CFD assisted design optimization of a flow distributor for uniform fluid distribution

ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011

Volumn 6, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2011, Pages 97-106

  Liu, Hong ^a   Li, Peiwen ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW CONTROL;

CHANNEL BIFURCATION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DOWNSTREAM CHANNELS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITIES; FLOW DISTRIBUTORS; FLUID DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL DEVICES; UNIFORM FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84869175513     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/imece2011-65344     Document Type: Conference Paper

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