| publication name | Computational Study of center line turning angle effect on the turbulent flow through a diffusing S-duct using Large-eddy simulation |
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| Authors | Abdellatif, O. E., Abd Rabbo, M. A. and Shahin, I. M. M |
| year | 1950 |
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| Local/International | Local |
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Abstract
Center line turning angle effect on the flow and performance characteristics of long S-shaped circular diffusers (length/inlet diameter ratio, L/Di =11:4) having an area ratio of 1.9 and centre-line length of 600mm has been established. The numerical investigation using three dimensional large eddy simulation model has been performed for three S-shaped circular diffusers having angles of turn of 15o/ 15o, 22.5o /22.5o and 30o /30o. The simulations were performed at Re=105 based on S-duct inlet diameter, using 1.87 million grid nodes and using Smagorinsky-lilly as a subgrid turbulence model Cs=0.1. Code validation and grid independence study have been done to examine whether the physical models used in computer simulations agree with real world observations. Velocity, total pressure and turbulence intensity distributions at different planes along the length of the diffusers are obtained and compared with experimental work. For S-diffusing ducts with different center line turning angle, the magnitudes of counter rotating vortices being higher for the higher angle of turn. The losses in recovery at separation region through S-diffusing ducts are increased by the increase of turning angle. The static pressure recovery coefficient is found to equal (0.516, 0.49, and 0.4551) for diffusing S-ducts with center line turning angle of (15°/15°, 22.5°/22.5°and 30°/30°) respectively. The velocity distribution at S-duct outlet station is more uniform, with the increase of center line turning angle.