Simulation of laminar and turbulent concentric pipe flows with the isogeometric variational multiscale method

Yousef Ghaffari Motlagh, Hyungtaek Ahn, Thomas Jr R Hughes, Victor M. Calo

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Abstract

We present an application of the residual-based variational multiscale modeling methodology to the computation of laminar and turbulent concentric annular pipe flows. Isogeometric analysis is utilized for higher-order approximation of the solution using Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS). The ability of NURBS to exactly represent curved geometries makes NURBS-based isogeometric analysis attractive for the application to the flow through annular channels. We demonstrate the applicability of the methodology to both laminar and turbulent flow regimes. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)146-155
Number of pages10
JournalComputers and Fluids
Volume71
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Computer Science

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