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The present work aims to verify the applicability of Irwin probes and Preston tubes to turbulent incompressible flow in smooth rectangular ducts. For the experimental apparatus, an aspect ratio of 1:2 is considered and tests are conducted for Reynolds number values within the range of 104 to 9 × 104. Local friction coefficients are determined based on the pressure measurements obtained using pressure taps and a Preston tube. A linear relation is established between the local wall shear stress \( (\tau_{{w_{x} }} ) \) and the pressure difference \( {(\Delta }p_{I} ) \) measured with the Irwin probes. The numerical simulations implemented in the open source OpenFOAM® 2.4.0 CFD toolbox are benchmarked against ANSYS CFX results, and the two sets are compared against the experimental results. A viscous sub-layer formulation was used, with y+ ≈ 1 for the mesh. Although the focus of the present study is to investigate constant section ducts, some preliminary results for variable section ducts are also presented. Two representative cases—convergent with 1° slope (C1) and divergent with 1° slope (D1)—were selected. The Preston tube measurements are in good agreement with the numerical results and within the expected accuracy of the experimental results obtained under adverse pressure gradient conditions.
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The authors acknowledge all those involved in the organization of OFW11 and all the contributors who made this event a very stimulating one. The authors are also indebted for the experimental facilities made available by ADAI (Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics).
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Faria, R., Ferreira, A.D., Lopes, A.M.G., Sousa, A.C.M. (2019). Modeling of Turbulent Flows in Rectangular Ducts Using OpenFOAM®. In: Nóbrega, J., Jasak, H. (eds) OpenFOAM® . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60846-4_24
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