Simulation of the Turbulent air Flow Over a Circular Cavity with a Variable Opening Angle in an U-Shaped Channel

• Published in: Journal of engineering physics and thermophysics Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 902 - 917
• Main Authors: Isaev, S. A., Baranov, P. A., Usachov, A. E., Zhukova, Yu. V., Vysotskaya, A. A., Malyshkin, D. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2015; Springer
• Subjects: Analysis; Classical Mechanics; Complex Systems; Engineering; Engineering Thermodynamics; Heat and Mass Transfer; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Thermodynamics; Turbulence (Fluid dynamics); vortex cell; turbulence; trapped vortex; U-shaped channel; circular cavity

A numerical investigation of the influence of the opening angle of a circular cavity in an U-shaped channel and the Reynolds number of a fluid fl ow in this channel on the local characteristics and turbulence of this fl ow has been performed based on the solution of the Reynolds equations, closed by...