Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts

A numerical study is made on the fully developed bifurcation structure and stability of the mixed convection in rotating curved ducts of square cross-section with the emphasis on the effect of buoyancy force. The rotation can be positive or negative. The fluid can be heated or cooled. The study reve...

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Main Authors: Liqiu Wang, Tianliang Yang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJRM.2005.168
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description A numerical study is made on the fully developed bifurcation structure and stability of the mixed convection in rotating curved ducts of square cross-section with the emphasis on the effect of buoyancy force. The rotation can be positive or negative. The fluid can be heated or cooled. The study reveals the rich solution and flow structures and complicated stability features. One symmetric and two symmetric/asymmetric solution branches are found with seventy five limit points and fourteen bifurcation points. The flows on these branches can be symmetric, asymmetric, 2-cell, and up to 14-cell structures. Dynamic responses of the multiple solutions to finite random disturbances are examined by the direct transient computation. It is found that possible physically realizable fully developed flows evolve, as the variation of buoyancy force, from a stable steady multicell state at a large buoyancy force of cooling to the coexistence of three stable steady multicell states, a temporal periodic oscillation state, the coexistence of periodic oscillation and chaotic oscillation, a chaotic temporal oscillation, a subharmonic-bifurcation-driven asymmetric oscillating state, and a stable steady 2-cell state at large buoyancy force of heating.
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spelling doaj-art-0ebf7a5791644f069f3b02cebe402c872025-02-03T05:51:30ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1542-30342005-01-012005216817810.1155/IJRM.2005.168Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved DuctsLiqiu Wang0Tianliang Yang1Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong KongDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong KongA numerical study is made on the fully developed bifurcation structure and stability of the mixed convection in rotating curved ducts of square cross-section with the emphasis on the effect of buoyancy force. The rotation can be positive or negative. The fluid can be heated or cooled. The study reveals the rich solution and flow structures and complicated stability features. One symmetric and two symmetric/asymmetric solution branches are found with seventy five limit points and fourteen bifurcation points. The flows on these branches can be symmetric, asymmetric, 2-cell, and up to 14-cell structures. Dynamic responses of the multiple solutions to finite random disturbances are examined by the direct transient computation. It is found that possible physically realizable fully developed flows evolve, as the variation of buoyancy force, from a stable steady multicell state at a large buoyancy force of cooling to the coexistence of three stable steady multicell states, a temporal periodic oscillation state, the coexistence of periodic oscillation and chaotic oscillation, a chaotic temporal oscillation, a subharmonic-bifurcation-driven asymmetric oscillating state, and a stable steady 2-cell state at large buoyancy force of heating.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJRM.2005.168
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Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
title Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts
title_full Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts
title_fullStr Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts
title_short Numerical Simulation of Multiplicity and Stability of Mixed Convection in Rotating Curved Ducts
title_sort numerical simulation of multiplicity and stability of mixed convection in rotating curved ducts
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/IJRM.2005.168
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