Study of force-dependent and time-dependent transition of secondary flow in a rotating straight channel by the lattice Boltzmann method

Jinlong Zhang, Yu Liu, Junfeng Zhang and Jun Yang

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2009, vol. 388, issue 4, 288-294

Abstract: A numerical study using the lattice Boltzmann method has been carried out for flow through a rotating straight channel with a rectangular cross section. With different forces applied, the secondary flow exhibits two-cell states, four-cell states or six-cell states at a range of low rotational Reynolds number, however, within which only the two-cell states have been commonly reported. In addition to the force-dependent flow transition, a time-dependent flow transition of the secondary flow among two-cell states, four-cell states and six-cell states is also discovered during flow development. These newly found flow transitions and their regulations by force application have been analyzed. Based on numbers of case studies, it is found that a dimensionless number, the ratio of the driving pressure gradient to the centrifugal force, regulates such flow transitions. This study not only releases new phenomena of flow transition, but also indicates new applications in flow control, particle separation and heat transfer.

Keywords: Secondary flow; Coriolis force; Lattice Boltzmann method; Lab-on-a-CD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.10.025

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