Comparison of low-cost two-equation turbulence models for prediction flow dynamics in twin-jets devices

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 570-578

  Fernandez J A ^a   Elicer Cortes J C ^a   Valencia, A ^a   Pavageau, M ^b   Gupta, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Air curtains; Impinging jets; Tunnels; Turbulence models; Twin jets

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY;

IMPINGING JETS; JET EXPANSION RATE;

JET AIRCRAFT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; JET AIRCRAFT; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY;

EID: 34247639019     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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