer region and slowing down near wall region, re-energize the boundary layer. To alter the performance of symmetric NACA 0012 and cambered NACA 4415 airfoils, rectangular surface grooves were placed at the mid-chord length of the respective airfoils. Two-dimensional steady simulations of turbulent flow are carried out at a Reynolds number of Re = 2.88 × 105 using the finite volume method in ANSYS Fluent (Version 2024 R1). Turbulence effects are modeled using the SST model. A structured C-type computational domain is employed, and the numerical results are validated with existing experimental data. Flow behavior was analyzed using contours, streamlines, and velocity vectors. The results show that, the cambered NACA 4415 airfoil gains more benefit from the rectangular groove than the symmetric NACA 0012 airfoil. The modified NACA 4415 airfoil exhibits a larger stall delay (2° vs. 1°) and greater lift enhancement (+14.20 % at 18° AOA vs. +10.70 % at 16° AOA). It also achieves higher aerodynamic efficiency (+12.40 % at 8° AOA vs. 10.38 % at 6° AOA) with greater drag reduction (−15.48 % vs. −9.73 %). In addition, the NACA 4415 airfoil attains a higher maximum lift-to-drag ratio (49.90) compared to the NACA 0012 airfoil (43.23).
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Pub Date : 2025-12-31DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103183
Wei Liu , Shuting Wan , Siyu Tian , Zhihan Li , Bing Xue , Chengxiang Liu , Zhuoyan Zhong , Jianwei Cheng , Zehua Wu
The heavy gas maloperation of gas relays seriously endangers the safe operation of transformers, yet the characteristic differences between the QJ1-80 type (spring-baffle mechanism) and BF-80 type (magnet-baffle mechanism) under vibration-transient oil flow coupled excitation have not been systematically studied. To fill this gap, this study conducted a comparative investigation of the characteristics of the two types of gas relays through theoretical modeling, coupled excitation tests, and fluid-solid coupling simulations using large-eddy simulation (LES). Results show that: under single oil flow excitation, the QJ1-80 type has a critical pressure of 0.120 MPa and a setting flow velocity of 0.910 m/s, while the BF-80 type has a critical pressure of 0.110 MPa and a setting flow velocity of 0.721 m/s; after the introduction of vibration, the heavy gas action flow velocity of the BF-80 type decreased to 0.643 m/s (a decrease of 10.7 %), and the QJ1-80 type failed to trigger the heavy gas action. Resistance torque characteristics determined the response differences: the former had better anti-interference performance, while the latter had higher sensitivity. The empirical formula shows that the reduction amplitude of the BF-80 type is 3.8 times that of the QJ1-80 type, and the errors between experiments and simulations are both less than 1.71 %. This study clarifies the coupled response laws of the two types, provides a scientific basis for device selection and setting value optimization, and has significant engineering value for improving the reliability of power system protection.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-31DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103184
Haigang Wang , Laurent Babout , Yi Li , Wu Zhou
{"title":"EDITORIAL: Special issue on advances in multiphase flow measurement and sensing technology","authors":"Haigang Wang , Laurent Babout , Yi Li , Wu Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103184","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146076919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Addressing the challenges in accurately predicting the frequency response and flow output of high-speed on/off valves (HSVs) in digital hydraulic systems, this study investigates their dynamic response and output characteristics through integrated electromechanical-hydraulic co-simulation and experimental testing. A dynamic model of the HSV, including its load, is established. An analysis method for dynamic performance, based on the load force function, is proposed to examine the valve's opening and closing behavior and the resulting flow characteristics. Structural parameters are subsequently optimized. Results show that the optimized valve exhibits significantly reduced opening and closing times, and its cutoff frequency increases from 37 Hz to 53 Hz. Additionally, it is found that an increase in operating frequency narrows the linear flow modulation range and reduces output flow, while a decrease in pressure differential leads to a parabolic decay in output. Experimental results validate the simulation, demonstrating that the prototype achieves a linear modulation range of 30 %–70 % at 40 Hz and a maximum operating frequency of 60 Hz. This research establishes an integrated electromagnetic-mechanical-hydraulic load force model and proposes a structural optimization framework based on load force characterization. This provides a new co-design approach for the synergistic optimization and precise control of HSVs.
