The influence of inlet velocity profile on three-dimensional three-generation bifurcating flows

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 422-429

  Zhang, C H ^a   Liu, Y ^a   So, R M C ^a   Phan Thien, N ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bifurcating flow; Biomechanics; Three dimensional air flow; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY;

BIFURCATING FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0036815549     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-002-0352-9     Document Type: Article

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