Numerical investigation on gas flow and pressure drop for 90° rectangular ventilation bends in low Reynolds number

Bingtao Zhao, Zhongxiao Zhang and Jing Jin

International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2008, vol. 6, issue 5/6, 581-589

Abstract: The gas flow and Pressure Drop Coefficient (PDC) for 90° rectangular ventilation bends in low Reynolds number are investigated by numerical simulation. The different geometrical dimensions and operational conditions with normalised experimental design, including 1/2, 1/1 and 2/1 of the width height ratio b/a, 1/4, 1/2 and 1/1 of the curvature ratio b/R, and 0.1 × 10⁵, 0.5 × 10⁵, and 1.0 × 10⁵ of the Reynolds number Re, are employed to model bends, respectively. The results indicate that b/a, b/R and Re play an important role on flow pattern and pressure drop. Finally, based on the computational data, a useful semi-empirical correlation is obtained to describe the PDC performance by multiple regression method.

Keywords: PDC; pressure drop coefficient; rectangular ventilation bends; Reynolds number; numerical simulation; gas flow. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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