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Backward Facing Step Validation

The document discusses a backward facing step, where a sudden expansion in a channel causes the boundary layer to separate from the surface. This phenomenon influences heat transfer and shear stress distribution. A backward facing step is a simple geometry used to study flow separation and reattachment, which occurs in many engineering applications like combustors, diffusers, and turbine blade cooling passages. Numerical methods can be used to model the governing equations and boundary conditions of laminar, transitional, and turbulent flow over a backward facing step.

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Backward Facing Step Validation

The document discusses a backward facing step, where a sudden expansion in a channel causes the boundary layer to separate from the surface. This phenomenon influences heat transfer and shear stress distribution. A backward facing step is a simple geometry used to study flow separation and reattachment, which occurs in many engineering applications like combustors, diffusers, and turbine blade cooling passages. Numerical methods can be used to model the governing equations and boundary conditions of laminar, transitional, and turbulent flow over a backward facing step.

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Backward Facing Step

INTRODUCTION

Sudden expansion in channel produces adverse pressure gradient


which causes the boundary layer to separate from solid surfase.
It greatly influences the mechanism of heat transfer and shear stress
distribution.
Backward Facing Step (BFS) is the simplest geometry to study
separation and reattachment of flows.
Separation and reattachement of flows occurs in many engineering
application.
BFS is directly and indirectly applicable in many engineering
application
combustors, diffusers, cooling passage of turbine blade etc.
Design of heat transfer devices, cooling system of electronics devices
etc.
Natural flows like Flow in rivers and lake.

Location of detachment and reattachment of flow

Armaly performed experiment in 1982

Laminar
flow

Transitional flow 1200< Re<6600

Trubulent
flow

Laminar flow is characterised by increase in reattachement length with Re.

Turbulent flow is characterised by constant reattachment length.

Numerical Methods

Governing Equations

Boundary Conditions

Location of detachment and reattachment of flow

Armaly performed experiment in 1982

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