An experimental study and CFD analysis towards heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of decaying swirl pipe flow generated by axial vanes

Meccanica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-129

  Ahmadvand, M ^a   Najafi, A F ^a   Shahidinejad, S ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Axial vane swirler; Heat transfer; Performance evaluation; Swirl intensity; Swirling flow; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

BLADE ANGLE; CFD ANALYSIS; DECAY RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID FLOW; FRICTION FACTORS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; MEAN FLOW; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PLAIN TUBES; RE NUMBERS; SIMULATION RESULT; SWIRL GENERATORS; SWIRL INTENSITY; SWIRLERS; SWIRLING PIPE FLOWS; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; TEST SECTIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TIME-AVERAGED; TURBULENCE STRUCTURES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX; WALL STRESS; WORKING FLUID;

AIR; ANNULAR DUCTS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DECAY (ORGANIC); HEAT EXCHANGERS; INLET FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; PIPE; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 74249092043     PISSN: 00256455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11012-009-9228-9     Document Type: Article

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