Computational modelling study of the hydrodynamics in a sudden expansion tapered contraction reactor geometry

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 1997, Pages 3773-3785

  Forrester, S E ^a   Evans, G M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Confined jet; Energy dissipation; Fluid mechanics; Fluid recirculation; Reattachment length; Sudden expansion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EXPANSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; JETS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHRINKAGE;

FLUID RECIRCULATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CFX F3D;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; REACTOR;

EID: 0031279214     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00223-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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