Numerical solution of reactive laminar flow by a control-volume based finite-element method and the vorticity-stream function formulation

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10407799108945003· OSTI ID:5695846

Elkaim, D; Reggio, M; Camarero, R ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, C.P. 6079, Succ. A, Montreal H3C 3A7 (CA)

This paper reports on a numerical procedure that has been developed to solve laminar reactive flows. It makes use of a special interpolation function defined in a local flow-oriented coordinate system. Based on a control volume finite-element and an unstructured triangular domain discretization, it can handle irregularly shaped domains. The velocity-pressure coupling is addressed via the vorticity-stream function formulation and the discretized flow equations are solved in a coupled way. The procedure has been successfully applied to simulate reactive and nonreactive flows. It was found to be accurate, stable, and fast. Comparison with experiments shows that it correctly stimulates the physics of the flows.

• OSTI ID: 5695846
• Journal Information: Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals; (United States), Vol. 20:2; ISSN 1040-7790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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