Three-dimensional viscous flow simulation in a backswept centrifugal impeller at the design point

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 497-507

  Zhang, Mou Jin ^a   Pomfret, M J ^b   Wong, C M ^c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tuen Mun School Dental Clinic   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

ANGULAR SPEED OF ROTATION; CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER; EDDY VISCOSITY; MOLECULAR VISCOSITY; STATIC PRESSURE;

VISCOUS FLOW;

IMPELLERS-CENTRIFUGAL; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0043237044     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7930(96)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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