Numerical Modeling of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Flat Confuser


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Numerical modeling was carried out using a three-parameter differential RANS turbulence model supplemented with a transport equation for turbulent heat flow. The influence of the angle of inclination of the confuser wall and the Reynolds number on the characteristics of flow and heat transfer in the boundary layer is considered. The calculation results are compared with known experimental data.

flow with heat exchange, flat confuser, RANS-turbulence model.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.33257/PhChGD.25.1.1082


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Численное моделирование течения и теплообмена в плоском конфузоре

Численное моделирование проведено с использованием трехпараметрической диффе-ренциальной RANS-модели турбулентности, дополненной уравнением переноса для турбулентного потока тепла. Рассмотрено влияние, угла наклона стенки конфузора и числа Рейнольдса на характеристики течения и теплообмена в пограничном слое. Про-ведено сравнение результатов расчета с известными экспериментальными данными.

течение с теплообменом, плоский конфузор, RANS-модель турбулентности.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.33257/PhChGD.25.1.1082


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