Helepolis
Mechanical
- Dec 13, 2015
- 206
Hello all,
As the title suggests I'm trying to convert a turbulent air flow to a laminar flow in a closed system (oscillating flow).
The turbulent airflow occurs as a result of "rough" geometry, but further down the road the path clears out but the flow still caries the turbulence.
I need the flow o be laminar only in one direction.
If I'm not mistaken, it is possible to stabilize the flow using a specific geometry, something like the intake cone of jet planes.
But unlike the jet planes, in my case I'm working with very low flow rates and a small pipe cross section of 25mm max.
In case someone asks, when the air is pushed in one direction a bolus of particles is injected into the stream and the goal is to carry the bolus with minimal dispersion.
At the end of the previous step the air is sucked back, but this time there is no significance for the flow regime.
If someone could direct me to some relevant material it would be appreciated.
As the title suggests I'm trying to convert a turbulent air flow to a laminar flow in a closed system (oscillating flow).
The turbulent airflow occurs as a result of "rough" geometry, but further down the road the path clears out but the flow still caries the turbulence.
I need the flow o be laminar only in one direction.
If I'm not mistaken, it is possible to stabilize the flow using a specific geometry, something like the intake cone of jet planes.
But unlike the jet planes, in my case I'm working with very low flow rates and a small pipe cross section of 25mm max.
In case someone asks, when the air is pushed in one direction a bolus of particles is injected into the stream and the goal is to carry the bolus with minimal dispersion.
At the end of the previous step the air is sucked back, but this time there is no significance for the flow regime.
If someone could direct me to some relevant material it would be appreciated.