Pressure drop coefficient of laminar Newtonian flow in axisymmetric diffusers

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 319-328

  Rosa, S ^a   Pinho, F T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric diffusers; Irreversible loss coefficient; Laminar flow; Numerical

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); DIFFUSION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

AXISYMMETRIC DIFFUSERS; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS COEFFICIENT; PRESSURE DROP COEFFICIENT;

NEWTONIAN FLOW;

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); DIFFUSION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 32944476808     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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