Journal of Fluids Engineering · 1974 · 37 citations · 0 references
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsFlow ModelingImpact MechanicsLaminar FlowLow-reynolds-number FlowViscous FlowFinite Difference AnalysisFinite Difference ModelingFlow Field VisualizationInertial EffectsLaminar Flow SystemsReynolds NumberReynolds Number EffectsReynolds-averaged Navier-stokes Equations
The flow field in an inertial impactor was studied experimentally with a water model by means of a flow visualization technique. The influence of such parameters as Reynolds number and jet-to-plate distance on the flow field was determined. The Navier-Stokes equations describing the laminar flow field in the impactor were solved numerically by means of a finite difference relaxation method. The theoretical results were found to be in good agreement with the empirical observations made with the water model.