Drag reduction characteristics of supercavitating body of revolution was researched numerically with a bubble two-phase flow model embodied in commercial CFD code Fluent 6.0.The work included the effects of body shape...Drag reduction characteristics of supercavitating body of revolution was researched numerically with a bubble two-phase flow model embodied in commercial CFD code Fluent 6.0.The work included the effects of body shape on drag coefficient and supercavity sizes; supercavity control; drag coefficient Cd as a function of cavitation number; and the effect of the ratio of length L to diameter D on drag reduction rate. Research on drag reduction mechanism of supercavitation shows that supercavitation can reduce not only the friction drag coefficient but also the pressure drag coefficient. There may be a best combination among body shape, the ratio L/D, cavitation number, engineering feasibility and so on, which makes the drag reduction ratehighest.展开更多
文摘Drag reduction characteristics of supercavitating body of revolution was researched numerically with a bubble two-phase flow model embodied in commercial CFD code Fluent 6.0.The work included the effects of body shape on drag coefficient and supercavity sizes; supercavity control; drag coefficient Cd as a function of cavitation number; and the effect of the ratio of length L to diameter D on drag reduction rate. Research on drag reduction mechanism of supercavitation shows that supercavitation can reduce not only the friction drag coefficient but also the pressure drag coefficient. There may be a best combination among body shape, the ratio L/D, cavitation number, engineering feasibility and so on, which makes the drag reduction ratehighest.
