https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159202073
Clearance gap flow: simulations by discontinuous Galerkin method and experiments
1 New Technologies for the Information Society, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Thermomechanics AS CR, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
a e-mail: prausova@ntis.zcu.cz
Published online: 6 May 2015
Compressible viscous fluid flow in a narrow gap formed by two parallel plates in distance of 2 mm is investigated numerically and experimentally. Pneumatic and optical methods were used to obtain distribution of static to stagnation pressure ratio along the channel axis and interferograms including the free outflow behind the channel. Modern developing discontinuous Galerkin finite element method is implemented for numerical simulation of the fluid flow. The goal to make progress in knowledge of compressible viscous fluid flow characteristic phenomena in minichannels is satisfied by finding a suitable approach to this problem. Laminar, turbulent and transitional flow regime is examined and a good agreement of experimental and numerical results is achieved using γ − Reθt transition model.
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