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Exhaust Tips Design Analysis
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Abstract
The air passages in tailpipe end geometries are investigated with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. The overall objective of the simulations is to select an optimum design which has a mimimum capacity for noise generation. This is accomplished by comparing pressure drops between inlet and outlet and by examining the turbulent kinetic energy levels in the flow domain.
Two designs for the tailpipe end geometries were evaluated. It was found that turbulent kinetic energy levels and pressure drops were lowest in a single pipe design which had relatively smooth internal contours.
We conclude that the present CFD approach can provide useful design information in a short time frame (a few weeks) for exhaust pipe tip geometries for reduced pressure drop and noise generation.
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Shen, F., Backer, G., and Simon, S., "Exhaust Tips Design Analysis," SAE Technical Paper 971518, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971518.Also In
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- “STAR-CD User Manual, Version 2.2” Computational Dynamics LTD. London 1994
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