Finite element solution of turbulent pipe flows
Mo‐Hwa Wang
(ADINA R & D, Inc., 71 Elton Avenue, Watertown, MA 02172, USA)
Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA)
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Abstract
The primitive variable finite element formulation is used in a straightforward manner to solve for two turbulent pipe flows. The solution is based on the use of the Nikuradse—van Driest mixing‐length formula but no special wall element is employed. The finite element solutions are compared with experimental results.
Citation
Wang, M. and Bathe, K. (1989), "Finite element solution of turbulent pipe flows", Engineering Computations, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023784
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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