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Parametric Study of Air Heat Exchanger
Podola, David ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Fišer, Jan (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the impact of changes in operating and geometrical parameters of regenerative heat exchanger on the efficiency of decentralized ventilation units with heat recovery. Decentralized ventilation unit can be used for ventilation of family houses or smaller administration buildings. Output of this work is to determine the efficiency of a particular produced model of decentralized ventilation unit and overview of the possibilities increased efficiency of heat recovery of this units.
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Transport and Deposition of Aerosol in Human Respiratory Tract
Elcner, Jakub ; Kratochvíl, Zdeněk (referee) ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Jícha, Miroslav (advisor)
One of approaches in treatment of respiratory system diseases is the use of drug particles suspended in air in the form of aerosol. It is a fast and non-invasive method for the delivery of medicine into tracheobronchial tree or bloodstream. Although the method of the medication dosage by means of inhalers or nebulizers is well known, the effectiveness of that approach is still an actual issue. A significant amount of drugs delivered with the use of the medication dosage never reaches its primary destination and the drugs deposit in antecendent areas of respiratory tract where their presence is not required. This thesis deals with a problem of the passage of monodisperse homogenous aerosol with micron-size particles through the upper parts of the respiratory tract. This work was created with the use of numerical simulations carried out by means of the finite volume method in the commercial code based on computational fluid dynamics. Turbulence was modelled using the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations with the two-equation eddy viscosity k-omega SST model. The main output of the thesis is the analysis of airflow in two respiratory regimes. Stationary and cyclic cases of the flow behaviour were considered and the validation of simulated results with experiments performed on similar geometries was carried out. Furthermore, the review of simplified lung models and their geometries was made and the acquired results were used for the calculation of air distribution in the respiratory tract. The last part of the thesis deals with the calculation of particle deposition and with the analysis of the results.
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Unsteadiness in sprays of effervescent atomizers
Beinstein, Zbyněk ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Jedelský, Jan (advisor)
Master thesis focused on the research of the effervescent atomizers. Effervescent atomizers belong to a group of two-phase atomizers, which are often used in combustion applications. Right there in combustion applications, the degree of the stability sprays has a significant impact on combustion efficiency and exhaust gas emissions. The main aim of this work was to asses the level of spray unsteadiness depending on the atomizer design and its operating mode. The effect of construction was studied on the diameter and length of mixing chamber, and then on the size, number and location of aeration holes. Seventeen specific variants of the atomizer were constructed by different combinations of these design parameters. Each of these variants was measured in three operating modes, which were represented by a liquid pressure at the inlet to the atomizer and gas-to-liquid mass flow ratio (GLR). To evaluate the level of spray unsteadiness was used a methodology, which compares the ideal element´s distribution into the interparticle time bin, defined for the ideal (stable) spray, with the experimentally observed distribution. The laser measurement system P/DPA (Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer) was used to determine the experimental interparticle distribution. The result of the comparison of the ideal and the experimental distribution was the parameter , which expresses the level of spray unsteadiness for a specific atomizer and operating mode. With that parameter it was possible to compare the individual atomizers and determinate to the benefit of various construction´s correction of the atomizer. The results showed the recommendation for the modifications of the atomizer, creating a spray with a minimum level of spray´s unsteadiness. For the surveyed atomizer and his individual costruction´s variations the drawing was made.
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Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Two-Phase Flow
Volavý, Jaroslav ; Fürst, Jiří (referee) ; Vimmr, Jan (referee) ; Jícha, Miroslav (advisor)
Doctoral thesis deals with the numerical simulations of two-phase flows, especially with prediction of movement of dispersed phase (particles) carried by fluid. The Euler-Lagrange approach was applied for description of the system fluid-particles. It means that the fluid is considered to be continuum and its movement is described using Euler approach. Particles are regarded as mass points and their movement is solved using Lagrangian approach. The Large Eddy Simulation method was adopted for solution of the fluid flow. The series of simulations of the backward-facing step flow laden with particles were performed. The concentration of the particles in the flow was high enough for consideration of the influence of particles on the turbulence of the carrier phase. The developed scheme for generation of turbulence on the inlet is applied. The influence of anisotropic decomposition of subgrid energy on movement of particles was studied in the frame of this work.
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Research of Systems for Providing the Quality of the Environment in the Car Cabin
Šíp, Jan ; Kavička, František (referee) ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Lízal, František (advisor)
Optimal conditions of indoor environmental quality, especially thermal comfort and indoor air quality, are important because they lead to the active safety of passengers. Long-term exposure to inconvenient temperatures may cause thermal stress and negatively affects the driver’s cognitive functions. These include important abilities of drivers, such as concentration, vigilance, speed of decision-making and others. The inappropriate temperature in the cabin is one of the most dangerous factors causing car crashes. Air indoor quality is negatively affected by exhaust gases or particles from tire wear, which enter the car cabin during ventilation. This can be prevented by using an air recirculation system which does not supply outside air, but it is a closed circuit. This mode, however, causes high CO2 concentration in the cabin which can lead to excessive fatigue. This thesis deals with the influence of different ventilation systems on indoor environmental quality, i. e. thermal comfort and indoor air quality. A partial factor of thermal comfort is the flow field which was investigated downstream of a benchmark automotive vent. CFD was applied to determine the flow field downstream of a vent. The results were validated by experimental data acquired by Constant Temperature Anemometry. CFD has been also used for the evaluation of the thermal comfort of three novel ventilation systems (mixing, ceiling and floor ventilation). The results were validated by experimental data acquired by thermal manikin and climate chamber. Indoor air quality has been evaluated based on the Age of Air. The analytical empirical equation by Rajaratnam can be successfully used also to determine the throw of the jet, which is favorable, especially in light of the fact that both computational methods were not very accurate in velocity decay predictions. The Large Eddy Simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes method are suitable for evaluating the flow field downstream of the automotive vent. The diagrams of comfort zones were evaluated for all regimes based on equivalent temperatures. The best performance in terms of the highest level of human comfort was achieved by the ceiling ventilation in the summer conditions and by the floor ventilation in the winter conditions. From the point of view of the Age of Air, the ceiling air ventilation system is the most suitable for the winter conditions. In the summer conditions the Age of Air values for individual air ventilation concepts are very similar for both interior types.
