Large eddy simulation of cross-flow through a staggered tube bundle at subcritical Reynolds number

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1215-1230

  Liang, C ^a   Papadakis, G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Heat exchanger; Large eddy simulation; Tube bundles; Unstructured grid; Vortex shedding

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STROUHAL NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VORTEX SHEDDING;

SECOND ORDER ACCURATE METHOD; TUBE BUNDLE; UNSTRUCTURED GRID;

PIPE FLOW;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STROUHAL NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VORTEX SHEDDING;

EID: 35548981803     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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