Computational Simulation of Turbulent Flow Around Tractor-Trailers

A method to evaluate the properties of turbulent flow in proximity to the vehicle and close to the ground surface has been elaborated.Numerical simulations have been performed on the basis of the Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations(URANS)written with respect to an arbitrary curvilinear coordinate system.These equations have been solved using the Spalart-Allmaras differential one-parametric turbulence model.The method of artificial compressibility has been used to improve the coupling of pressure and velocity in the framework of a finite volume approach.Time-averaged distributions of pressure fields,velocity components,streamlines in the entire area and near the tractor-trailer,as well as integral and distributed characteristic parameters(such as coefficients of pressure,friction and drag force)are presented.According to our results,the turbulent flow accelerates in the area of the tractor cabin and in the gap between surfaces.Above the driver’s cabin,a pressure drop occurs due to a sharp acceleration of flow in this area.Downstream,pressure is restored and becomes almost constant in proximity to the edge of the trailer.The dimensions of the separation area exceed the length of the transport system several times.Though agreement with experimental results is relatively limited due to the two-dimensional nature of the numerical simulations,the present approach succeeds in identifying the main physical effects involved in the considered dynamics.It might be used in future studies for initial approximate assessments of the influence of the vehicle shape on its aerodynamic characteristics.

Attenuation analysis of hydraulic transients with laminar-turbulent flow alternations

An improved compound mathematical model is established to simulate the attenuation of hydraulic transients with laminar-turbulent alternations,which usually occur when the pipeline flow velocity fluctuates near the critical velocity.The laminar friction resistance and the turbulent friction resistance are considered respectively in this model by applying different resistance schemes to the characteristics method of fluid transient analysis.The hydraulic transients of the valve closing process are simulated using the model.A more reasonable attenuation of hydraulic transients is obtained.The accurate attenuation is more distinct than that obtained from the traditional mathematical model.The research shows that the hydraulic transient is a type of energy waves,and its attenuation is caused by the friction resistance.The laminar friction resistance is more important than the turbulent friction resistance if the flow velocity is smaller than the critical velocity.Otherwise the turbulent friction resistance is more important.The laminar friction resistance is important in the attenuation of hydraulic transients for the closing process.Thus,it is significant to consider the different resistances separately to obtain more accurate attenuation of hydraulic transients.

Analysis of pressure characteristics under laminar and turbulent flow states inside the pilot stage of a deflection flapper servo-valve:Mathematical modeling with CFD study and experimental validation

Electro-hydraulic servo-valves are widely used components in the mechanical industry,aerospace and aerodynamic devices which precisely control the airplane or missile wings.Due to the small size and complex structure in the pilot stage of deflection flapper servo-valves,accurate mathematical models for the flow and pressure characteristics have always been very difficult to be built.In this paper,mathematical models for the pilot stage of deflection flapper servo-valve are investigated to overcome some gaps between the theoretical formulation and overall performance of the valve by considering different flow states.Here,a mathematical model of the velocity distribution at the flapper groove exit is established by using Schlichting velocity equations for incompressible laminar fluid flow.Moreover,when the flow becomes turbulent,a mathematical model of pressure characteristics in the receiving ports is built on the basis of the assumption of the collision between the liquid and the jet as the impact of the jet on a moving block of fluid particles.To verify the analytical models for both laminar and turbulent flows,the pressure characteristics of the deflection flapper pilot stage are calculated and tested by using numerical simulation and experiment.Experimental verification of the theory is also presented.The computed numerical and analytical results show a good agreement with experimental data.

Dynamic Characteristics of High-speed Water-Lubricated Spiral Groove Thrust Bearing Based on Turbulent Cavitating Flow Lubrication Model

The water-lubricated bearings are usually the state of turbulent cavitating flow under high-speed conditions. And the distribution of cavitation bubbles and the interface effect between the two phases have not been included in previous studies on high-speed water-lubricated bearings. In order to study the influence of interface effect and cavitation bubble distribution on the dynamic characteristics of high-speed water-lubricated spiral groove thrust bearings(SGTB).A turbulent cavitating flow lubrication model based on two-phase fluid and population balance equation of bubbles was established in this paper. Stiffness and the damping coefficients of the SGTB were calculated using the perturbation pressure equations. An experimental apparatus was developed to verify the theoretical model. Simulating and experimental results show that the small-sized bubbles tend to generate in the turbulent cavitating flow when at a high rotary speed, and the bubbles mainly locate at the edges of the spiral groove. The simulating results also show that the direct stiffness coefficients are increased due to cavitation effect, and cross stiffness coefficients and damping coefficients are hardly affected by the cavitation effect. Turbulent effect on the dynamic characteristics of SGTB is much stronger than the cavitating effect.

