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    Optimization of Design Parameters for NOx Reduction in Combustion Process of an Effective Power Plants Burner

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Abdollahpour, Mohammad Saleh (Author) ; Mazaheri, Karim (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In recent decade, pollution reduction is one of challenges in front of engineers. Nowadays accurate prediction of temperature and harmful Pollutants is vital, this leads to various models for turbulent combustion to predict combustion-generated pollutants. One of the most widely used models for simulating turbulent combustion is Flamelet because of separating the chemical reactions and the turbulent flow field. The unsteady state assumption of Flamelet model is capable of reasonably predict complicated phenomenon such as slow chemical reaction and radiation. The purpose of this study is to calculate combustion-generated emissions by Flamelet model and reduce these emissions by engineering... 

    Modeling of Cuttings Movement with Consideration of Hydraulic Jet Effect around Drilling Bit

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Babaei Meybodi, Roohollah (Author) ; Jamshidi, Saeed (Supervisor) ; Molaei Dehkordi, Asghar (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    One of the most important problem in oil and gas well drilling is well cleaning and pipe sticking. This problem more sensitive when depth is increase. When a well is drilled, cuttings must be transported to the surface. For this reasen use drilling mud to circulate in well and transport the cuttings. Drilling mud exit from bit nozzle, wash and clean the well. Well cleaning depends on this parameter: fluid viscosity, annulas flowrate, well inclination, cutting size and shape, cutting density and mud density.The aim of this thesis is study and simulate of cutting transport phenoimena while drilling is running with comertial software like Fluent and Comsol. We study forces acts on cutting... 

    Simulation of Fluid Aliquoting in Centrifugal Microfluidics

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Yousefpour, Mohammad Hossein (Author) ; Moosavi, Ali (Supervisor) ; Arghavani, Jamal (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this thesis, a numerical analysis of micro chamber filling in centrifugal microfluidics is investigated. In the development of micro total analysis systems, it is often necessary to achieve complete and uniform filling of relatively large micro chambers. With centrifugal devices, these large micro chambers must often be orientated perpendicularly to the direction of centrifugal force and are usually bounded by materials with varying surface properties. On the other hand, the mixing characterization of two fluid by centrifugal microfluidic method has been also conducted. The multiphase flow analyses based on Eulerian-Eulerian approach have been conducted and the VOF method was used for ... 

    Numerical Investigation of Various Parameters Influence in Atrium Efficiency Improvements for Building’s Natural Ventilation

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Farzan, Shahin (Author) ; Moosavi, Ali (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In order to improve the efficiency of atriums, effective parameters in ventilation and acceleration of airflow are numerous. Nevertheless, parameters such as shape and height of atrium, geometry of the inlet and outlets, opening areas and the presence of heat sources in each store play a vital role. In structures higher than one floor, there is no significant airflow in the upper floors and the ventilation of atrium is unpleasant for residents. Air movement in the building is done by buoyancy-driven force and hot air upward movement due to pressure differences.This study attempts to improve the natural ventilation performance with changing mentioned parameters. So for this purpose, 3D... 

    Simulating Dynamics of Immiscible Liquids Separation Using Microfluidics

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Kamrani, Soroush (Author) ; Mohammadi, Aliasghar (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Most of industrial and laboratory processes are faced with liquid-liquid emulsions particularly aqueous-organic ones in their different product streams which determine the need to perform phase separation due to enviromental problems or need to increase the product purity. In this project, due to presence of a water-hexane two phase flow mixture in the outflow of a microractor that performs Lithium-Bromine exchange reaction, a capillary microchip separator has been designed in order to separate water through capillary channel and hexane through main channel outlet using interfacial forces and wettability effects. To obtain a desired phase separation, the pressure drop through main channel... 

    Simulation of Flying Bed Reactor for UF6 Production

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Bazogh, Fatemeh (Author) ; Ghofrani, Mohammad Bagher (Supervisor) ; Toufighi, Jafar (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Gaseous uranium hexa fluoride is the basic component for almost all industrial enrichment methods. In this work different UF6 production methods are described and fluorination of green salt powder in a flying bed reactor is selected and simulated. At the present time one flying bed reactor is producing UF6 in Esfahan UCF facilities which its specifications and characteristics are used for the present project. In this research, a multi stage method is used and some new options are added to simulation in each step. First, gas mixing without the presence of solid particles is simulated and its results are discussed qualitatively and some suggestions are expressed to obtain better results. After... 

    CFD Simulation of Hydro-desulfurization Process of Gas oil in TBR Reactor

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Tavakoli, Saeed (Author) ; Farhadi, Fathollah (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    One of the most undesirable compounds present in various crude oil cuts are sulfur compounds That creates a lot of problems in different stages of refining and when consumed. In this study, the hydro-desulfurization process that is the most common method of treating oil cuts in the refinery industry and in terms of economic and environmental special place in the oil industry and related industries, has been discussed. In hydro-desulfurization process, sulfur compounds under high pressure and temperature, are converted to hydrogen disulfide in a catalytic reactor. In this study, the catalytic reactor may be simulated with the utmost care. In this context, Euler-Euler two-phase model that is... 

    The Effect of Heart Dynamic Motion on LDL Concentration in Coronary Arteries

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Seyed Hossein, Saeed (Author) ; Dehghan Firoozabadi, Bahar (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Heart attack is considered as one of the most common reasons of morality all over the world. Coronary Atherosclerosis is known as the major causes of heart attack. The commence and proceed of this disease is related to cross of Low Density Lipoprotein. In this project, based on numerical simulation using ANSYS Fluent, hemodynamic variables and the rate of LDL particles penetration to porous wall of coronary artery is investgated. The geometry is the first bifurcation of Left Anterior Descending and is located on the supposed sphere that represents heart configuration. Sinsuidal variations of shere radii, simulates pulsating movement of heart. Heart diameter is supposed to remain constant... 

    Modeling Flow and Fat Particle Deposition in Coronary Arteries

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Biglarian, Mohit (Author) ; Firoozabadi, Bahar (Supervisor) ; Saeedi, Mohammad Saeed (Co-Advisor)
    Abstract
    In this thesis, flow hemodynamic parameters and white blood cell deposition on the 3- D of coronary artries of heart coronary walls are studied. At first, numerical simulation of blood flow and without the presence of white cells is performed. Then, using the Lagrangian approach, white blood cells as solid particles are tracked considering forces such as drag force, weight, buoyancy, Saffman lift force, virtual mass in one way coupling method. this particle representive of white blood cells and play significant role in low density lipoprotein (LDL) deposition.The results show that a low shear region occurs on myocardial wall. maximum flow velocity near the bifurcation towards epicardial wall... 

    The Effect of Fence to Dilute the Dense Gas Dispersion Using CFD Model

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Maroofi, Jooya (Author) ; Rashtchian, Davood (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Release of toxic gases and hazardous materials is very dangerous for health of people that presence in near of release places. Whereas if the concentration of some toxic materials is more than a definite limit, it may cause of irreparable hurt to health of people in very short times, hence reduce the concentration of released materials can get the time for refuge in safe sites for people that presence in released site in initial times.
    In this paper with use the Computational Fluid Dynamics models the effect of fence in reduce the concentration of dense gases and delay the distribution of these gases has been studied. The two toxic gas (chlorine and methyl-isocyanate ) have been... 

    Dispersed Drops Coalition Studi By CFD

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Nabavinejad, Hossein (Author) ; Farhadi, Fatollah (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Investigation of particles (bubbles or droplets) behavior in two phase flow is widely studied in many chemical engineering processes. This thesis describes CFD simulation for study of dispersed droplets behavior in two phase flow. For this purpose, in population balance equation which is coupled with mass balance equation, Lou and Svendsen model is used for breakage and Prince and Blanch model for coalescence with Eulerian-Eulerian approach for multiphase flow, in conjunction with turbulence model. Then the effect of gas velocity on the coalescence and break up phenomena studied and the results obtained here showed that by increasing gas flow rate, which increased , leads to increase... 

    Numerical Modeling and Analyzing of Pumpjet Propulsion System

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Bozorgi, Soheil (Author) ; Seif, Mohammad Saeed (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Nowadays, reaching higher speed in marine crafts and underwater vehicles mostly requires a modern propulsor with high efficiency and enhanced cavitation performance. Because of these requirements, numerous researches for developing the existing propulsion systems and invention of new systems have been conducted in recent years. One of the most sophisticated and developed propulsion systems that have high hydrodynamic efficiency and high cavitation performance and low acoustic signature is pumpjet. This propulsor contains a rotor, stator and a duct that surrounds two other parts. Stator reduces the swirl of flow coming from rotor and thereby reduces the loss of energy. High cavitation... 

    Performance Improvement of Hybrid Ejector-Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Beyarami, Javid (Author) ; Hakkaki-Fard, Ali (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    The annual increase in electricity consumption has led to several problems, including greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Refrigeration systems are one of the main electricity consumers in the world. Ejector refrigeration systems use waste heat from industries or renewable sources such as solar energy to create the cooling effect. One of the main problems with these systems is the inefficiency of the cycle by the change of the ambient conditions including temperature rise. In ejector vapor compression refrigeration cycles, the compressor increases the pressure to an intermediate pressure. and the rest of the pressure increase is provided by the ejector. These systems can provide the... 

    Filtration Based on Electrostatic Devices

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Rahimi, Neda (Author) ; Saidi, Mohammad Said (Supervisor) ; Sani, Mahdi (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Particulate air pollution is one of the top environmental health risks. Industrial processes like power generation from fossil fuels and steel and cement manufacturing release a huge amount of particles into the atmosphere. Moreover, internal combustion engines produce a considerable amount of particulate matter in populated areas. The usual way to overcome this risk is using air-cleaning devices such as filters. Filters are designed for specific purposes like removing aerosol particles, aerosol sampling and collecting valuable particles. Because of its diverse applications, filtration has become an active area of research and many kinds of filters are currently available. One type of... 

