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A numerical analysis of turbulent axisymmetric radial compressible channel flow between a nozzle and a flat plate is presented in this paper. In particular, the application of this type of flow situation in pneumatic dimensional control systems is considered. The Spalart-Allmaras one-equation turbulence model is used. The resulting highly coupled PDE system has been solved using the control volume based numerical approach where the power-law scheme was used extensively to compute the diffusive and convective fluxes of momentum. Results show that local Mach numbers can easily achieve and surpass unity for typical industrial configurations. Also, in the case of a standard industrial nozzle geometry, the presence of a toroïdal recirculation zone that moves radially outward is clearly identified in most cases. Separated flow areas are of particular concern as it has been shown previously that they can cause nozzle fouling in industrial applications. It has been shown that the size of this region is dependant on feed pressure. Considerable differences between results obtained using the Spalart-Allmaras and standard k- ε turbulence models have also been noticed.
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Roy, G., Vo-Ngoc, D. & Bravine, V. A numerical analysis of turbulent compressible radial channel flow with particular reference to pneumatic controllers. J. of Therm. Sci. 13, 24–29 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-004-0004-9
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