Comparison of different turbulence models in predicting the temperature separation in a Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 783-792

  Dutta, T ^a   Sinhamahapatra, K P ^a   Bandyopdhyay, S S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CFD modelling; Mod le de la turbulence; Mod lisation l'aide de la dynamique num rique des fluides; Ranque Hilsch vortex tube; S paration de la temp rature; Temperature separation; Tube vortex Ranque Hilsch; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; CFD MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL EXPENSE; FLOW PHENOMENA; MASS FRACTION; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE CURVE; RANQUE-HILSCH VORTEX TUBE; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; TEMPERATURE SEPARATION; VORTEX TUBE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STANDARDS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE MODELS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77950628844     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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