Computational study of flow in curved pipes with circular-section
Abstract
By solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations the flow field is calculated in a circular-sectioned pipe with a straight inlet or gradually enlarged inlet in the higher Dean number. With the straight inlet, a secondary flow of cross stream planes was obtained and with the higher Dean number some different flow patterns were obtained. With the gradually enlarged inlet, the difference of flow patterns corresponding to Reynolds number could be simulated.
- Publication:
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3rd NAL Symposium on Aircraft Computational Aerodynamics
- Pub Date:
- November 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985acae.proc..139S
- Keywords:
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- Computational Fluid Dynamics;
- Flow Distribution;
- Navier-Stokes Equation;
- Pipe Flow;
- Incompressible Flow;
- Reynolds Number;
- Turbulent Flow;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer