Mathematical Modeling of Turbulent Flows of Newtonian Fluids in a Concentric Annulus with Pipe Rotation

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2012-03-01

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SORGUN, MEHMET
Aydın, İsmail
ÖZBAYOĞLU, Evren
SCHUBERT, J J

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In this study, a mathematical model is proposed to predict flow characteristics of Newtonian fluids inside a concentric horizontal annulus. A numerical solution, including pipe rotation, is developed for calculating frictional head losses in concentric annuli for turbulent flow. Navier-Stokes equations are numerically solved using the finite differences technique to obtain the velocity field. Experiments with water are performed in a concentric annulus with and without pipe rotation. Average fluid velocities are varied in the range of 1.1-3.3 m/s at various inner pipe rotations (0120 rpm) in a horizontal concentric annulus. To verify the proposed model, estimated frictional pressure losses are compared with experimental data and the commercial software package ANSYS Workbench 10.0. The numerical model predicts frictional head losses with an error less than +/-10% in most of the test cases.

Subject Keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Concentric Annulus, Mechanistic Modeling Newtonian Fluids, Pipe Rotation, Pressure Loss, Turbulence

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48414

Journal

ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2011.578105

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Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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M. SORGUN, İ. Aydın, E. ÖZBAYOĞLU, and J. J. SCHUBERT, “Mathematical Modeling of Turbulent Flows of Newtonian Fluids in a Concentric Annulus with Pipe Rotation,” ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS, pp. 540–548, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48414.