Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions

Active interaction between centrifugal and buoyancy forces in curved channel has been investigated numerically in different gravity condition. Given interaction makes the flow patterns fundamentally different with straight channels; nevertheless, either of these forces domination leads to a differen...

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Main Authors: Nadim, N., Chandratilleke, T., Narayanaswamy, Ramesh
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31328
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author Nadim, N.
Chandratilleke, T.
Narayanaswamy, Ramesh
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description Active interaction between centrifugal and buoyancy forces in curved channel has been investigated numerically in different gravity condition. Given interaction makes the flow patterns fundamentally different with straight channels; nevertheless, either of these forces domination leads to a different vortices structure and heat transfer quality. Three-dimensional, incompressible, laminar model has been used to compare rectangular and elliptical cross-sections in different gravity conditions as local and average heat transfer discussed regarding vortices structure effect. Based on the discussion different cross section has been briefly compared and concluded in term of stability whereas gravity is subjected to variation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-313282017-09-13T15:20:01Z Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions Nadim, N. Chandratilleke, T. Narayanaswamy, Ramesh Active interaction between centrifugal and buoyancy forces in curved channel has been investigated numerically in different gravity condition. Given interaction makes the flow patterns fundamentally different with straight channels; nevertheless, either of these forces domination leads to a different vortices structure and heat transfer quality. Three-dimensional, incompressible, laminar model has been used to compare rectangular and elliptical cross-sections in different gravity conditions as local and average heat transfer discussed regarding vortices structure effect. Based on the discussion different cross section has been briefly compared and concluded in term of stability whereas gravity is subjected to variation. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31328 10.2514/6.2011-3682 restricted
spellingShingle Nadim, N.
Chandratilleke, T.
Narayanaswamy, Ramesh
Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
title Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
title_full Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
title_fullStr Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
title_full_unstemmed Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
title_short Fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
title_sort fluid and thermal characteristics of flow through rectangular and elliptical curved ducts under different gravity conditions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31328