Turbulence,aeration and bubble features of air-water flows in macro-and intermediate roughness conditions

Free surface flows aeration potential causing the in macro- and intermediate flow characteristics to vary roughness conditions have a high with slopes and discharges. The underlying mechanism of two-phase flow characteristics in macro- and intermediate roughness conditions were analyzed in an experimental setup assembled at the Laboratory of Hydraulic Protection of the Territory （PITLAB） of the University of Pisa, Italy. Crushed angular rocks and hemispherical boulders were used to intensify the roughness of the bed. Flow rates per unit width ranging between 0.03 m^2/s and 0.09 m^2/s and slopes between 0.26 and 0.46 were tested over different arrangements of a rough bed. Analyses were mainly carried out in the inner flow region, which consists of both bubbly and intermediate flow regions. The findings revealed that the two-phase flow properties over the rough bed were much affected by rough bed arrangements. Turbulence features of two-phase flows over the rough bed were compared with those of the stepped chute data under similar flow conditions. Overall, the results highlight the flow features in the inner layers of the two-phase flow, showing that the maximum turbulence intensity decreases with the relative submergence, while the bubble frequency distribution is affected by the rough bed elements.

Numerical simulation of two-phase turbulent flow in hydraulic and hydropower engineering

In connection with the specific features of high velocity aerated flow generated by hydraulic engineering structures, the mathematical model is developed for high turbulence air-water two-phase flow with the use of twin flow theoretical model in this paper. Furthermore the numerical method is proposed to treat bubbled flows. In addition, on the basis of air-water stratified twin flow model, the new calculation methods and free surface tracking technique are proposed to describe complicated movements of the free surface. Finally, the proposed model is used to calculate artificial aerated flows. The computed results coincide quite well with experimental results. This means that the proposed method can provide solid basis for practical engineering design.

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TURBULENT FEATURES IN THE NEGATIVE TRANSPORT REGION OF ASYMMETRIC PLANE CHANNEL FLOW

Turbulent features of streamwise and vertical components of velocity in the negative transport region of asymmetric plane channel flow have been studied experimentally in details. Experiments show that turbulent fluctuations in negative transport region are suppressed, and their probability distributions are far from Gaussian. Besides, the skewness factors attain their negative maxima at the position of the maximum mean velocity, whereas the flatness factors attain their positive maxima at the same position.

Analysis of the Flow Field Characteristics Associated with the Dynamic Rock Breaking Process Induced by a Multi-Hole Combined External Rotary Bit

The characteristics of the flow field associated with a multi-hole combined external rotary bit have been studied by means of numerical simulation in the framework of an RNG k-εturbulence model,and compared with the results of dedicated rock breaking drilling experiments.The numerical results show that the nozzle velocity and dynamic pressure of the nozzle decrease with an increase in the jet distance,and the axial velocity of the nozzle decays regularly with an increase in the dimensionless jet distance.Moreover,the axial velocity related to the nozzle with inclination angle 20°and 30°can produce a higher hole depth,while the radial velocity of the nozzle with 60°inclination can enlarge the hole diameter.The outcomes of the CFD simulations are consistent with the actual dynamic rock breaking and pore forming process,which lends credence to the present results and indicates that they could be used as a reference for the future optimization of systems based on the multi-hole combined external rotary bit technology.

