A general correlation for the local loss coefficient in Newtonian axisymmetric sudden expansions

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 655-660

  Oliveira, P J ^a   Pinho, F T ^b   Schulte, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b Departamento de Engenharia Civil   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Laminar flow; Loss coefficient; Pressure recovery coefficient; Sudden expansion

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; ERROR CORRECTION; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AXISYMMETRIC SUDDEN EXPANSION; LOSS COEFFICIENT; PRESSURE RECOVERY COEFFICIENT;

NEWTONIAN FLOW;

AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; LOSS; PRESSURE DROP; SUDDEN EXPANSION;

LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SUDDEN EXPANSION;

EID: 0032468092     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-727X(98)10037-1     Document Type: Article

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