Steady Viscous Flow in a Triangular Cavity
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TR-92-21
Date
1992
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Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Abstract
Steady recirculating viscous flow inside an equilateral triangular cavity is generated by translating one side. The Navier-Stokes equations are solved numerically using finite difference on a transformed geometry. The results show a primary eddy and a series of secondary eddies at the stagnant corner. For high Reynolds numbers the interior of the primary eddy has constant vorticity, but its value cannot be predicted by the mean-squared law.