CFD analysis of performance characteristics of S-shaped diffusers with combined horizontal and vertical offsets

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 280-290

  Gopaliya, Manoj Kumar ^a   Goel, Piyush ^a   Prashar, Sunil ^a   Dutt, Anil ^a  

^a THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Contour; Effectiveness; Non uniformity index; Offset; Outlet pressure recovery; S shaped diffuser

Indexed keywords

CONTOUR; EFFECTIVENESS; NONUNIFORMITY; OFFSET; OUTLET PRESSURES; S-SHAPED;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; RECOVERY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 78549252014     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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