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Internal separated flows at large Reynolds number

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

Anand Kumar and
Kirit S. Yajnik
Anand Kumar
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics Division, National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore 560017, India
Kirit S. Yajnik
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics Division, National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore 560017, India
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Abstract

Large-Reynolds-number analysis is given for separated flows that have the characteristic feature of being confined in the transverse direction. Two principal limits of the governing equation are obtained depending on whether the streamwise length scale is of order one or of the order of the Reynolds number. The corresponding two types of separated flows are discussed. A method of calculation is given for the second type of flow. It employs an expansion in the eigenfunctions of the Poiseuille flow development and the problem is reduced to solving nonlinear first-order ordinary differential equations that have a tendency to decouple rapidly. The method is tested by a detailed comparison of the results of the present calculation with finite-difference solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations for a channel with sudden expansion. Applicability to other configurations is illustrated by solving the problem of the flow in a channel with a base.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , 11 March 1980, pp. 27 - 51
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© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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