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An analysis of laminar flow and pressure drop in complex shaped ducts

  • John F. Zarling

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Abstract

An analytical method is presented for solving the governing equation for fully developed, steady, incompressible laminar flow through ditch of constant cross-section having a complex geometry. The technique uses the Schwarz-Neumann alternating method along with least squares point matching. The method is applied to a complex shaped duct and the resulting velocity series solution is used to calculate the flow rate and pressure drop (f · Re) for a range of duct sizes. Numerical results are presented and compared with experimentally determined friction factors for a duct of similar geometry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)702-706
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
Volume98
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1976

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