Numerical investigation of flow structure in pipe elbow with large Eddy simulation approach

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 449-458

  Tanaka, Masa Aki ^a   Ohshima, Hiroyuki ^a   Monji, Hideaki ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; AXIAL VELOCITY; BOUNDARY FITTED COORDINATES; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CURVATURE RADII; EVALUATION METHOD; HEAT-CONDUCTION ANALYSIS; IN-PIPE; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; MESH ARRANGEMENTS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SCHEME; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PIPE ELBOW; PRIMARY COOLING; SIMULATION CODE; SMAGORINSKY MODEL; SODIUM COOLED FAST REACTOR; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PHENOMENA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW STRUCTURE; WALL FUNCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BOILERS; CAISSONS; FAST REACTORS; FLOW STRUCTURE; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PIPE JOINTS; PRESSURE VESSELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SODIUM;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 77953182450     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2009-77598     Document Type: Conference Paper

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