Numerical investigations of compressible flow and energy separation in a counter-flow vortex

International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-331

  Eiamsa Ard, Smith ^a   Promvonge, Pongjet ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

CORRELATION MOMENTS; ENERGY SEPARATION; REYNOLDS STRESS MODEL;

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

EID: 34547796429     PISSN: 21525102     EISSN: 21525110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v34.i4.20     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Gupta, A. K., Lilley, D. G., and Syred, N., Swirl Flows, Abacus Press, Turnbridge Wells, 1984.
2. Bruno, T. J., Applications of the Vortex Tube in Chemical Analysis, Process. Control Quality, 1992, 3, pp. 195-207.
3. Bruno, T. J., Applications of the Vortex Tube in Chemical Analysis. Part I: Introductory Principle, Amer. Lab., 1993, 25, pp. 15-20.
4. Ranque, G. J., Experiments on Expansion in a Vortex with Simultaneous Exhaust of Hot Air and Cold Air, Le Journal de Physique et le Radium (Paris), 1933, 4, pp. 112-114.
5. Hilsch, R., The Use of Expansion of Gases in a Centrifugal Field as a Cooling Process, Rev. Sci. Instr., 1947,18, No. 2, pp. 108-113.
6. Westley, R., a Bibliography and Survey of the Vortex Tube, College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, Note, No. 9, UK, 1954.
7. Dobratz, B. M., Vortex Tubes: a Bibliography, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, UCRL-7829, 1964.
8. Nash, J. M., The Ranque-Hilsch Vortex Tube and Its Application to Spacecraft Environmental Control Systems, Dev. Theor. Appl. Mech., 1972, 6.
9. Ahlborn, B., Keller, J. U., Staudt, R., Treitz, G., and Rebhan, E., Limits of Temperature Separation in a Vortex Tube, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 1994, 27, pp. 480-488.
10. Schlenz, D., Kompressible Strahlgetriebene Drallstromung in Rotationssymmetrischen Kanalen, Ph. D. Thesis, Technische Fakultat, UniversitatErlangen, Nurnberg, 1982.
11. Amitani, T., Adachi, T., and Kato, T., A Study on Temperature Separation in a Large Vortex Tube, Trans. JSME, 1983, 49, pp. 877-884.
12. Frohlingsdorf, W. and Unger, H., Numerical Investigations of the Compressible Flow and the Energy Separation in the Ranque - Hilsch Vortex Tube, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 1999, 42, pp. 415-422.
13. Promvong, P., Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Compressible Vortex-Tube Flow, In: Proc. ASME/JSME 3-rd Joint Fluid Engineering, San Francisco, USA, 1999.
14. Behera, U., Paul, P. J., Kasthurirengan, S., Karunanithi, R., Ram, S. N., Dinesh, K., and Jacob, S., CFD Analysis and Experimental Investigations Towards Optimizing the Parameters of Ranque -Hilsch Vortex Tube, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2005, 48, pp. 1961-1973.
15. Aljuwayhel, N. F., Nellis, G. F. and Klein, S. A., Parametric and Internal Study of the Vortex Tube Using a CFD Model, Int J. Refrigerat., 2005, 28, No. 3, pp. 442-450.
16. Skye, H. M., Nellis G. F., and Klein, S. A., Comparison of CFD Analysis to Empirical Data in a Commercial Vortex Tube, Int. J. Refrigerat., 2006, 29, pp. 71-80.
17. Pun, W. M., An Introduction to the TEFESS Code, MED, Imperial College, Univerisity of London, 1992.
18. Bruun, H. H., Experimental Investigation of the Energy Separation in Vortex Tubes, J. Mech. Engng Sci, 1969, 11, No. 6, pp. 567-582.
19. Gatski, T. B., Turbulent Flows: Model Equations and Solution Methodology, In: Handbook of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Ed. by Roger Peyret, Academic Press, London, 1996.
20. Wilcox, C. D., Turbulent Modelling for CFD, DCW Industries, Inc., California, 1993.
21. Sarkar, S., Erlebacher, G., Hussaini, M. Y., and Kreiss, H. O., The Analysis and Modelling of Dilatational Terms in Compressible Turbulence, J. Fluid Mech, 1991, 227, pp. 473-493.
22. Zeman, O., Dilatation Dissipation: The Concept and Application in Modelling, Compressible Mixing Layers, Phys. Fluids, 1990, A2, No. 2, pp. 178-188.
23. Launder, B. E., Reece, G. J., and Rodi, W., Progress in the Development of a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Closure, J. Fluid Mech., 1975, 68, pp. 537-566.
24. Launder, B. E. and Shima, N., Second-Moment Closure for the Near-Wall Sublayer: Development and Applications, AIAA J., 1989, 27, No. 10, pp. 1319-1324.
25. Sarkar, S. and Lakshamanan, B., Application of a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model to the Compressible Shear Layer, AIAA J., 1991, 29, No. 5, pp. 743-749.
26. Zeman, O., a New Model for Super/Hypersonic Turbulent Boundary Layers AIAA Pap. No. 930897, January 1993.
27. Rodi, W. A., New Algebraic Relations for Calculating the Reynolds Stresses, Z. Angew. Math. Mech. (ZAMM), 1976, 56, pp. T219-T221.
28. Zhang, J., Nieh, S., and Zhou, L., A New Version of Algebraic Stress Model for Simulating Strongly Swirling Turbulent Flows, J. Numer. Heat Transfer, Part B, 1992, 22, pp. 49-62.
29. Patankar, S. V., Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere, Washington, D.C., 1980.
30. Scheper, G. W., The Vortex Tube: Internal Flow Data and a Heat Transfer Theory, J. ASRE, Refrigerat. Engng, 1951, 59, pp. 985-989.