The hydrodynamic forces and flow field of artificial reef models in steady flow were numerically investigated using the RNG κ-ε turbulent model. The numerical simulation results are consistent with results observed ...The hydrodynamic forces and flow field of artificial reef models in steady flow were numerically investigated using the RNG κ-ε turbulent model. The numerical simulation results are consistent with results observed by experimental means. A comparative study indicates that the corresponding errors of forces between calculated values and values observed in the experiment vary in the range of2.3%-11.2% and that the corresponding errors of velocities vary in the range of 1.3%-15.8%. The flow field numerical results show that upstream and vortices exist when the current passes over and through the surface of the reef model. This study suggests that the numerical simulation method can be applied to predict the forces and flow field associated with artificial reefs.展开更多
This paper summarizes some of the typical riser vortex-induced vibration (VIV) problems in subsea oil and gas developments, and presents the corresponding computational fluid dynamics (CFD) time domain simula- tio...This paper summarizes some of the typical riser vortex-induced vibration (VIV) problems in subsea oil and gas developments, and presents the corresponding computational fluid dynamics (CFD) time domain simula- tion results to address these problems. First, the CFD time domain simulation approach was applied to analyze the wake field behind a stationary cylinder and a vibrating cylinder. Then a vertical riser VIV response under uniform current was studied. The VIV response time histories revealed some valuable clues that could lead to explanation of the higher harmonics. After that, a vertical riser VIV response under shear current was investigated. A 3 000 ft (1 ft=-0.304 8 m) water depth top tensioned riser was sized, and its VIV responses under uniform and shear current were studied. Then this paper continues to discuss one catenary flexible riser VIV response during normal lay. Last, the time domain simulation approach was applied to a partially submerged flexible jumper, to study the jumper VIV behavior, and dynamic motion envelopes. It was demonstrated that the time domain simulation ap- proach is able to disclose details of the flow field, vortex shedding pattern, and riser dynamic behavior, and han- dle different tvoes of risers under different Woe of currents.展开更多
A three-dimensional geometric model was set up for the oxidative coupling of methane(OCM) fixed bed reactor loaded with Na_3PO_4-Mn/SiO_2/cordierite monolithic catalyst,and an improved Stansch kinetic model was establ...A three-dimensional geometric model was set up for the oxidative coupling of methane(OCM) fixed bed reactor loaded with Na_3PO_4-Mn/SiO_2/cordierite monolithic catalyst,and an improved Stansch kinetic model was established to calculate the OCM reactions using the computational fluid dynamics method and Fluent software.The simulation conditions were completely the same with the experimental conditions that the volume velocity of the reactant is 80 ml·min^(-1) under standard state,the CH_4/O_2 ratio is 3 and the temperature and pressure is800 ℃ and 1 atm,respectively.The contour of the characteristic parameters in the catalyst bed was analyzed,such as the species mass fractions,temperature,the heat flux on side wall surface,pressure,fluid density and velocity.The results showed that the calculated values matched well with the experimental values on the conversion of CH4 and the selectivity of products(C_2H_6,C_2H_4,CO,CO_2 and H_2) in the reactor outlet with an error range of±4%.The mass fractions of CH_4 and O_2 decreased from 0.600 and 0.400 at the catalyst bed inlet to 0.445 and0.120 at the outlet,where the mass fractions of C_2H_6,C_2H_4,CO and CO_2 were 0.0245,0.0460,0.0537 and 0.116,respectively.Due to the existence of laminar boundary layer,the mass fraction contours of each species bent upwards in the vicinity of the boundary layer.The volume of OCM reaction was changing with the proceeding of reaction,and the total moles of products were greater than reactants.The flow field in the catalyst bed maintained constant temperature and pressure.The fluid density decreased gradually from 2.28 kg·m^(-3) at the inlet of the catalyst bed to 2.18 kg·m^(-3) at the outlet of the catalyst bed,while the average velocity magnitude increased from 0.108 m·s-1 to 0.120 m·s^(-1).展开更多
Xiamen Bay in South China has experienced extensive coastal exploitation since the 1950s,resulting in some severe environmental problems.Local authorities now have completed or are implementing many environmental rest...Xiamen Bay in South China has experienced extensive coastal exploitation since the 1950s,resulting in some severe environmental problems.Local authorities now have completed or are implementing many environmental restoration projects.Evaluating the cumulative impact of exploitation and restoration activities on the environment is a complicated multi-disciplinary problem.However,hydrodynamic changes in the bay caused by such coastal projects can be characterized directly and definitively through numerical modeling.This paper assesses the cumulative effect of coastal projects on the hydrodynamic setting using a high-resolution numerical modeling method that makes use of tidal current speeds and the tidal prism as two hydrodynamic indices.Changes in tidal velocity and the characteristics of the tidal prism show that hydrodynamic conditions have declined from 1938 to 2007 in the full-tide area.The tidal current speed and tidal prism have decreased by 40% in the western part of the bay and 20% in the eastern part of the bay.Because of the linear relationship between tidal prism and area,the degraded hydrodynamic conditions are anticipated to be restored to 1972 levels following the completion of current and proposed restoration projects,i.e.33% and 15% decrease in the hydrodynamic conditions of 1938 for the western and eastern parts of the bay,respectively.The results indicate that hydrodynamic conditions can be restored to some extent with the implementation of a sustainable coastal development plan,although a full reversal of conditions is not possible.To fully assess the environmental changes in a region,more indices,e.g.,water quality and ecosystem parameters,should be considered in future evaluations.展开更多
Computational fluid dynamics is an efficient numerical approach for spray atomization study, but it is challenging to accurately capture the gas-liquid interface. In this work, an accurate conservative level set metho...Computational fluid dynamics is an efficient numerical approach for spray atomization study, but it is challenging to accurately capture the gas-liquid interface. In this work, an accurate conservative level set method is intro- duced to accurately track the gas-liquid interfaces in liquid atomization. To validate the capability of this method, binary drop collision and drop impacting on liquid film are investigated. The results are in good agreement with experiment observations. In addition, primary atomization (swirling sheet atomization) is studied using this method. To the swirling sheet atomization, it is found that Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the azimuthal direction causes the primary breakup of liquid sheet and complex vortex structures are clustered around the rim of the liq- uid sheet. The effects of central gas velocity and liquid-gas density ratio on atomization are also investigated. This work lays a solid foundation for further studvin~ the mechanism of s^rav atomization.展开更多
An accurate prediction of flows using CFD depends on a large number of factors. In addition to discretizing the flow region, the correct definition of boundary or initial conditions and the choice of suitable numerica...An accurate prediction of flows using CFD depends on a large number of factors. In addition to discretizing the flow region, the correct definition of boundary or initial conditions and the choice of suitable numerical methods, the applied turbulence model influences the results of the flow simulation to a great extent. Therefore, a validation of the results with the experimental data is of great importance for a correct selection of a turbulence model. It is the scope of this paper to assess different turbulence models for the simulation of pipe flows. The calculation results of pipe flows through a combination of 90~ elbows and a 1/3 segmental orifice are compared with experimental measurement results. This has the advantage that the suitability of the turbulence models for simulating both shear and swirl flows can be investigated. Thus, the k-ω, k-ε model and the Launder Reece Rodi Reynolds stress model are compared with each other and experimental results. Furthermore, this investigation is extended through including a much more c detached-eddy simulation. This model provides better prediction of the flow by resolving the large eddies and modeling the small ones. The experimental results originate from LDV measurements over the entire pipe cross-section. This measuring method provides velocity vectors over the measured surface.展开更多
At Siemens, an in-house CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code UniFlow is used to investigate fluid flow and heat transfer in oil-immersed and dry-type transformers, as well as transformer components like windings,...At Siemens, an in-house CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code UniFlow is used to investigate fluid flow and heat transfer in oil-immersed and dry-type transformers, as well as transformer components like windings, cores, tank walls, and radiators. This paper outlines its physical models and numerical solution methods. Furthermore, for oil-immersed transformers, it presents an application to a HV (high voltage) winding in a traction transformer of locomotives, cooled by synthetic ester.展开更多
Implicit smoothed particle hydrodynamics method has been proposed to overcome the problem that only very small time steps can be used for high viscosity fluids(such as power law fluids)in order to obtain a stable simu...Implicit smoothed particle hydrodynamics method has been proposed to overcome the problem that only very small time steps can be used for high viscosity fluids(such as power law fluids)in order to obtain a stable simulation.However,the pressure field is difficult to simulate correctly with this method because the numerical high-frequency noise on the pressure field cannot be removed.In this study,several improvements,which are the diffusive term in the continuity equation,the artificial viscosity and a simplified physical viscosity term in the momentum equation,are introduced,and a new boundary treatment is also proposed.The linear equations derived from the momentum equation are large-scale,sparse and positive definite but unsymmetrical,therefore,Conjugate Gradient Squared(CGS)is used to solve them.For the purpose of verifying the validity of the proposed method,Poiseuille flows with Newtonian and power law fluids are solved and compared with exact solution and traditional SPH.Drops of different fluid properties impacting a rigid wall are also simulated and compared with VOF solution.All the numerical results obtained by the proposed method agree well with available data.The proposed method shows the higher efficiency than traditional SPH and the less numerical noise on the pressure field and better stability than implicit SPH.展开更多
This paper deals with the description of water film behaviour on the airfoil NACA0012 using experimental and numerical methods. Properties of the water film on the profile and its breakup into droplets behind the prof...This paper deals with the description of water film behaviour on the airfoil NACA0012 using experimental and numerical methods. Properties of the water film on the profile and its breakup into droplets behind the profile are investigated in the aerodynamic tunnel and using CFD methods. The characteristic parameters of the water film, like its thickness and shape for different flow modes are described. Hereafter are described droplets drifted by the air, which water film is broken behind the profile.展开更多
This paper describes the numerical simulation of unsteady flows due to incoming wakes and/or varying back pressure,The solution method is based upon the one-step finite-volume TVD Lax-Wendroff scheme.Dual time-step ap...This paper describes the numerical simulation of unsteady flows due to incoming wakes and/or varying back pressure,The solution method is based upon the one-step finite-volume TVD Lax-Wendroff scheme.Dual time-step approach and multigrid algorithm are adopted to improve the computational efficiency of the baseline scheme.Numerical results for the transonic unsteady flow in a channel bump and the unsteady flow in a flat plate cascade and the VKI cascade are presented.展开更多
VOF method which consists in transporting a discontinuous marker variable is widely used to capture the free surface in computational fluid dynamics.There is numerical dissipation in simulations involving the transpor...VOF method which consists in transporting a discontinuous marker variable is widely used to capture the free surface in computational fluid dynamics.There is numerical dissipation in simulations involving the transport of the marker.Numerical dissipation makes the free surface lose its physical nature.A free surface sharpening strategy based on optimization method is presented in the paper.The strategy can keep the location of the free surface and local mass conservation at both time,and can also keep free surface in a constant width.It is independent on the types of solvers and meshes.Two famous cases were chosen for verifying the free surface sharpening strategy performance.Results show that the strategy has a very good performance on keeping local mass conservation.The efficiency of prediction of the free surface is improved by applying the strategy.Accurate modeling of flow details such as drops can also be captured by this method.展开更多
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Programs)(No.2006AA100301)Science and Technology Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2005GG3205102)
文摘The hydrodynamic forces and flow field of artificial reef models in steady flow were numerically investigated using the RNG κ-ε turbulent model. The numerical simulation results are consistent with results observed by experimental means. A comparative study indicates that the corresponding errors of forces between calculated values and values observed in the experiment vary in the range of2.3%-11.2% and that the corresponding errors of velocities vary in the range of 1.3%-15.8%. The flow field numerical results show that upstream and vortices exist when the current passes over and through the surface of the reef model. This study suggests that the numerical simulation method can be applied to predict the forces and flow field associated with artificial reefs.
文摘This paper summarizes some of the typical riser vortex-induced vibration (VIV) problems in subsea oil and gas developments, and presents the corresponding computational fluid dynamics (CFD) time domain simula- tion results to address these problems. First, the CFD time domain simulation approach was applied to analyze the wake field behind a stationary cylinder and a vibrating cylinder. Then a vertical riser VIV response under uniform current was studied. The VIV response time histories revealed some valuable clues that could lead to explanation of the higher harmonics. After that, a vertical riser VIV response under shear current was investigated. A 3 000 ft (1 ft=-0.304 8 m) water depth top tensioned riser was sized, and its VIV responses under uniform and shear current were studied. Then this paper continues to discuss one catenary flexible riser VIV response during normal lay. Last, the time domain simulation approach was applied to a partially submerged flexible jumper, to study the jumper VIV behavior, and dynamic motion envelopes. It was demonstrated that the time domain simulation ap- proach is able to disclose details of the flow field, vortex shedding pattern, and riser dynamic behavior, and han- dle different tvoes of risers under different Woe of currents.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2005CB221405)
文摘A three-dimensional geometric model was set up for the oxidative coupling of methane(OCM) fixed bed reactor loaded with Na_3PO_4-Mn/SiO_2/cordierite monolithic catalyst,and an improved Stansch kinetic model was established to calculate the OCM reactions using the computational fluid dynamics method and Fluent software.The simulation conditions were completely the same with the experimental conditions that the volume velocity of the reactant is 80 ml·min^(-1) under standard state,the CH_4/O_2 ratio is 3 and the temperature and pressure is800 ℃ and 1 atm,respectively.The contour of the characteristic parameters in the catalyst bed was analyzed,such as the species mass fractions,temperature,the heat flux on side wall surface,pressure,fluid density and velocity.The results showed that the calculated values matched well with the experimental values on the conversion of CH4 and the selectivity of products(C_2H_6,C_2H_4,CO,CO_2 and H_2) in the reactor outlet with an error range of±4%.The mass fractions of CH_4 and O_2 decreased from 0.600 and 0.400 at the catalyst bed inlet to 0.445 and0.120 at the outlet,where the mass fractions of C_2H_6,C_2H_4,CO and CO_2 were 0.0245,0.0460,0.0537 and 0.116,respectively.Due to the existence of laminar boundary layer,the mass fraction contours of each species bent upwards in the vicinity of the boundary layer.The volume of OCM reaction was changing with the proceeding of reaction,and the total moles of products were greater than reactants.The flow field in the catalyst bed maintained constant temperature and pressure.The fluid density decreased gradually from 2.28 kg·m^(-3) at the inlet of the catalyst bed to 2.18 kg·m^(-3) at the outlet of the catalyst bed,while the average velocity magnitude increased from 0.108 m·s-1 to 0.120 m·s^(-1).
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41076001,40810069004)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2010121029)
文摘Xiamen Bay in South China has experienced extensive coastal exploitation since the 1950s,resulting in some severe environmental problems.Local authorities now have completed or are implementing many environmental restoration projects.Evaluating the cumulative impact of exploitation and restoration activities on the environment is a complicated multi-disciplinary problem.However,hydrodynamic changes in the bay caused by such coastal projects can be characterized directly and definitively through numerical modeling.This paper assesses the cumulative effect of coastal projects on the hydrodynamic setting using a high-resolution numerical modeling method that makes use of tidal current speeds and the tidal prism as two hydrodynamic indices.Changes in tidal velocity and the characteristics of the tidal prism show that hydrodynamic conditions have declined from 1938 to 2007 in the full-tide area.The tidal current speed and tidal prism have decreased by 40% in the western part of the bay and 20% in the eastern part of the bay.Because of the linear relationship between tidal prism and area,the degraded hydrodynamic conditions are anticipated to be restored to 1972 levels following the completion of current and proposed restoration projects,i.e.33% and 15% decrease in the hydrodynamic conditions of 1938 for the western and eastern parts of the bay,respectively.The results indicate that hydrodynamic conditions can be restored to some extent with the implementation of a sustainable coastal development plan,although a full reversal of conditions is not possible.To fully assess the environmental changes in a region,more indices,e.g.,water quality and ecosystem parameters,should be considered in future evaluations.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51176170,51276163)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(LR12E06001)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘Computational fluid dynamics is an efficient numerical approach for spray atomization study, but it is challenging to accurately capture the gas-liquid interface. In this work, an accurate conservative level set method is intro- duced to accurately track the gas-liquid interfaces in liquid atomization. To validate the capability of this method, binary drop collision and drop impacting on liquid film are investigated. The results are in good agreement with experiment observations. In addition, primary atomization (swirling sheet atomization) is studied using this method. To the swirling sheet atomization, it is found that Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the azimuthal direction causes the primary breakup of liquid sheet and complex vortex structures are clustered around the rim of the liq- uid sheet. The effects of central gas velocity and liquid-gas density ratio on atomization are also investigated. This work lays a solid foundation for further studvin~ the mechanism of s^rav atomization.
