Numerical investigation of the concentric annulus flow around a cylindrical body with contrasted effecting factors

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2015-02-12
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Thispaperstudiesthewall-boundedflowaroundacylindricalatahighReynoldsnumbersbodyinadeterminedcomputationaldomain,withsimulationsofthe3-D,turbulentconcentricannulusflowinastraightpipe.Numericalresultsshowthatareversingzone,appearingasatonguezonewithnestedvelocitieshigherthanthesurroundingarea,existsbehindthecylindricalbody.Theannulusspaceisaregionofhighvelocityandlowpressure.Thezerovelocity,ofcombinedtheX-velocityandtheY-velocity,existsinthecrosssectionsandnovortexsheddingisformedbehindtheattachingcylinders.Amongallinvestigatedeffectingfactors,thediametersoftheattachingandthemaincylindersaffectthewakefeaturebehindthecylindricalbodywhilethemaincylinderlengthdoesnotaffectthedistributiontendencyoftheflowfield.Thediametersofthemaincylinderandthepipeaffectthepressurevaluesandthedistributiontendenciesonthemaincylindersurface.Obviously,theincreaseofthepipediameterreducesthedragcoefficientofthecylindricalbodyandtheincreaseofthediameterofthemaincylinderincreasesthedragcoefficientgreatly.Thenumericalinvestigationoftheconcentricannulusflowprovidesfoundationsforfurtherimprovementsoftheintricateflowstudies.