A numerical investigation of the flow structures and losses for turbulent flow in 90° elbow bends

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-44

  Crawford, N ^a   Spence, S ^a   Simpson, A ^a   Cunningham, G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

90 elbow bend; Flow separation; Numerical prediction; Pressure loss; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW SEPARATION; FORECASTING; ONE DIMENSIONAL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY;

DOWNSTREAM PRESSURE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; PRESSURE LOSS; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; STANDARD K EPSILONS; STREAMLINE CURVATURE;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 61749091640     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544089JPME206     Document Type: Article

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