On the steady laminar flow in a curved pipe of varying elliptic cross-section

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 351-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renu Jain ◽  
Girija Jayaramn
Keyword(s):  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Elliptic Cross Section ◽  
Curved Pipe ◽  
Elliptic Cross ◽  
Steady Laminar

Viscous laminar flow in a curved pipe of elliptical cross-section

1987 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 571-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. Topakoglu ◽  
M. A. Ebadian
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Finite Number ◽  
Secondary Flow ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Elliptic Cross Section ◽  
Elliptical Cross ◽  
Curved Pipe ◽  
Elliptic Cross

In this paper, the analysis on secondary flow in curved elliptic pipes of Topakoglu & Ebadian (1985) has been extended up to a point where the rate-of-flow expression is obtained for any value of flatness ratio of the elliptic cross-section. The analysis is based on the double expansion method of Topakoglu (1967). Therefore, no approximation is involved in any step other than the natural limitation of the finite number of calculated terms of the expansions. The obtained results are systematically plotted against the curvature of centreline of the curved pipe for different values of Reynolds number.

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