The computation of flow development through stationary and rotating U-ducts of strong curvature

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-33

  Iacovides, H ^a   Launder, B E ^a   Li, H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duct flow computations; Orthogonal rotation; Strong curvature

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; WALL FLOW;

ALGEBRAIC SECOND MOMENT MODEL; CORIOLIS FORCES; DUCT FLOW COMPUTATIONS; ORTHOGONAL ROTATION; STRONG CURVATURE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUCTS;

EID: 0030087584     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-727X(95)00056-V     Document Type: Article

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