文摘An accurate prediction of flows using CFD depends on a large number of factors. In addition to discretizing the flow region, the correct definition of boundary or initial conditions and the choice of suitable numerical methods, the applied turbulence model influences the results of the flow simulation to a great extent. Therefore, a validation of the results with the experimental data is of great importance for a correct selection of a turbulence model. It is the scope of this paper to assess different turbulence models for the simulation of pipe flows. The calculation results of pipe flows through a combination of 90~ elbows and a 1/3 segmental orifice are compared with experimental measurement results. This has the advantage that the suitability of the turbulence models for simulating both shear and swirl flows can be investigated. Thus, the k-ω, k-ε model and the Launder Reece Rodi Reynolds stress model are compared with each other and experimental results. Furthermore, this investigation is extended through including a much more c detached-eddy simulation. This model provides better prediction of the flow by resolving the large eddies and modeling the small ones. The experimental results originate from LDV measurements over the entire pipe cross-section. This measuring method provides velocity vectors over the measured surface.
文摘At Siemens, an in-house CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code UniFlow is used to investigate fluid flow and heat transfer in oil-immersed and dry-type transformers, as well as transformer components like windings, cores, tank walls, and radiators. This paper outlines its physical models and numerical solution methods. Furthermore, for oil-immersed transformers, it presents an application to a HV (high voltage) winding in a traction transformer of locomotives, cooled by synthetic ester.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51276192)
文摘Implicit smoothed particle hydrodynamics method has been proposed to overcome the problem that only very small time steps can be used for high viscosity fluids(such as power law fluids)in order to obtain a stable simulation.However,the pressure field is difficult to simulate correctly with this method because the numerical high-frequency noise on the pressure field cannot be removed.In this study,several improvements,which are the diffusive term in the continuity equation,the artificial viscosity and a simplified physical viscosity term in the momentum equation,are introduced,and a new boundary treatment is also proposed.The linear equations derived from the momentum equation are large-scale,sparse and positive definite but unsymmetrical,therefore,Conjugate Gradient Squared(CGS)is used to solve them.For the purpose of verifying the validity of the proposed method,Poiseuille flows with Newtonian and power law fluids are solved and compared with exact solution and traditional SPH.Drops of different fluid properties impacting a rigid wall are also simulated and compared with VOF solution.All the numerical results obtained by the proposed method agree well with available data.The proposed method shows the higher efficiency than traditional SPH and the less numerical noise on the pressure field and better stability than implicit SPH.
基金support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic in the frame of the Competence Centre"Advanced Technology of Heat and Electricity Output",No.TE01020036
文摘This paper deals with the description of water film behaviour on the airfoil NACA0012 using experimental and numerical methods. Properties of the water film on the profile and its breakup into droplets behind the profile are investigated in the aerodynamic tunnel and using CFD methods. The characteristic parameters of the water film, like its thickness and shape for different flow modes are described. Hereafter are described droplets drifted by the air, which water film is broken behind the profile.
文摘This paper describes the numerical simulation of unsteady flows due to incoming wakes and/or varying back pressure,The solution method is based upon the one-step finite-volume TVD Lax-Wendroff scheme.Dual time-step approach and multigrid algorithm are adopted to improve the computational efficiency of the baseline scheme.Numerical results for the transonic unsteady flow in a channel bump and the unsteady flow in a flat plate cascade and the VKI cascade are presented.
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant number:51176012
文摘VOF method which consists in transporting a discontinuous marker variable is widely used to capture the free surface in computational fluid dynamics.There is numerical dissipation in simulations involving the transport of the marker.Numerical dissipation makes the free surface lose its physical nature.A free surface sharpening strategy based on optimization method is presented in the paper.The strategy can keep the location of the free surface and local mass conservation at both time,and can also keep free surface in a constant width.It is independent on the types of solvers and meshes.Two famous cases were chosen for verifying the free surface sharpening strategy performance.Results show that the strategy has a very good performance on keeping local mass conservation.The efficiency of prediction of the free surface is improved by applying the strategy.Accurate modeling of flow details such as drops can also be captured by this method.