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CFD modeling for the estimation of pressure loss coefficients of pipe fittings: An undergraduate project
Author(s) -
Perumal Kumar,
Ganesan Rajamohan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.21695
Subject(s) - computational fluid dynamics , work (physics) , flow (mathematics) , pressure coefficient , mechanical engineering , estimation , computer science , engineering , mechanics , aerospace engineering , systems engineering , physics
This work reports the outcomes of a senior undergraduate project done as part of a CFD course offered at Curtin University, Malaysia. Pressure loss coefficients for single phase flow through 90 degree bend has been estimated using CFD simulation. It is evident from the results that a validated CFD model is a reliable and cheap tool for loss coefficient estimation of any combination of pipe fitting and complex fluid / flow. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 24:180–185, 2016; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae ; DOI 10.1002/cae.21695