Analyses and Modeling of Laminar Flow in Pipes Using Numerical Approach英文文献资料.docVIP

Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 2012, 5, 653-658 653 /10.4236/jsea.2012.59076 Published Online September 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jsea) Analyses and Modeling of Laminar Flow in Pipes Using Numerical Approach O. Saheed Ismail, George T. Adewoye Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Email: os.ismail@.ng, adewoye.george@ Received June 7 , 2012; revised July 13 , 2012; accepted July 22 , 2012 th th nd ABSTRACT This paper investigate some important works done on numerical analysis and modeling of laminar flow in pipes. This review is focused on some methods of approach and the analytical tools used in analyzing of the important parameters to be considered in laminar flow; such as frictional losses, heat transfer etc. in laminar flow in pipes of different shapes, and the importance of laminar flow in its areas of applications. Prominent researchers have approached this from dif- ferent perspectives. Some carried out analysis on the pressure drop as a function of permeability, some worked on fric- tion factor analysis, some discussed heat transfer effects of laminar flow in the entrance region, while some discussed its applications in various industries. Some of these works were done considering a given form of pipe configuration or shape which is circular pipes. Only a few, of the literature reviewed have related their considerations to different forms of pipes. Most consider pipes to be majorly circular in shape, but in industries today some circular pipes have become elliptical in shape due to long time usage of the pipes, which would have contributed to increase in some different forms of losses in the industries. In engineering, efficiency and effectiveness improvement is the major goal, if a research work has been done, considering the importan