This paper presents a numerical simulation of the geometry and the pressure distribution of a ventilated supercavity at different cavitator amplitudes and periods of motion.The numerical method is validated by compari...This paper presents a numerical simulation of the geometry and the pressure distribution of a ventilated supercavity at different cavitator amplitudes and periods of motion.The numerical method is validated by comparing with the results of a semi-empirical formula under specific conditions.It is shown that the simulation can capture the boundary fluctuations of the ventilated supercavity and its internal pressure variations in a cavitator motion cycle.The simulation results show that the supercavity boundary experiences wave-like deformations when the wavelength of the disturbance caused by the cavitator motion is comparable to the supercavity length.It is also shown that the supercavity closure changes in form between a re-entrant jet and a twin vortex owing to the variations of the pressure difference between the outside and the inside of the supercavity near the closure region.The maximum diameter of the ventilated supercavity exhibits periodic changes with a double peak in each cavitator motion cycle,caused by the corresponding changes of the difference between the internal and external pressures.With the increase of the amplitude of motion of the cavitator,the supercavity boundary has enhanced wave-like undulations,with an increased maximum diameter,and with fluctuations in the cavitation number.As the period of the cavitator motion increases,the wavelength of the disturbances caused by this motion becomes greater than the supercavity length,and so the wave-like undulations of the supercavity boundary and the maximum diameter of the supercavity gradually decrease,but the variations of the cavitation number increase.Moreover,with the increase of the periods,the delay effects on the variations of the characteristics of the supercavity geometry caused by cavitator motion gradually decrease,and they practically vanish for large periods.展开更多
A computational model is established to investigate the effects of a periodic gust flow on the wake structure of ventilated supercavities.The effectiveness of the computational model is validated by comparing with ava...A computational model is established to investigate the effects of a periodic gust flow on the wake structure of ventilated supercavities.The effectiveness of the computational model is validated by comparing with available experimental data.Benefited from this numerical model,the vertical velocity characteristics in the entire flow field can be easily monitored and analyzed under the action of a gust generator;further,the unsteady evolution of the flow parameters of the closed region of the supercavity can be captured in any location.To avoid the adverse effects of mounting struts in the experiments and to obtain more realistic results,the wake structure of a ventilated supercavity without mounting struts is investigated.Unsteady changes in the wake morphology and vorticity distribution pattern of the ventilated supercavity are determined.The results demonstrate that the periodic swing of the gust generator can generate a gust flow and,therefore,generate a periodic variation of the ventilated cavitation numberσ.At the peakσ,a re-entrant jet closure appears in the wake of the ventilated supercavity.At the valleyσ,a twin-vortex closure appears in the wake of the ventilated supercavity.For the forward facing model,the twin vortex appears as a pair of centrally rolled-up vortices,due to the closure of vortex is affected by the structure.For the backward facing model,however,the twin vortex appears alternately as a pair of centrally rolled-up vortices and a pair of centrally rolled-down vortices,against the periodic gust flow.展开更多
In order to understand the difference of ventilated supercavity in water tunnel and infinite flow field, 3-D numerical simulations are carried out to obtain the ventilated supercavity in above mentioned conditions bas...In order to understand the difference of ventilated supercavity in water tunnel and infinite flow field, 3-D numerical simulations are carried out to obtain the ventilated supercavity in above mentioned conditions based on RANS equations, using the finite volume method and SST turbulence model in the framework of the two fluid multiphase flow model. The numerical method adopted in this article for the infinite flow field and water tunnel experiments is validated by comparing results with those of empirical formulas and experimental data. On this basis the difference between water tunnel experiments and infinite flow field is studied, including the influence of the route loss and the blocking effect in the water tunnel. Finally, some suggestions are made for water tunnel experiments.展开更多
基金Projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51409071).
文摘This paper presents a numerical simulation of the geometry and the pressure distribution of a ventilated supercavity at different cavitator amplitudes and periods of motion.The numerical method is validated by comparing with the results of a semi-empirical formula under specific conditions.It is shown that the simulation can capture the boundary fluctuations of the ventilated supercavity and its internal pressure variations in a cavitator motion cycle.The simulation results show that the supercavity boundary experiences wave-like deformations when the wavelength of the disturbance caused by the cavitator motion is comparable to the supercavity length.It is also shown that the supercavity closure changes in form between a re-entrant jet and a twin vortex owing to the variations of the pressure difference between the outside and the inside of the supercavity near the closure region.The maximum diameter of the ventilated supercavity exhibits periodic changes with a double peak in each cavitator motion cycle,caused by the corresponding changes of the difference between the internal and external pressures.With the increase of the amplitude of motion of the cavitator,the supercavity boundary has enhanced wave-like undulations,with an increased maximum diameter,and with fluctuations in the cavitation number.As the period of the cavitator motion increases,the wavelength of the disturbances caused by this motion becomes greater than the supercavity length,and so the wave-like undulations of the supercavity boundary and the maximum diameter of the supercavity gradually decrease,but the variations of the cavitation number increase.Moreover,with the increase of the periods,the delay effects on the variations of the characteristics of the supercavity geometry caused by cavitator motion gradually decrease,and they practically vanish for large periods.
基金This study was financially supported by the Taishan Scholars Project of Shandong Province(tsqn201909172)the University Young Innovational Team Program of Shandong Province(2019KJN003)the Natural Scientific Research Innovation Foundation in Harbin Institute of Technology,Weihai(2020)。
文摘A computational model is established to investigate the effects of a periodic gust flow on the wake structure of ventilated supercavities.The effectiveness of the computational model is validated by comparing with available experimental data.Benefited from this numerical model,the vertical velocity characteristics in the entire flow field can be easily monitored and analyzed under the action of a gust generator;further,the unsteady evolution of the flow parameters of the closed region of the supercavity can be captured in any location.To avoid the adverse effects of mounting struts in the experiments and to obtain more realistic results,the wake structure of a ventilated supercavity without mounting struts is investigated.Unsteady changes in the wake morphology and vorticity distribution pattern of the ventilated supercavity are determined.The results demonstrate that the periodic swing of the gust generator can generate a gust flow and,therefore,generate a periodic variation of the ventilated cavitation numberσ.At the peakσ,a re-entrant jet closure appears in the wake of the ventilated supercavity.At the valleyσ,a twin-vortex closure appears in the wake of the ventilated supercavity.For the forward facing model,the twin vortex appears as a pair of centrally rolled-up vortices,due to the closure of vortex is affected by the structure.For the backward facing model,however,the twin vortex appears alternately as a pair of centrally rolled-up vortices and a pair of centrally rolled-down vortices,against the periodic gust flow.
基金Project supported by the Major National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10832007)
文摘In order to understand the difference of ventilated supercavity in water tunnel and infinite flow field, 3-D numerical simulations are carried out to obtain the ventilated supercavity in above mentioned conditions based on RANS equations, using the finite volume method and SST turbulence model in the framework of the two fluid multiphase flow model. The numerical method adopted in this article for the infinite flow field and water tunnel experiments is validated by comparing results with those of empirical formulas and experimental data. On this basis the difference between water tunnel experiments and infinite flow field is studied, including the influence of the route loss and the blocking effect in the water tunnel. Finally, some suggestions are made for water tunnel experiments.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52176164 and 51776221)the Research Project Foundation of National University of Defense Technology(Grant No.ZK18-02-07).
