Pressure drop in laminar developing flow in noncircular ducts: A scaling and modeling approach

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1111051-11110511

  Muzychka, Y S ^a   Yovanovich, M M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing flow; Hydrodynamic entrance length; Laminar flow; Modeling; Noncircular ducts; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; COMPLETE PROBLEMS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DEVELOPING FLOW; DUCT SHAPE; ENTRANCE LENGTH; FRICTION FACTORS; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; MODELING; MODELING APPROACH; NEW MODEL; NONCIRCULAR DUCTS; REYNOLDS; SCALING ANALYSIS; SQUARE ROOTS;

ASPECT RATIO; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

DUCTS;

EID: 77955289457     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000377     Document Type: Article

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