Jet emerging from a nozzle and impinging on a conical cavity: Influence of nozzle and cavity geometric configurations

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Abstract

A jet emerging from a nozzle with different cone angles and impinging onto a conical cavity with different depths and diameters is considered. The flow simulation is extended to include a jet emerging from a pipe and impinging onto the cavity for the comparison. The Reynolds stress turbulence model is incorporated to account for the turbulence. The control volume approach is used to discretize the governing equations of flow and heat transfer. It is found that the flow structure above the cavity differs significantly due to radial expansion of the flow emerging from the nozzle. This modifies the flow structure in the cavity, particularly for a large diameter. The influence of the nozzle cone angle on the heat transfer coefficient and the shear stress along the cavity wall is more pronounced for a large diameter cavity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-162
Number of pages21
JournalNumerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications
Volume61
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2012

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Received 21 September 2011; accepted 3 November 2011. The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for this work. Address correspondence to Bekir Yilbas, Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Box 1913, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: bsyilbas@ kfupm.edu.sa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Numerical Analysis
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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