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Transport and Deposition of Aerosol in Human Respiratory Tract
Elcner, Jakub ; Kratochvíl, Zdeněk (referee) ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Jícha, Miroslav (advisor)
One of approaches in treatment of respiratory system diseases is the use of drug particles suspended in air in the form of aerosol. It is a fast and non-invasive method for the delivery of medicine into tracheobronchial tree or bloodstream. Although the method of the medication dosage by means of inhalers or nebulizers is well known, the effectiveness of that approach is still an actual issue. A significant amount of drugs delivered with the use of the medication dosage never reaches its primary destination and the drugs deposit in antecendent areas of respiratory tract where their presence is not required. This thesis deals with a problem of the passage of monodisperse homogenous aerosol with micron-size particles through the upper parts of the respiratory tract. This work was created with the use of numerical simulations carried out by means of the finite volume method in the commercial code based on computational fluid dynamics. Turbulence was modelled using the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations with the two-equation eddy viscosity k-omega SST model. The main output of the thesis is the analysis of airflow in two respiratory regimes. Stationary and cyclic cases of the flow behaviour were considered and the validation of simulated results with experiments performed on similar geometries was carried out. Furthermore, the review of simplified lung models and their geometries was made and the acquired results were used for the calculation of air distribution in the respiratory tract. The last part of the thesis deals with the calculation of particle deposition and with the analysis of the results.
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Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Two-Phase Flow
Volavý, Jaroslav ; Fürst, Jiří (referee) ; Vimmr, Jan (referee) ; Jícha, Miroslav (advisor)
Doctoral thesis deals with the numerical simulations of two-phase flows, especially with prediction of movement of dispersed phase (particles) carried by fluid. The Euler-Lagrange approach was applied for description of the system fluid-particles. It means that the fluid is considered to be continuum and its movement is described using Euler approach. Particles are regarded as mass points and their movement is solved using Lagrangian approach. The Large Eddy Simulation method was adopted for solution of the fluid flow. The series of simulations of the backward-facing step flow laden with particles were performed. The concentration of the particles in the flow was high enough for consideration of the influence of particles on the turbulence of the carrier phase. The developed scheme for generation of turbulence on the inlet is applied. The influence of anisotropic decomposition of subgrid energy on movement of particles was studied in the frame of this work.
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Parametric Study of Air Heat Exchanger
Podola, David ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Fišer, Jan (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the impact of changes in operating and geometrical parameters of regenerative heat exchanger on the efficiency of decentralized ventilation units with heat recovery. Decentralized ventilation unit can be used for ventilation of family houses or smaller administration buildings. Output of this work is to determine the efficiency of a particular produced model of decentralized ventilation unit and overview of the possibilities increased efficiency of heat recovery of this units.
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Unsteadiness in sprays of effervescent atomizers
Beinstein, Zbyněk ; Volavý, Jaroslav (referee) ; Jedelský, Jan (advisor)
Master thesis focused on the research of the effervescent atomizers. Effervescent atomizers belong to a group of two-phase atomizers, which are often used in combustion applications. Right there in combustion applications, the degree of the stability sprays has a significant impact on combustion efficiency and exhaust gas emissions. The main aim of this work was to asses the level of spray unsteadiness depending on the atomizer design and its operating mode. The effect of construction was studied on the diameter and length of mixing chamber, and then on the size, number and location of aeration holes. Seventeen specific variants of the atomizer were constructed by different combinations of these design parameters. Each of these variants was measured in three operating modes, which were represented by a liquid pressure at the inlet to the atomizer and gas-to-liquid mass flow ratio (GLR). To evaluate the level of spray unsteadiness was used a methodology, which compares the ideal element´s distribution into the interparticle time bin, defined for the ideal (stable) spray, with the experimentally observed distribution. The laser measurement system P/DPA (Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer) was used to determine the experimental interparticle distribution. The result of the comparison of the ideal and the experimental distribution was the parameter , which expresses the level of spray unsteadiness for a specific atomizer and operating mode. With that parameter it was possible to compare the individual atomizers and determinate to the benefit of various construction´s correction of the atomizer. The results showed the recommendation for the modifications of the atomizer, creating a spray with a minimum level of spray´s unsteadiness. For the surveyed atomizer and his individual costruction´s variations the drawing was made.
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