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Numerical investigation of turbulent heat transfer in a rectangular-sectioned 90 degrees bend

Etemad, Sassan LU and Sundén, Bengt LU (2006) In Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications 49(4). p.323-343
Abstract
The flow and thermal fields in a rectangular-sectioned 90 degrees bend with a cross-section aspect ratio of 6 were investigated using four turbulence models. All models managed to reproduce the general flow and thermal patterns. Chen's high-Re k-epsilon model and Suga's cubic low-Re k-epsilon model performed well. The V2F k-epsilon model was found to be the least diffusive model and delivered good results. The RSM-GGDH model showed convergence difficulties and gave poor results. It was found that the boundary-layer thickness and the flow upstream of the bend are crucial for the character of the secondary flow, velocity profile, turbulence level, and heat transfer in the bend.
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Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{323--343}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications}},
  title        = {{Numerical investigation of turbulent heat transfer in a rectangular-sectioned 90 degrees bend}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10407780500430884}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/10407780500430884}},
  volume       = {{49}},
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