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The flow through pneumatic components is characterized by very complex flow phenomina. In general the flow is viscous, transonic (0≦M≦4) and turbulent. Small geometrical dimensions of pneumatic components make flow measurement difficult or sometimes impossible. Hence the accurate numerical prediction of the flow field becomes of great importance. In this paper we present the theoretical framework and the numerical capabicities of the commercial Navier-Stokes CFD code TASC flow. We solve some test problems which reflect many features of the numerical flow simulation in pneumatic components. For the test cases considered here, TASC flow was found to be an excellent tool for fast and accurate flow simulation.
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Berger, H. Numerical simulation of gas flow in pneumatic components. Forsch Ing-Wes 58, 67–74 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02575331
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02575331