CFD analysis of the flow through tube banks of HRSG

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages 327-337

  Torresi, Marco ^a   Saponaro, Alessandro ^b   Camporeale, Sergio Mario ^a   Fortunato, Bernardo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b Ansaldo Caldaie   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; HRSG; Porous media model; Pressure loss coefficients; Staggered tube bundle

Indexed keywords

CFD; HRSG; POROUS MEDIA MODEL; PRESSURE LOSS COEFFICIENTS; STAGGERED TUBE BUNDLE;

AIR; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SIMULATORS; STEAM POWER PLANTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WASTE HEAT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 69949151425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2008-51300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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