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   A preliminary investigation of the growth of an aneurysm with a multiscale monolithic Fluid-Structure interaction solver; ; Pozzetti, Gabriele  in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2015), 655(1), 012050 In this work we investigate the potentialities of multi-scale engineering techniques to approach complex problems related to biomedical and biological fields. In particular we study the interaction ... [more ▼] In this work we investigate the potentialities of multi-scale engineering techniques to approach complex problems related to biomedical and biological fields. In particular we study the interaction between blood and blood vessel focusing on the presence of an aneurysm. The study of each component of the cardiovascular system is very difficult due to the fact that the movement of the fluid and solid is determined by the rest of system through dynamical boundary conditions. The use of multi-scale techniques allows us to investigate the effect of the whole loop on the aneurysm dynamic. A three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction model for the aneurysm is developed and coupled to a mono-dimensional one for the remaining part of the cardiovascular system, where a point zero-dimensional model for the heart is provided. In this manner it is possible to achieve rigorous and quantitative investigations of the cardiovascular disease without loosing the system dynamic. In order to study this biomedical problem we use a monolithic fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model where the fluid and solid equations are solved together. The use of a monolithic solver allows us to handle the convergence issues caused by large deformations. By using this monolithic approach different solid and fluid regions are treated as a single continuum and the interface conditions are automatically taken into account. In this way the iterative process characteristic of the commonly used segregated approach, it is not needed any more. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 190 (35 UL)Numerical validation of a κ-ω-κ θ -ω θ heat transfer turbulence model for heavy liquid metals; ; et al in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2015), 655(1), 012046 The correct prediction of heat transfer in turbulent flows is relevant in almost all industrial applications but many of the heat transfer models available in literature are validated only for ordinary ... [more ▼] The correct prediction of heat transfer in turbulent flows is relevant in almost all industrial applications but many of the heat transfer models available in literature are validated only for ordinary fluids with Pr ≃ 1. In commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics codes only turbulence models with a constant turbulent Prandtl number of 0.85 — 0.9 are usually implemented but in heavy liquid metals with low Prandtl numbers it is well known that these models fail to reproduce correlations based on experimental data. In these fluids heat transfer is mainly due to molecular diffusion and the time scales of temperature and velocity fields are rather different, so simple turbulence models based on similarity between temperature and velocity cannot reproduce experimental correlations. In order to reproduce experimental results and Direct Numerical Simulation data obtained for fluids with Pr ≃ 0.025 we introduce a κ-ε-κ θ -ε θ turbulence model. This model, however, shows some numerical instabilities mainly due to the strong coupling between κ and ε on the walls. In order to fix this problem we reformulate the model into a new four parameter κ-ω-κ θ -ω θ where the dissipation rate on the wall is completely independent on the fluctuations. The model improves numerical stability and convergence. Numerical simulations in plane and channel geometries are reported and compared with experimental, Direct Numerical Simulation results and with results obtained with the κ-ε formulation, in order to show the model capabilities and validate the improved κ-ω model. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 93 (9 UL) Spectral models for orthonormal wavelets and related algorithms; Suchanecki, Zdzislaw ; in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2014), 490 This work presents new methods for constructing orthonormal wavelets from certain families of Hardy functions. Inner functions and the corresponding backward shift invariant subspaces are in the core of ... [more ▼] This work presents new methods for constructing orthonormal wavelets from certain families of Hardy functions. Inner functions and the corresponding backward shift invariant subspaces are in the core of the structure of these families. The new algorithms focus on the local shape of the wavelets, a property making them especially useful for pattern recognition. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 153 (2 UL)Fast-Atom Diffraction at Surfaces; ; et al in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2009), 194 Fast helium atoms diffracted at alkali-halide surfaces under grazing angles of incidence exhibit intriguing diffraction patterns. The persistence of quantum coherence is remarkable, considering high ... [more ▼] Fast helium atoms diffracted at alkali-halide surfaces under grazing angles of incidence exhibit intriguing diffraction patterns. The persistence of quantum coherence is remarkable, considering high surface temperatures and high (keV) kinetic energies of the incident atoms. Dissipative and decohering effects such as the momentum transfer between the incident helium atoms and the surface influence the diffraction patterns and control the width of the diffraction peaks, but they are weak enough to preserve the visibility of the diffration patterns. We perform an ab initio simulation of the quantum diffraction of fast helium beams at a LiF (100) surface in the < 110 > direction. Our results agree well with recent experimental diffraction data. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 133 (0 UL)Influence of Inelastic Processes on Fast-Atom-Surface Diffraction; ; et al in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2008), 133 Diffraction of fast helium atoms at alkali-halide surfaces under grazing angles of incidence shows intriguing diffraction patterns. The persistence of quantum coherence is remarkably strong, even though ... [more ▼] Diffraction of fast helium atoms at alkali-halide surfaces under grazing angles of incidence shows intriguing diffraction patterns. The persistence of quantum coherence is remarkably strong, even though high surface temperatures and high (keV) kinetic energies of the incident atoms would strongly suggest the dominance of dissipative and decohering processes. The main source of decoherence is the excitation or absorption of surface vibrations upon impact. The momentum transfer between the surface and the incident helium atom depends on the amplitude of the thermal vibrations of the surface atoms and the energy of the incident particle. We present an ab initio simulation of the quantum diffraction of fast helium beams at a LiF (100) surface in the < 110 > direction, and compare with recent experimental diffraction data. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 130 (2 UL) |
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