THE INFLUENCE OF REYNOLDS-NUMBER ON THE ENTRY LENGTH AND PRESSURE-DROP FOR LAMINAR PIPE-FLOW

被引:52
作者
DOMBROWSKI, N [1 ]
FOUMENY, EA [1 ]
OOKAWARA, S [1 ]
RIZA, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LEEDS,DEPT CHEM ENGN,LEEDS LS2 9JT,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
关键词
BOUNDARY LAYER; ENTRY LENGTH; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE;
D O I
10.1002/cjce.5450710320
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
A numerical analysis of the laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid in the inlet section of a circular pipe has been carried out for a Reynolds number range of 0 to 500, employing a finite element based CFD code. A new flow phenomenon has been identified at low Reynolds numbers (< 50), viz, the existence of a peak in the axial pressure profile at a small distance from the entrance. Existing correlations for the entry length are shown to be insufficient and a new correlation for the entry length is proposed.
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