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Volume 36,

Issue 8,

August 2024

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Physics of Fluids features intriguing original theoretical, computational, and experimental publications to deepen our understanding of the dynamics of gases, liquids, or complex fluids.

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Alan Jeffrey Giacomin

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| September 03 2024

Soft bottles drain faster but glug slower

Rohit S. Velankar, Sachin S. Velankar

An inverted container of water drains with a periodic glugging process where bubbles of air enter through the bottom hole, thus replacing the exiting water. If the container is soft, its walls can ...

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| August 30 2024

A three-dimensional thermochemical nonequilibrium model for simulating air plasma flows around an inflatable membrane reentry vehicle

Minghao Yu (喻明浩), Wei Wang (王伟) et al.

The inflatable membrane reentry vehicle (IMRV) is one of the innovative aircrafts for next-generation space transport systems because of its reduced aerodynamic heating. In this study, a ...

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| August 30 2024

Enhancing micromixing using external electric and magnetic fields

Promasree Majumdar, Debabrata Dasgupta

Microfluidic mixing techniques have gained significant interest for their immense potential in the fields of medical diagnostics, food processing, and biochemical engineering. This study presents a ...

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| September 09 2024

Turbulent flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transitions in ethane–air mixture

Jinzhou Li, Sven Van Loo et al.

The deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) poses significant risks in the oil, gas, and nuclear industries, capable of causing catastrophic explosions and extensive damage. This study addresses ...

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| September 09 2024

Acoustic wave propagation in depth-evolving sound-speed field using the lattice Boltzmann method

Xuesen Chu (褚学森), Feng Zhao (赵峰) et al.

This study investigates the propagation of sound waves within deep-sea low-sound-speed channels using the lattice Boltzmann method, with a key focus on the influence of depth-dependent sound speed on ...

Letter

| September 06 2024

Critical thickness for Rayleigh–Bénard instability to occur in a Leidenfrost liquid layer

Cheng Luo (罗成)

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| September 09 2024

Non-unique machine learning mapping in data-driven Reynolds-averaged turbulence models

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Recent growing interest in using machine learning for turbulence modeling has led to many proposed data-driven turbulence models in the literature. However, most of these models have not been ...

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| September 09 2024

Influences of bluff body geometries upon performances of piezoelectric wind energy harvesters

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Piezoelectric wind-induced vibration energy harvesters (PWVEHs) offer a promising solution for powering wireless sensor networks by converting wind energy into electrical energy. While conventional ...

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