Effects of Rigid Vegetation on the Turbulence Characteristics in Sediment-Laden Flows

The effects of rigid vegetation on the turbulence characteristics were experimentally studied in the interior water flume. An ADV was used to determine the three dimensional turbulent velocities in clear water flow without vegetation, sediment-laden flow without vegetation, sediment-laden flow with submerged vegetation and sediment-laden flow with non-submerged vegetation. By experimental and theoretical analysis, the effects of rigid vegetation on the distribution of averaged velocities, turbulence intensities and Reynolds stress were summarized. In sediment-laden flow with submerged vegetation, the averaged stream wise velocities above the top of vegetation fit well with the log distribution low. The three-dimensional turbulence intensities increase from the bottom until they reach the maximum at the top of the vegetation. The method to calculate the shear velocity with the maximum of the Reynolds stress is recommended. In sediment-laden flow with non-submerged vegetation, the turbulence problems cannot be explained by theory of bed shear flow. The average velocities, turbulence intensities and Reynolds stress approximate uniformly distributed along vertical direction.

Impact of depth ratio on flow structure and turbulence characteristics of compound open channel flows

Compound open channel flows appear in most natural rivers are of great importance in river management and flood control.In this study,large eddy simulations were carried out to simulate the compound open channel flows with four different depth ratios(hr=0.10,0.25,0.50,and 0.75).The main flow velocity,secondary flow,Reynolds stress,and bed shear stress were obtained from numerical simulations.The depth-averaged stream wise momentum equation was used to quantify the lateral momentum exchange between the main channel and floodplain.The instantaneous coherent structures were presented by the Q criterion method.The impact of hr on flow structure and turbulence charac-teristics was analyzed.The results showed that with the increase of hr,the high velocity area in the main channel shifted to the floodplain,and the dip phenomenon became more obvious;the Reynolds stress largely contributed to the lateral momentum exchange within the flows near the side walls of floodplain;and the vortex structures were found to significantly increase in the floodplain region.

Turbulence Characteristics of Swirling Reacting Flow in a Combustor with Staged Air Injection

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the turbulent reacting flow in a swirl combustor with staged air injection. The air injected into the combustor is composed of the primary swirling jet and the secon-dary non-swirling jet. A three dimension-laser particle dynamic analyzer (PDA) was employed to measure the in-stantaneous gas velocity. The probability density functions (PDF) for the instantaneous gas axial and tangential ve-locities at each measuring location, as well as the radial profiles of the root mean square of fluctuating gas axial and tangential velocities and the second-order moment for the fluctuating gas axial and tangential velocities are ob-tained. The measured results delineate the turbulence properties of the swirling reacting flow under the conditions of staged combustion.

Comparison of Flow Characteristics Around Refractive and Right-angled Groins in Barotropic and Baroclinic Conditions

腹股沟被采用阻止 nearshore 区域侵蚀并且控制流动的方向。然而，腹股沟结构和它的联系流动特征是本地侵蚀的主要原因。在这研究，我们调查流动模式在附近折射并且直角腹股沟。特别地，我们经分解在一条折射腹股沟附近比较流动特征并且学习能被使用各种各样的投射长度的一条直角腹股沟完成的精确性的度。比较流动特征，我们用一条折射腹股沟的近似代替了直角腹股沟。这代替在隧道在流动的最大的速度上有最少的效果。而且，我们调查了密度的分发温度和咸度的变量，和他们在直角腹股沟附近的流动特征上的效果。在 baroclinic 和 barotropic 条件的流动分析结果的比较表明流动特征价值为两个是很类似的折射并且直角腹股沟。腹股沟的几何学，即，直角或折射，在最大的速度上有小效果到相对平均速度。除了尖分离，在下游地折射的腹股沟的腹股沟的手臂长度比做在上游的折射腹股沟在另外的流动特征上有更少的效果。我们也相关关于各种各样的流动特征和腹股沟几何学的很多个非维的变量。这些比较显示在 thalweg 高度和到设计长度的隧道和腹股沟手臂长度的宽度之间的关联在 subcritical 流动不管内部速度用线性、非线性的公式被接近了。

簇状分布的刚性双层植被明渠紊流特性分析

采用RNG k-ε紊流模型,对簇状分布的刚性双层植被明渠水流进行了模拟和分析;根据时间及空间的双平均方法对植被明渠水流的流速及紊动参数进行了统计。结果表明:簇状分布的植被明渠水流可以分为植物区、间隙区及主流区,不同区域时均流速的大小和分布各异;双层植被明渠水流中,时均流速垂线分布在近床面、低植物顶部附近及高植物顶部附近均出现拐点,脉动强度和紊动能的最大值出现在高植物顶部附近。

