scholarly journals Closure to “Discussion of ‘Calculated Orifice Plate Discharge Coefficients at Low Reynolds Numbers’” (1977, ASME J. Fluids Eng., 99, p. 425)

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-425
Author(s):  
T. G. Keith ◽  
James E. A. John
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Orifice Plate ◽  
Low Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Discharge Coefficients ◽  
Low Reynolds

A Reassessment of Metering Orifices for Low Reynolds Numbers

1965 ◽  
Vol 180 (1) ◽  
pp. 331-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Kastner ◽  
J. C. McVeigh
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Discharge Coefficient ◽  
Low Reynolds Number ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Low Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Discharge Coefficients ◽  
Low Reynolds

In view of the importance of accurate measurement of flow rate at low Reynolds numbers, there have been numerous attempts to develop metering devices having constant discharge coefficients in the range of pipe Reynolds numbers between about 3000 and 200 and even below this latter value, and some of these attempts have achieved a reasonable degrees of success. Nevertheless, some confusion exists regarding the dimensions and range of utility of certain designs which have been recommended and further information is necessary in order that the situation may be clarified. The aims of the present investigation, which is believed to be wider in scope than any published in this field in recent years, were to review and correlate existing knowledge and to make an experimental study of the properties of various types of orifice in the low range of Reynolds numbers. Arising from this it was hoped that a design might be evolved which not only had a satisfactorily constant discharge coefficient throughout the range but was also simple to manufacture and reproduce, even for small orifice diameters of the order of 0.5 in or less, and it is believed that some success in attaining this aim was achieved. The first section of the paper contains a review of previous investigations classified into three main groups. In the second part of the paper, experiments with various types of orifice plate are described and it is shown that a properly proportioned single-bevelled orifice has as good a performance in the low Reynolds number range as that of any of the more complicated shapes.

Investigation on the effect of leading edge tubercles of sweptback wing at low reynolds number

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 621
Author(s):  
Veerapathiran Thangaraj Gopinathan ◽  
John Bruce Ralphin Rose ◽  
Mohanram Surya
Keyword(s):  
Leading Edge ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Sweep Angle ◽  
Laminar Separation ◽  
Low Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Flow Energy ◽  
Airplane Wing ◽  
Low Reynolds ◽  
Naca 0015 ◽  
Wing Performance

Aerodynamic efficiency of an airplane wing can be improved either by increasing its lift generation tendency or by reducing the drag. Recently, Bio-inspired designs have been received greater attention for the geometric modifications of airplane wings. One of the bio-inspired designs contains sinusoidal Humpback Whale (HW) tubercles, i.e., protuberances exist at the wing leading edge (LE). The tubercles have excellent flow control characteristics at low Reynolds numbers. The present work describes about the effect of tubercles on swept back wing performance at various Angle of Attack (AoA). NACA 0015 and NACA 4415 airfoils are used for swept back wing design with sweep angle about 30°. The modified wings (HUMP 0015 A, HUMP 0015 B, HUMP 4415 A, HUMP 4415 B) are designed with two amplitude to wavelength ratios (η) of 0.1 & 0.24 for the performance analysis. It is a novel effort to analyze the tubercle vortices along the span that induce additional flow energy especially, behind the tubercles peak and trough region. Subsequently, Co-efficient of Lift (CL), Co-efficient of Drag (CD) and boundary layer pressure gradients also predicted for modified and baseline (smooth LE) models in the pre & post-stall regimes. It was observed that the tubercles increase the performance of swept back wings by the enhanced CL/CD ratio in the pre-stall AoA region. Interestingly, the flow separation region behind the centerline of tubercles and formation of Laminar Separation Bubbles (LSB) were asymmetric because of the sweep.

Low Reynolds number flow around and heat transfer from a heated circular cylinder

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Bolló
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Low Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Reynolds Number Flow ◽  
Two Dimensional Flow ◽  
Number Flow ◽  
Low Reynolds ◽  
Increasing Temperature

Abstract The two-dimensional flow around a stationary heated circular cylinder at low Reynolds numbers of 50 < Re < 210 is investigated numerically using the FLUENT commercial software package. The dimensionless vortex shedding frequency (St) reduces with increasing temperature at a given Reynolds number. The effective temperature concept was used and St-Re data were successfully transformed to the St-Reeff curve. Comparisons include root-mean-square values of the lift coefficient and Nusselt number. The results agree well with available data in the literature.

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