In this paper, a time-dependant calculation of flow in a lobe pump is presented. Calculations are performed using the arbitrary Lagrangean Eulerean (ALE) method. A grid manipulator is needed to move the nodes between ...In this paper, a time-dependant calculation of flow in a lobe pump is presented. Calculations are performed using the arbitrary Lagrangean Eulerean (ALE) method. A grid manipulator is needed to move the nodes between time steps. The used grid manipulator is based on the pseudo-force idea. This means that each node is fictitiously connected with its 8 neighbours via fictitious springs. The equilibrium of the resulting pseudo spring forces defines the altered position of the nodes. The grid manipulator was coupled with a commercial flow solver and the whole was tested on the flow through a three-lobe lobe pump. Results were obtained for a rotational speed of 460 rpm and incompressible silicon oil as fluid.展开更多
Local heat transfer is predicted in turbulent axisymmetric jets, impinging onto a flat plate. A non-linear k-e model is used, in which both the constitutive law for the turbulent stresses and the transport equation fo...Local heat transfer is predicted in turbulent axisymmetric jets, impinging onto a flat plate. A non-linear k-e model is used, in which both the constitutive law for the turbulent stresses and the transport equation for the turbulent dissipation rate e have an important contribution in the improved heat transfer predictions. The shape of the Nusselt number profiles, expressing dimensionless heat transfer, as well as the stagnation point value, are well predicted for different distances between the nozzle exit and the plate. Accurate flow field predictions are the basis for good heat transfer predictions. For a fixed Reynolds number, the influence of the nozzle-plate distance is well captured. For a fixed distance, the influence of the Reynolds number is correctly reproduced. Comparisons are made to a low-Reynolds standard k-e model and the v2-f model. A thorough discussion is found in [4]. Only a summary of those results is discussed here, while some new results are also presented.展开更多
In gas turbine engines, laminar-turbulent transition occurs. However, generally, the turbulence models to describe such transition results in too early and too short transition. Combining a turbulence model with a des...In gas turbine engines, laminar-turbulent transition occurs. However, generally, the turbulence models to describe such transition results in too early and too short transition. Combining a turbulence model with a description of intermittency, i.e. the fraction of time the flow is turbulent during the transition phase, can improve it. By letting grow the intermittency from zero to unity, start and evolution of transition can be imposed. In this paper, a method where a dynamic equation of intermittency combining with a two-equation k-ωturbulence model is described. This intermittency factor is a premultiplicator of the turbulent viscosity computed by the turbulence model. Following a suggestion by Menter et al.[1], the start of transition is computed based on local variables.展开更多
In a Very-Large-Eddy Simulation (VLES), the filterwidth-wavenumber can be outside the inertial range, and simple subgrid models have to be replaced by more complicated (''RANS-like'') models which can ...In a Very-Large-Eddy Simulation (VLES), the filterwidth-wavenumber can be outside the inertial range, and simple subgrid models have to be replaced by more complicated (''RANS-like'') models which can describe the transport of the biggest eddies. One could approach this by using a RANS model in these regions, and modify the lengthscale in the model for the LES-regions. The problem with these approaches is that these models are specifically calibrated for RANS computations, and therefore not suitable to describe inertial range quantities. We investigated the construction of subgfid viscosity and transport equations without any calibrated constants, but these are calculated directly form the Navier-Stokes equation by means of a Renormalization Group (RG) procedure. This leads to filterwidth dependent transport equations and effective viscosity with the right limiting behaviour (DNS and RANS limits).展开更多
文摘In this paper, a time-dependant calculation of flow in a lobe pump is presented. Calculations are performed using the arbitrary Lagrangean Eulerean (ALE) method. A grid manipulator is needed to move the nodes between time steps. The used grid manipulator is based on the pseudo-force idea. This means that each node is fictitiously connected with its 8 neighbours via fictitious springs. The equilibrium of the resulting pseudo spring forces defines the altered position of the nodes. The grid manipulator was coupled with a commercial flow solver and the whole was tested on the flow through a three-lobe lobe pump. Results were obtained for a rotational speed of 460 rpm and incompressible silicon oil as fluid.
文摘Local heat transfer is predicted in turbulent axisymmetric jets, impinging onto a flat plate. A non-linear k-e model is used, in which both the constitutive law for the turbulent stresses and the transport equation for the turbulent dissipation rate e have an important contribution in the improved heat transfer predictions. The shape of the Nusselt number profiles, expressing dimensionless heat transfer, as well as the stagnation point value, are well predicted for different distances between the nozzle exit and the plate. Accurate flow field predictions are the basis for good heat transfer predictions. For a fixed Reynolds number, the influence of the nozzle-plate distance is well captured. For a fixed distance, the influence of the Reynolds number is correctly reproduced. Comparisons are made to a low-Reynolds standard k-e model and the v2-f model. A thorough discussion is found in [4]. Only a summary of those results is discussed here, while some new results are also presented.
文摘In gas turbine engines, laminar-turbulent transition occurs. However, generally, the turbulence models to describe such transition results in too early and too short transition. Combining a turbulence model with a description of intermittency, i.e. the fraction of time the flow is turbulent during the transition phase, can improve it. By letting grow the intermittency from zero to unity, start and evolution of transition can be imposed. In this paper, a method where a dynamic equation of intermittency combining with a two-equation k-ωturbulence model is described. This intermittency factor is a premultiplicator of the turbulent viscosity computed by the turbulence model. Following a suggestion by Menter et al.[1], the start of transition is computed based on local variables.
文摘In a Very-Large-Eddy Simulation (VLES), the filterwidth-wavenumber can be outside the inertial range, and simple subgrid models have to be replaced by more complicated (''RANS-like'') models which can describe the transport of the biggest eddies. One could approach this by using a RANS model in these regions, and modify the lengthscale in the model for the LES-regions. The problem with these approaches is that these models are specifically calibrated for RANS computations, and therefore not suitable to describe inertial range quantities. We investigated the construction of subgfid viscosity and transport equations without any calibrated constants, but these are calculated directly form the Navier-Stokes equation by means of a Renormalization Group (RG) procedure. This leads to filterwidth dependent transport equations and effective viscosity with the right limiting behaviour (DNS and RANS limits).
