Open AccessOptimization of Bend Cross Section for Reduction of Pressure Drop in Pipe
Author(s) -
Mohit Kumar*,
V.K. Bajpai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.c4897.098319
Subject(s) - pressure drop , mechanics , drop (telecommunication) , computational fluid dynamics , work (physics) , materials science , computer simulation , reduction (mathematics) , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , physics , geometry
Liquid distribution system needs to be optimally designed for low-pressure drop to ensure low energy consumption by pump. There may be other constraints as well like, pressure handling capacity of few components of system may restrict maximum pressure gradient that may be allowed. For such systems, even a slight variation in the pressure drop of any component may not be acceptable. This may result in large increase in pressure drop of complete system. The proposed work presents numerical and experimental study of variations in the pressure drop due to the change in cross section of geometry at bend location in pipe. The numerical study has been done with the help of CFD simulation. Numerical results thus obtained have been validated with the experimental data.