Numerical simulation and CFD-based correlation of erosion threshold gas velocity in pipe bends

CFD Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-53

  El Behery, Samy M ^a   Hamed, Mofreh H ^b   El Kadi, M A ^a   Ibrahim, K A ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b Kafr El Sheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bend; Erosion; Gas solid; Numerical simulation; Two phase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857236687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21801363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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