Modeling of Waves in the Iguasu Gas Centrifuge

2D axisymmetric transient flow induced by a pulsed braking force in the Iguasu gas centrifuge was simulated numerically. The computational domain consists of three cameras: top, working and bottom. The feed flow injected to the working camera, product and waste fluxes removed in the bottom and top cameras, respectively.The transient case is compared with the stationary case where the flow is excited by the stationery braking force. The braking forces averaged over the period of the rotation are equal each other in both cases. In the transient case the gas flux through the gap in the bottom baffle 15% exceeds the flux in the stationary case for the same pressure and temperature. We argued that the waves reduce the pressure in the GC on the same 15%.