Effect of Fluid Inertia on the Liquid Flow Phenomena through a Two-Step Curved Converging Channel

Abstract

Finite element modeling is perceived with combine other approximate schemes, such as least squares, for the investigation of the flow features. The flow features are visualized via the two conservation laws (mass and momentum), and these laws are adopted for the steady state phenomena of numerical solution in the Cartesian coordinate form. The equations are derived for Newtonian fluids that behave only linearly and are visualized through the closed channel that is known as the curved double step channel. This channel relates to civil and hydraulic engineering to design the spillways and observe the hydraulic jumps. All predicted results are computed through the computational package COMSOL Multi Physics and this package is most applicable in the CFD discipline and provide unique plate form to understand mathematical theories of equations, solver settings imposed different numerical schemes that based upon the FEM discretization and many more post processing results focused on the fluid features, heat transfers and mass moved towards the closed and open bodies like channels, ducts, tubes, etc.

Keywords: Fluid Inertia, Liquid Flow Phenomena, Curved Converging Channel