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Adequate understanding of the flow field in fluid couplings is necessary for the optimized design of such devices. In a fluid coupling torque is transmitted by fluid circulation due to a speed differential between the rotating pump impeller and a matching turbine runner. The structure of the flow field is very complex and detailed studies of the unsteady 3D flow have never been reported. A finite-volume method with non-staggered variable arrangement has been used to solve the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations on boundary-fitted grids and for a rotating frame of reference. The obtained results give insights into the physical process of torque transmission.
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Kost, A., Mitra, NK., Fiebig, M. (1994). Numerical simulation of 3D periodic flow in fluid couplings. In: Schnerr, G.H., Bohning, R., Frank, W., Bühler, K. (eds) Fluid- and Gasdynamics. Acta Mechanica, vol 4. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9310-5_23
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