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A note on secondary flow in bends and bend combinations

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 In this paper an explanation for the formation of swirl past three-dimensional bend combinations in pipe flows is given. Supportive and comparative swirl measurements past a double bend combination and past a combination of an asymmetric diaphragm and a following angle bend are presented and discussed.

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  1. Hermann-Föttinger-Institut für Strömungsmechanik, Technische Universität Berlin, D-10623 Berlin, Germany, , , , , , DE

    H. E. Fiedler

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Received: 21 August 1996 / Accepted: 12 February 1997

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Fiedler, H. A note on secondary flow in bends and bend combinations. Experiments in Fluids 23, 262–264 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480050109

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