Experimental study of the pressure drop after fractal-shaped orifices in turbulent pipe flows

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Abou El Azm Aly, A ^a   Chong, A ^b   Nicolleau, F ^b   Beck, S ^b  

^a MILITARY TECHNICAL COLLEGE   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flowmeter; Fractal shaped orifices; Pressure drop; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR ORIFICES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW AREA; FLOW-MIXING; PRESSURE RECOVERY; SELF-SIMILARITIES; TURBULENT PIPE FLOW;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; FRACTALS; PIPE; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ORIFICES;

EID: 71849089398     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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