Within the framework of the complete Navier-Stokes equations the turbulent flow in a pipe of elliptical cross-section with semiaxis ratio b/a = 0.5 is directly calculated for the Reynolds number Re = 6000 determined from the mean-flow velocity and the hydraulic diameter. The distribution of the average and pulsatory flow characteristics over the pipe cross-section are obtained. In particular, the secondary flow in the cross-section plane, typical of turbulent flows in noncircular pipes, is calculated. The equation for the longitudinal vorticity which determines the shape and intensity of the secondary flow is analyzed. In the balance equation for the pulsation kinetic energy the behavior of all the terms that characterize energy production, dissipation and redistribution over the pipe cross-section is described. 相似文献
An isothermal steady rarefied gas flow in a long channel (tube) of elliptical or rectangular cross-section under the action
of a given pressure gradient (Poiseuille flow) is studied on the basis of the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook model. The solution is
obtained using a conservative higher-order method. The velocity field in a channel cross-section is investigated as a function
of the rarefaction degree and the cross-section geometry parameters. The main calculated function is the gas flow rate through
the tube. The solutions obtained are compared with the available results. 相似文献
Start-up helical flows for Oldroyd-B and upper-convected Maxwell fluids are studied in straight pipes of circular and annular cross-section. The differential form of the constitutive equation leads to partial differential equations which are second-order in space and time. Apart from the condition that the fluid is initially at rest another initial condition is required to complete the solution process. By comparing results derived from the integral form of the constitutive equation we show that an appropriate initial condition may be found. Numerical results for start-up rotational flow in pipes of annular cross-section are presented. 相似文献
The steady laminar flow of power-law fluid through pipes of circular cross-section, whose center-line curvature varies locally, is analyzed theoretically. The flows, in three kinds of pipes whose center-lines are specified by as examples of once, twice, and periodically-curved pipes, respectively, are discussed in comparison with Newtonian flow. The analysis is valid for any other two-dimensionally curved pipes, when the center-line curvature is small. 相似文献
Numerical simulations of the flow field and heat transfer require the conjugate solution of the Navier–Stokes and energy equations, a highly compute-intensive process. Here a semi-analytical approach is proposed to solve the energy equation in curved pipes. It requires the flow velocity field, the wall temperature, and the temperature at only one point of the flow cross-section to provide the entire temperature field. 相似文献
Let R, τ denote, respectively, the radius of curvature and radius of torsion of the pipe (centre-line) and let a be a typical cross-sectional diameter.
The major part of the present paper addresses the case of flows through pipes of constant cross-section; (Re)2(a/R), Re(a/τ), (a/R) and (a/τ) all being small. Re is the Reynolds number for the flow. It is found that, even without further specifications of the details of the pipe, many important results can be obtained about the secondary flow which occurs and the pressure losses resulting from it. For example, it is shown that an important feature of such flows is valid for any corss-sectional shape; this was not obvious from previous works which treated only special cases having significant symmetries. Also, a new method for calculating the modified axial pressure gradient is presented which reduces dramatically the amount of work required therefor.
The remainder of the paper presents some results for similar flows through pipes of varying cross-section. 相似文献
We study the fluid flow through a network of intersected thin pipes with prescribed pressure at their ends. Pipes are either thin or long and the ratio between the length and the cross-section is considered as the small parameter. Using the asymptotic analysis with respect to that small parameter the effective behaviour of the flow is found. At each junction an explicit formula for computing the value of the pressure is found. The interior layer phenomenon in vicinity of the junction is studied. We generalize the junction formula on the case of adiabatic compressible flow. 相似文献