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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2003, Vol. 4 Issue (4): 407-414    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2003.0407
Civil Engineering & Mechanics     
Low frequency oscillatory flow in a rotating curved pipe
CHEN Hua-jun, ZHANG Ben-zhao, SU Xiao-yan
Department of Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Abstract  The low frequency oscillatory flow in a rotating curved pipe was studied by using the method of bi-parameter perturbation. Perturbation solutions up to the second order were obtained and the effects of rotation on the low frequency oscillatory flow were examined in detail. The results indicated that there exists evident difference between the low frequency oscillatory flow in a rotating curved pipe and in a curved pipe without rotation. During a period, four secondary vortexes may exist on the circular cross-section and the distribution of axial velocity and wall shear stress are related to the ratio of the Coriolis force to centrifugal force and the axial pressure gradient.

Key wordsOscillatory flow      Secondary flow      Perturbation method      Rotating pipe     
Received: 08 August 2002     
CLC:  O357.1  
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CHEN Hua-jun, ZHANG Ben-zhao, SU Xiao-yan. Low frequency oscillatory flow in a rotating curved pipe. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2003, 4(4): 407-414.

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