The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport

This project explores the turbulence enhancement performance of a flexible agitator in replacing the conventional rigid agitator. Polymer EVA was chosen as the material for flexible while aluminium for the rigid agitator. A UVP was used to study the mean and fluctuating flow properties in the near w...

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Main Author: Yong, Tshun Howe
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74925
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description This project explores the turbulence enhancement performance of a flexible agitator in replacing the conventional rigid agitator. Polymer EVA was chosen as the material for flexible while aluminium for the rigid agitator. A UVP was used to study the mean and fluctuating flow properties in the near wake of rigid and flexible agitators in the subcritical flow regime. Results show increased wake region, augmented turbulence production, turbulence intensity and Reynolds stresses by the flexible agitator.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-749252019-02-21T05:33:29Z The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport Yong, Tshun Howe This project explores the turbulence enhancement performance of a flexible agitator in replacing the conventional rigid agitator. Polymer EVA was chosen as the material for flexible while aluminium for the rigid agitator. A UVP was used to study the mean and fluctuating flow properties in the near wake of rigid and flexible agitators in the subcritical flow regime. Results show increased wake region, augmented turbulence production, turbulence intensity and Reynolds stresses by the flexible agitator. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74925 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Yong, Tshun Howe
The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport
title The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport
title_full The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport
title_fullStr The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport
title_full_unstemmed The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport
title_short The Experimental Analysis of Elastic Agitator Effects to Improve Turbulent Energy Transport
title_sort experimental analysis of elastic agitator effects to improve turbulent energy transport
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74925