MEASUREMENT OF MEAN VELOCITY PROFILE IN A TURBULENT PIPE FLOW – A NUMERICAL APPROACH

  • G. A. Odewole
  • M. A. Waheed
  • O. S. Olaoye
Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, , Velocity Profile, Viscosity, Turbulence

Abstract

Computational Fluid Dynamics FLUENT codes were employed in the measurement of the mean velocity profile of a fully-developed pipe flow. The codes used the standard two equation eddy-viscosity () model for analysing turbulence in the flow. Deviations of about 2-12%, 1.1-1.7% and 1.02-5.3% obtained between the numerical results and the experimental benchmark for the study in the viscous sub-layer, buffer region and the fully-developed region of the flow show the close agreements between the experimental and the numerical results.

Published
2011-08-02
How to Cite
Odewole, G., Waheed, M., & Olaoye, O. (2011). MEASUREMENT OF MEAN VELOCITY PROFILE IN A TURBULENT PIPE FLOW – A NUMERICAL APPROACH. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(1), 1-5. Retrieved from https://laujet.com/index.php/laujet/article/view/67
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