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about secondary flow in curved flow

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I read the paper 'Helical Coil Flow: a Case Study '

After simulating the main flow, I couldn't find the way to get the secondary flow streamlines.

Could anyone help me?

Also, I use the laminar flow mode in COMSOL 4.0, because I did not find Navier-Stokes application mode which was in that paper.

Thanks a lot.

2 Replies Last Post Feb 21, 2011, 8:11 a.m. EST
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Posted: 1 decade ago Feb 21, 2011, 7:16 a.m. EST
Oh, I share the same wondering as you. Did you figure out how to model and see the streamline of Vt?
Oh, I share the same wondering as you. Did you figure out how to model and see the streamline of Vt?

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Posted: 1 decade ago Feb 21, 2011, 8:11 a.m. EST
Hei, Chao. I just found how to view the transverse velocity, you could change the iterm 3D plot-expression-replace expersion to view the velocity field, then you could see the helix generated.
Hei, Chao. I just found how to view the transverse velocity, you could change the iterm 3D plot-expression-replace expersion to view the velocity field, then you could see the helix generated.

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