1999 Volume 65 Issue 633 Pages 1759-1766
A direct numerical simulations (DNS) of the fully developed axially rotating turbulent pipe flow was carried out. The Reynolds number, which is based on bulk velocity Ub and pipe diameter D, was set to be 5 286, while rotating rates N=uφ|ω/Ub were 0.25, 0.30 and 0.35. The Statistics obtained were the mean flow, the root-mean-square value of the fluctuating velocities, and the anisotropy invariant. It was found that the friction coefficient decreased with the rotation rate increase. Detailed distribution of the turbulent kinetic energy and Reynolds stress budgets are also presented.