Title: Significance of Inertia in Subcompartment Analysis
Abstract: Abstract When simulating quasi-static inter-compartment flow it is currently accepted practice to include fluid inertia effects in the compartments by extending the flow path beyond its geometrical limits. Such an extension simulates inertia by effectively adding mass to the flow path that the pressure differential between the compartments must overcome. In this paper, the effects of flow inertia are investigated by comparing results for two connected compartments using a quasi-static flow approximation that neglects inertia with results from a method of characteristics program that does include inertia. Comparison of simulations employing these methodologies can be used to assess the influence of inertia during inter-compartment flow.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-11-11
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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