DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF FLOW RECTIFIER OF GAS TURBINE FLOWMETER

Abstract

Three-dimensional computational model for a gas turbine flowmeter is proposed, and the finite volume based SIMPLEC method and k-ε turbulence model are used to obtain the detailed information of flow field in turbine flowmeter, such as velocity and pressure distribution. Comparison between numerical results and experimental data reveals a good agreement. A rectifier with little pressure loss is optimally designed and validated numerically and experimentally.

Dates

  • Submission Date2013-01-18
  • Revision Date2013-04-26
  • Acceptance Date2013-04-28
  • Online Date2013-12-28

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI1305504L

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