In this study, Flow characteristics of turbulent unsteady flows in a square-sectional 180°curved duct were experimentally investigated. Experimental studies for air flow were conducted to measure pressure distributions in the square-sectional 180°cu...
In this study, Flow characteristics of turbulent unsteady flows in a square-sectional 180°curved duct were experimentally investigated. Experimental studies for air flow were conducted to measure pressure distributions in the square-sectional 180°curved duct by using a magnehelic differential pressure gage.
The experiment were conducted in nineteen sections from the inlet (ø=0°) to the outlet(ø=180°) of the duct at 10°intervals.
The results obtained from the experimentation are summarized as follows.
(1) In the turbulent oscillatory flow, the pressure distribution was the largest in the accelerating and decelerating region of the bend angle of 90°and the pressure difference of the inner and outer walls was the largest before and after the bend angle of 90°.
(2) In the turbulent pulsating flow, the pressure difference was the largest near the region of bend angle of 90°in the case of the middle region, and since then the pressure difference of the inner and outer walls became smaller.