Published 1985 | Version v1
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Numerical modelling of two-dimensional flows in complex geometries

Creators

  • 1. Groupe d'Analyse Nucleaire, Montreal

Description

A numerical approach is presented for modelling two-dimensional laminar and turbulent recirculating flows which are confined within complex curvilinear geometries. Vorticity-stream function formulation is used for the mass and momentum equations. Turbulent stresses are modelled using Boussinesq's eddy viscosity concept. The eddy viscosity is calculated from the k-epsilon turbulence model. For handling irregular internal shapes, the flow equations are transformed into a generalized curvilinear coordinate system. The numerical model has been applied to compute flows confined to various complex curvilinear geometries for Reynolds numbers ranging from 10 to 100,000

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
LaGrange Park, IL (USA)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of an international meeting on advances in nuclear engineering computational methods. Volume 1
Journal Page Range
p. 273-285.

Conference

Title
International meeting on advances in nuclear engineering computational methods.
Dates
9-11 Apr 1985.
Place
Knoxville, TN (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17078096
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COORDINATES; EQUATIONS; FLOW MODELS; GEOMETRY; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESSES; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW
Descriptors DEC
FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS