Validation of a Three-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of a Contact Tank

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 741-746

  Khan, Liaqat A ^a   Wicklein, Edward A ^a   Teixeira, E C ^b  

^a ENSR   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics technique; Grid systems; Three dimensional models; Validation

Indexed keywords

TANKS (CONTAINERS); MODELS; VELOCITY;

3D-VELOCITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS TECHNIQUE; CONTACT TANKS; FLOW THROUGH CURVES; GRID SYSTEMS; MODELLING STUDIES; PHYSICAL MODELLING; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING; VALIDATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CONTACT TANK; FLOW THROUGH CURVE (FTC); THREE-DIMENSIONAL VELOCITY FIELD;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MODELS; VELOCITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VELOCITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33745227300     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:7(741)     Document Type: Article

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