{"title":"Dynamic response and output characteristics of high-speed on/off valves based on structural optimization and load force characterization","authors":"Zibo Chen , Rulu Wei , Zuzhi Tian , Fangwei Xie , Nan Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Addressing the challenges in accurately predicting the frequency response and flow output of high-speed on/off valves (HSVs) in digital hydraulic systems, this study investigates their dynamic response and output characteristics through integrated electromechanical-hydraulic co-simulation and experimental testing. A dynamic model of the HSV, including its load, is established. An analysis method for dynamic performance, based on the load force function, is proposed to examine the valve's opening and closing behavior and the resulting flow characteristics. Structural parameters are subsequently optimized. Results show that the optimized valve exhibits significantly reduced opening and closing times, and its cutoff frequency increases from 37 Hz to 53 Hz. Additionally, it is found that an increase in operating frequency narrows the linear flow modulation range and reduces output flow, while a decrease in pressure differential leads to a parabolic decay in output. Experimental results validate the simulation, demonstrating that the prototype achieves a linear modulation range of 30 %–70 % at 40 Hz and a maximum operating frequency of 60 Hz. This research establishes an integrated electromagnetic-mechanical-hydraulic load force model and proposes a structural optimization framework based on load force characterization. This provides a new co-design approach for the synergistic optimization and precise control of HSVs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50440,"journal":{"name":"Flow Measurement and Instrumentation","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-29DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.103179
Foad Maturi , Mehdi Behdarvandi Askar
Given that the most basic issue in the study of drag coefficient is the correct and accurate measurement of force, so the use of a method that can directly measure the force of flow is very important because it can provide a more realistic analysis of drag coefficient. Also, the results obtained from this method are compared with the results obtained from other methods.This research has calculated the drag coefficient and friction factor using the direct measurement method and physical modeling in a hydraulic knife-edge flume, which is a particular type of flume capable of directly measuring the flow force. In this study, five vegetation diameters, 20, 25, 30, 40, and 50 mm, as well as two types of ordered and non-ordered arrangement, and three vegetation positions in floodplains, main channel and simultaneously vegetation in main channel and floodplain, considering five inline spacing, and three Cross line spacing between vegetation, which included a total of 451 different experiments, were examined. In this paper, the value is between 0.0017 and 0.31, and the vegetation's Reynolds number is in the range 3512–29213. The results revealed that the method and calculations implemented in the field of drag coefficient are suitably similar to the drag coefficient obtained from the force balance equation; moreover to calculate drag coefficient and friction factor in the examined scope, and were achieved based on the vegetation parameter . The coefficients of considering the experiments and different position and arrangement of vegetation were presented.
考虑到阻力系数研究中最基本的问题是正确准确的力的测量,因此采用一种可以直接测量流动力的方法是非常重要的,因为它可以提供更真实的阻力系数分析。并与其他方法的计算结果进行了比较。本研究采用直接测量法和物理建模的方法计算了水力刃形水槽的阻力系数和摩擦系数,这是一种能够直接测量流力的特殊水槽。本研究选取20、25、30、40和50 mm 5种植被直径,有序和无序两种类型,以及河漫滩、主河道和主河道与河漫滩同时存在的3种植被位置,考虑5种植被间的行距和3种植被间的交叉间距,共进行了451次不同的实验。本文中φ值在0.0017 ~ 0.31之间,植被的雷诺数在3512 ~ 29213之间。结果表明,所采用的阻力系数计算方法与由力平衡方程得到的阻力系数有较好的相似性;为计算检查范围内的阻力系数和摩擦系数,基于植被参数(λ∗)得到CD=α1(λ∗)α2和fT=β1(Ln(λ∗)+β2。α1 α2的系数。β1和β2考虑了不同的植被位置和排列方式。
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