Open AccessA procedure for the calculation of flow through axisymmetric ducts
Author(s) -
P.S. Heyns
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v2i2.1110
Subject(s) - rotational symmetry , mechanics , duct (anatomy) , curvature , flow (mathematics) , physics , geology , classical mechanics , mathematics , geometry , medicine , pathology
A procedure for the calculation of flow through axisymmetric ducts as are typically found in turbomachines, is presented. The procedure is based on a streamline curvature method with the governing equations formulated along quasi-orthogonals in the flow field. This formulation allows the procedure to be used for segments of a duct wherein the flow direction is predominantly radial. It is assumed that the flow on specific stream surfaces is isentropic, but normal entropy gradients may exist because of processes which took place upstream of the duct