This paper aims to investigate a method to perform non-isothermal flow simulations in a complex geometry for generalised Newtonian fluids. For this purpose, 3D numerical simulations of starch based products are perfor...This paper aims to investigate a method to perform non-isothermal flow simulations in a complex geometry for generalised Newtonian fluids. For this purpose, 3D numerical simulations of starch based products are performed. The geometry of a co-rotating twin-screw extruder is considered. Process conditions concern high rotational speed (up to 1800 rpm), different flow rates (30, 40 and 60 kg/h) and water contents (22% and 36%), for a total of 54 simulations. To cope with the geometry complexity a Mesh Superposition Technique (MST) was adopted. The pseudoplastic behaviour of the fluid is taken into account by considering viscosity as function of shear rate (Ostwaldde Waele relationship) and temperature (Arrhenius law). Simulated temperature variations are compared with measurements at same process conditions for validation. Qualitative behaviour of temperature T and shear stress ?along the screw are analysed and comparisons of different process conditions are presented. By these simulations a database is formed to develop a process control strategy for novel extruder operating points in food technology.展开更多
The numerical simulation based on Reynolds time-averaged equation is one of the approved methods to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of trains in crosswind.However,there are several turbulence models,trains may pr...The numerical simulation based on Reynolds time-averaged equation is one of the approved methods to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of trains in crosswind.However,there are several turbulence models,trains may present different aerodynamic performances in crosswind using different turbulence models.In order to select the most suitable turbulence model,the inter-city express 2(ICE2)model is chosen as a research object,6 different turbulence models are used to simulate the flow characteristics,surface pressure and aerodynamic forces of the train in crosswind,respectively.6 turbulence models are the standard k-ε,Renormalization Group(RNG)k-ε,Realizable k-ε,Shear Stress Transport(SST)k-ω,standard k-ωand Spalart-Allmaras(SPA),respectively.The numerical results and the wind tunnel experimental data are compared.The results show that the most accurate model for predicting the surface pressure of the train is SST k-ω,followed by Realizable k-ε.Compared with the experimental result,the error of the side force coefficient obtained by SST k-ωand Realizable k-εturbulence model is less than 1%.The most accurate prediction for the lift force coefficient is achieved by SST k-ω,followed by RNG k-ε.By comparing 6 different turbulence models,the SST k-ωmodel is most suitable for the numerical simulation of the aerodynamic behavior of trains in crosswind.展开更多
Adding a new equation to the two-equation K-turbulence model framework,this paper proposed a three-equation turbulence model to determine the density variance for high-speed aero-optics and high-speed compressible tur...Adding a new equation to the two-equation K-turbulence model framework,this paper proposed a three-equation turbulence model to determine the density variance for high-speed aero-optics and high-speed compressible turbulent flows.Simulations were performed with the new model for supersonic and hypersonic flat-plate turbulent boundary layer and hypersonic ramp flows.The results showed that the prediction with the present model agrees well with the experimental data and is significantly better than the Lutz's model in predicting the density variance for the flat-plate flows.Furthermore,the present model can produce more accurate skin pressure and skin heat flux distributions than the original K-model in simulating hypersonic compression ramp flows with separation and reattachment and shock/boundary layer interactions.Without introducing a variety of ad hoc wall damping and wall-reflection terms,the proposed three-equation turbulence model is applicable to highspeed aero-optics and turbulent flows of real vehicles of complex configuration.展开更多
文摘This paper aims to investigate a method to perform non-isothermal flow simulations in a complex geometry for generalised Newtonian fluids. For this purpose, 3D numerical simulations of starch based products are performed. The geometry of a co-rotating twin-screw extruder is considered. Process conditions concern high rotational speed (up to 1800 rpm), different flow rates (30, 40 and 60 kg/h) and water contents (22% and 36%), for a total of 54 simulations. To cope with the geometry complexity a Mesh Superposition Technique (MST) was adopted. The pseudoplastic behaviour of the fluid is taken into account by considering viscosity as function of shear rate (Ostwaldde Waele relationship) and temperature (Arrhenius law). Simulated temperature variations are compared with measurements at same process conditions for validation. Qualitative behaviour of temperature T and shear stress ?along the screw are analysed and comparisons of different process conditions are presented. By these simulations a database is formed to develop a process control strategy for novel extruder operating points in food technology.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51605397)Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Program of China(Grant No.2019YJ0227)Self-determined Project of State Key Laboratory of Traction Power(Grant No.2019TPL_T02)
文摘The numerical simulation based on Reynolds time-averaged equation is one of the approved methods to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of trains in crosswind.However,there are several turbulence models,trains may present different aerodynamic performances in crosswind using different turbulence models.In order to select the most suitable turbulence model,the inter-city express 2(ICE2)model is chosen as a research object,6 different turbulence models are used to simulate the flow characteristics,surface pressure and aerodynamic forces of the train in crosswind,respectively.6 turbulence models are the standard k-ε,Renormalization Group(RNG)k-ε,Realizable k-ε,Shear Stress Transport(SST)k-ω,standard k-ωand Spalart-Allmaras(SPA),respectively.The numerical results and the wind tunnel experimental data are compared.The results show that the most accurate model for predicting the surface pressure of the train is SST k-ω,followed by Realizable k-ε.Compared with the experimental result,the error of the side force coefficient obtained by SST k-ωand Realizable k-εturbulence model is less than 1%.The most accurate prediction for the lift force coefficient is achieved by SST k-ω,followed by RNG k-ε.By comparing 6 different turbulence models,the SST k-ωmodel is most suitable for the numerical simulation of the aerodynamic behavior of trains in crosswind.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11102079)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20111456005)
文摘Adding a new equation to the two-equation K-turbulence model framework,this paper proposed a three-equation turbulence model to determine the density variance for high-speed aero-optics and high-speed compressible turbulent flows.Simulations were performed with the new model for supersonic and hypersonic flat-plate turbulent boundary layer and hypersonic ramp flows.The results showed that the prediction with the present model agrees well with the experimental data and is significantly better than the Lutz's model in predicting the density variance for the flat-plate flows.Furthermore,the present model can produce more accurate skin pressure and skin heat flux distributions than the original K-model in simulating hypersonic compression ramp flows with separation and reattachment and shock/boundary layer interactions.Without introducing a variety of ad hoc wall damping and wall-reflection terms,the proposed three-equation turbulence model is applicable to highspeed aero-optics and turbulent flows of real vehicles of complex configuration.
