Sanchez Torreguitart, Ismael (Date of defense: 2019-05-23)
The present thesis incorporates the CAD model into an adjoint-based optimization loop and uses it for the shape optimization of a 2D transonic turbine blade mid-section (profile). This is demonstrated ...
Pedro Costa, Juan Bautista (Date of defense: 2019-05-23)
In this thesis, numerical tools to simulate compressible flows in a wide range of situations are presented. It is intended to represent a step forward in the scientific research of the numerical simulation ...
Calafell Sandiumenge, Joan (Date of defense: 2019-07-05)
The main purpose of this thesis has been to contribute to the development of methodologies for wall modeling Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of wall-bounded flows, especially those at high Reynolds numbers. ...
Baez Vidal, Aleix (Date of defense: 2019-01-10)
The present thesis investigates how explicit filters can be useful in numerical simulations of turbulent, compressible flow with symmetry preserving discretizations. Such explicit filters provide stability ...
Amani, Ahmad (Date of defense: 2019-07-24)
The complex nature of multiphase flows, particularly in the presence of non-Newtonian rheologies in the phases, limits the applicability of theoretical analysis of physical equations as well as setting ...
Antepara Zambrano, Oscar Luis (Date of defense: 2019-01-10)
The main objective of this thesis is the development of an adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) algorithm for computational fluid dynamics simulations using hexahedral and tetrahedral meshes. This numerical ...
Naseri, Alireza (Date of defense: 2019-07-22)
This thesis is dedicated to developing numerical methods to solve fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems. FSI features in a vast range of physical systems and has a wide application in engineering. The ...
González Acedo, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2019-04-12)
This thesis presents the development of a parallel finite volume numerical method to analyse thermoelastic and hyperelastic materials and applied problems with mutual interaction between a fluid and a ...