    Design and Construction of Motorized Surfboard

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Mozaffari, Yousef (Author) ; Khorasanchi, Mahdi (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Jetsurf is a recreation vessel at sea. It is a surfboard that is equipped with a motor propulsion system and provides surfing, which is an exciting and popular sport, in calm seas, lakes, dams, rivers and natural and artificial canals. This project is divided into four steps. In the first step, the appropriate dimensions for the design of this device are specified. In the second step, to calculate the resistance of jetsurf, at first a model with similar dimensions including experimental results in Star CCM+ software was validated by computational fluid dynamics method and Overset dynamic mesh technique and then jetsurf resistance with dimensions of 1.8x0.6x0.225 meters was calculated. In the... 

    Modeling and CFD simulation of a mixed-convection flow of regular fluids and nanofluids in vertical porous and regular channels

    , Article Heat Transfer - Asian Research ; Vol. 43, issue. 3 , May , 2014 , pp. 243-269 ; ISSN: 1523-1496 Hashemi Amrei, S. M. H ; Dehkordi, A. M ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    In this article, the problem of combined forced and free convection in vertical porous and regular channels for both regular fluids and nanofluids has been solved using the CFD technique in the entrance regions of momentum and heat transfer taking into account the influences of viscous heating and inertial force. In this regard, various types of viscous dissipation models reported in the literature such as the Darcy model, the power of the drag force model, and the clear fluid-compatible model were applied. In the case of nanofluid flow, both the Brownian and thermophoresis molecular transfer mechanisms were considered. The dimensionless distributions of velocity, temperature, and the volume... 

    Fire dynamics simulation of multiple ethanol poll fires

    , Article Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment ; Volume 17, Issue 9 , 2013 , Pages 3-9 ; 09720626 (ISSN) Abdolhamidzadeh, B ; Bab, V ; Rashtchian, D ; Reniers, G ; Sharif University of Technology
    2013
    Abstract
    In this study, a well-known Computational Fluid Dynamics software, so-called Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), has been used to simulate multiple ethanol pool fire scenarios. Influences and reciprocal impacts in terms of dynamics and growth of the pool fires have been investigated. Heat release rates temperature and flame shapes have been monitored as the main outputs of the simulations. Based on the simulation results, it can be concluded that the amounts of mass burning rate, the radiation energy and the pool fire flame height were significantly higher in multiple pool fires, when compared with the theoretical values obtained by the mere summation of single pool fires. Furthermore, the... 

    Developing an ordering-based renumbering approach for triangular unstructured grids

    , Article Engineering with Computers ; Volume 29, Issue 2 , April , 2013 , Pages 225-243 ; 01770667 (ISSN) Darbandi, M ; Fouladi, N ; Sharif University of Technology
    2013
    Abstract
    The unstructured grid generation and employment have become very common in computational fluid dynamics applications since a few decades ago. Comparing with the structured grid data, the unstructured grid has a random data structure known as unstructured data structure (USDS). In this work, we develop a new method to convert the USDS of a triangular unstructured grid to a quasi-structured data structure (QSDS) using an ordering-based renumbering approach. In this method, the unstructured grid data is re-ordered in a manner to represent several bands in the original unstructured grid domain. Each band presents one element layer and two node lines. Then, the indices of elements and nodes are... 

    Simultaneous versus sequential adsorption of β-casein/SDS mixtures. Comparison of water/air and water/hexane interfaces

    , Article ACS Symposium Series ; Volume 1120 , 2012 , Pages 153-178 ; 00976156 (ISSN) ; 9780841227965 (ISBN) Dan, A ; Gochev, G ; Kotsmar, Cs ; Ferri, J. K ; Javadi, A ; Karbaschi, M ; Krägel, J ; Wüstneck, R ; Miller, R ; Sharif University of Technology
    2012
    Abstract
    This chapter is dedicated to the surface properties of mixed protein/surfactant adsorption layers, formed by two different experimental approaches, i.e. by sequential and simultaneous adsorption, respectively. A special modification of a drop profile analysis tensiometer, consisting of a coaxial double capillary, provides a unique protocol for studies of mixed surface layers formed by sequential adsorption of the individual components in addition to the traditional simultaneous adsorption from their mixed solution. A CFD simulation allowed to optimize the drop exchange process performed with the special double capillary arrangement. The experiments show that properties of sequentially formed... 

    Variation-aware server placement and task assignment for data center power minimization

    , Article Proceedings of the 2012 10th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications, ISPA 2012 ; 2012 , Pages 158-165 ; 9780769547015 (ISBN) Pahlavan, A ; Momtazpour, M ; Goudarzi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    2012
    Abstract
    Size and number of data centers are fast growing all over the world and their increasing total power consumption is a worldwide concern. Moreover, increase in the amount of process variation in nanometer technologies and its effect on total power consumption of servers has made it inevitable to move toward variation-aware power reduction strategies. This paper formulates a variation-aware joint server placement and task assignment method using Integer Linear Programming (ILP) to minimize total power consumption of data centers. We first determine the optimum placement of servers in the data center racks based on total power consumption of each server and the data center recirculation model...