On the eddy characteristics of laminar axisymmetric flows through confined annular geometries with inward expansion

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-226

  Nag, D ^a   Datta, A ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annular; Backstep; Eddy intensity; Recirculation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ANNULAR; EDDY INTENSITY; RECIRCULATION;

LAMINAR FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LAMINAR FLOW; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 34249720446     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406JMES428     Document Type: Article

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