Analytical solution of flows in porous media for transpiration cooling applications

This paper presents closed analytical solutions for the pressure and velocity fields of flows in two-dimensional porous media. The flow field is modelled through a potential function which allows the use of the Laplace equation to describe the pressure field. The boundary conditions of the porous me...

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Main Authors: Hermann, T, McGilvray, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
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description This paper presents closed analytical solutions for the pressure and velocity fields of flows in two-dimensional porous media. The flow field is modelled through a potential function which allows the use of the Laplace equation to describe the pressure field. The boundary conditions of the porous medium are tailored to represent general cases encountered in transpiration cooling applications. These include mixed Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions to represent a pressurised plenum driving a coolant mass flux, and impermeable sections where the plenum is attached to a non-porous substructure. The external pressure boundary is modelled as an arbitrary function representing a flow around the porous domain, and the wall thickness of the porous domain can take any arbitrary distribution. General solutions in Cartesian coordinates and cylindrical coordinates are provided describing the entire porous domain of a flat plate or curved geometry, respectively. In addition, special simplified solutions are provided for regions of particular interest, such as the interface of external flow and porous medium. The obtained solutions are verified through a comparison to a numerical simulation of two test cases, a rectangular flat plate geometry and 90∘ section of a cylindrical case.
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spelling oxford-uuid:3f82f01c-d761-446c-99e2-67128c0745cb2022-03-26T14:32:33ZAnalytical solution of flows in porous media for transpiration cooling applicationsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3f82f01c-d761-446c-99e2-67128c0745cbEnglishSymplectic ElementsCambridge University Press2021Hermann, TMcGilvray, MThis paper presents closed analytical solutions for the pressure and velocity fields of flows in two-dimensional porous media. The flow field is modelled through a potential function which allows the use of the Laplace equation to describe the pressure field. The boundary conditions of the porous medium are tailored to represent general cases encountered in transpiration cooling applications. These include mixed Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions to represent a pressurised plenum driving a coolant mass flux, and impermeable sections where the plenum is attached to a non-porous substructure. The external pressure boundary is modelled as an arbitrary function representing a flow around the porous domain, and the wall thickness of the porous domain can take any arbitrary distribution. General solutions in Cartesian coordinates and cylindrical coordinates are provided describing the entire porous domain of a flat plate or curved geometry, respectively. In addition, special simplified solutions are provided for regions of particular interest, such as the interface of external flow and porous medium. The obtained solutions are verified through a comparison to a numerical simulation of two test cases, a rectangular flat plate geometry and 90∘ section of a cylindrical case.
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title Analytical solution of flows in porous media for transpiration cooling applications
title_full Analytical solution of flows in porous media for transpiration cooling applications
title_fullStr Analytical solution of flows in porous media for transpiration cooling applications
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