Numerical computation of the steady secondary flow in a tube with time-dependent curvature

Authors
Van Meerveld, J Waters, SL
Citation
J. Van Meerveld et Sl. Waters, Numerical computation of the steady secondary flow in a tube with time-dependent curvature, Q J MECH AP, 54, 2001, pp. 631-640
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
ISSN journal
00335614 → ACNP
Volume
54
Year of publication
2001
Part
4
Pages
631 - 640
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-5614(200111)54:<631:NCOTSS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The steady secondary flow in a tube of time-dependent curvature is found nu merically for values of the secondary streaming Reynolds number, R-s, up to 5000. The results obtained for large values of R-s compare favourably with the proposed asymptotic solution.