Computational study of decaying annular vortex flow using the R-epsilon/K-epsilon turbulence model

• Main Authors: Saqr, Khalid M., Kassema, Hassan I., Aly, Hossam S., Wahid, Mazlan Abdul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33010/1/KhalidMSaqr2012_ComputationalStudyofDecayingAnnularVortex.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33010/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2011.11.082

In this article, we present three dimensional CFD study of turbulent vortex flow in an annular passage using OpenFOAM 1.6. The vortex flow is generated by introducing the flow through a tangential entry to the passage. For the analysis presented in this article, turbulence was modeled using the Re/k...