Numerical modeling of two-phase supersonic ejectors for work-recovery applications

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 21-22, 2012, Pages 5744-5753

  Yazdani, Miad ^a   Alahyari, Abbas A ^a   Radcliff, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling phase change; Cavitation phase change; Supersonic; Two phase ejector

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY TRACKING; CFD CODES; CFD MODELS; DESIGN TOOL; DEVELOPED MODEL; FLUID PUMPING; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH VELOCITY JET; HIGH-FIDELITY MODELING; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE METRICS; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE CHANGES; REAL-FLUID PROPERTIES; REFRIGERATION DEVICES; SHEAR MIXING; SONIC VELOCITY; SPACE COOLING; SUCTION FLOW; SUPERSONIC; SUPERSONIC EJECTOR; TEST DATA; TWO-PHASE EJECTOR; TWO-STREAM;

EJECTORS (PUMPS); ENERGY TRANSFER; RECOVERY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84864278323     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.05.071     Document Type: Article

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