Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1986
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Ren-Raw Chen
Second Advisor
Hans E. Pawel
Third Advisor
Jui Sheng Hsieh
Abstract
The pressure drop in a strainer element which consists of a channel and a diffuser has been investigated by the finite element method and the semi-empirical analysis.
An existing finite element program, FEM2D using the penalty parameter model, was employed. It was found that the range of Reynolds numbers in the strainer element was 0.193 to 4.824. For the pressure drop in the channel, the finite element method is in agreement with the analytical solution. For flow in the diffuser, the finite element method failed to give satisfactory results due to flow separation.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Wei-Long, "Pressure drop in a strainer element by the finite element method" (1986). Theses. 3200.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3200