Arc Voltage Fluctuation in DC Laminar and Turbulent Plasma Jets Generation

Arc voltage fluctuations in a direct current （DC） non-transferred arc plasma generator are experimentally studied, in generating a jet in the laminar, transitional and turbulent regimes. The study is with a view toward elucidating the mechanism of the fluctuations and their relationship with the generating parameters, arc root movement and flow regimes. Results indicate that the existence of a 300 Hz alternating current （AC） component in the power supply ripples does not cause the transition of the laminar plasma jet into a turbulent state. There exists a high frequency fluctuation at 4 kHz in the turbulent jet regime. It may be related to the rapid movement of the anode attachment point of the arc.

粗糙床面坡面流流场及紊动特性试验研究

应用粒子图像测速技术对水深为5~8 mm的粗糙床面坡面流流场进行了详细观测,对试验资料进行了时间-空间双平均处理,结果表明:在低淹没度的床面糙率影响下,坡面流流速分布基本符合对数-尾流规律,其中卡门常数与普通明渠流一致,但尾流函数常数明显偏小;相较于光滑床面,粗糙元增强了水流流向的紊动强度,同时致使紊动强度在水深范围内的分布更趋均匀;水流切应力分布以雷诺切应力为主导,粗糙元引起的形状切应力可以忽略不计;水流的空间波动主要存在于床面附近,但流速的空间波动强度与紊动强度相比普遍偏小。

PIV analysis and high-speed photographic observation of cavitating flow field behind circular multi-orifice plates

Based on a self-developed hydrodynamic cavitation device with different geometric parameters for circular multi-orifice plates,turbulence characteristics of cavitating flow behind multi-orifice plates,including the effects of orifice number and orifice layout on longitudinal velocity,turbulence intensity,and Reynolds stress,were measured with the particle image velocimetry(PIV)technique.Flow regimes of the cavitating flow were also observed with high-speed photography.The experimental results showed the following:(1)high-velocity multiple cavitating jets occurred behind the multi-orifice plates,and the cavitating flow fields were characterized by topological structures;(2)the longitudinal velocity at each cross-section exhibited a sawtooth-like distribution close to the multi-orifice plate,and each sawtooth indicated one jet issuing from one orifice;(3)there were similar magnitudes and forms for the longitudinal and vertical turbulence intensities at the same cross-section;(4)the variation in amplitude of Reynolds stress increased with an increase in orifice number;and(5)the cavitation clouds in the flow fields became denser with the increase in orifice number,and the clouds generated by the staggered layout of orifices were greater in number than those generated by the checkerboard-type one for the same orifice number.The experimental results can be used to analyze the mechanism of killing pathogenic microorganisms through hydrodynamic cavitation.

Reaction thrust characteristics of high-pressure submerged water jet of cylinder nozzles

The shapes and geometrical parameters of nozzles are key factors for fluidics. The relationship among the reaction thrust,flow rate pressure,diameter d0 and length L of a cylinder nozzle is analyzed theoretically. The simulation of the flow field characteristics was conducted via the FLUENT computational fluid dynamics package. Effects of the inlet conditions and the nozzle dimensions on the reaction thrust of a water jet were addressed particularly. The reaction thrust experiments were performed on a custom-designed test apparatus. The experimental results reveal that a) the nozzle diameter and the inlet conditions exert great influence on the water jet reaction thrust; and b) for L≤4d0,where the nozzle is treated as a thin plate-orifice,the reaction thrust is independent of nozzle length; for L>4d0,where the nozzle is treated as a long orifice,the reaction thrust can reach maximum under the condition of a certain flow rate. These findings lay a theoretical foundation for the design of nozzles and have significant value,especially for the future development of high-pressure water-jet propulsion technology.

激光流速仪测量离心泵叶轮内流场特性研究

考虑到传统方法在测量离心泵叶轮内流场特性时受到实验硬件设施的影响,存在忽视测量区域的问题,提出了激光流速仪测量离心泵叶轮内流场特性研究。利用激光流速仪数值模拟了离心泵叶轮内流场特性的测量,弥补了流场特性测量在硬件设施上的不足,深入研究了离心泵叶轮内流场地分布、结构演变以及动静干涉,实现离心泵叶轮内流场特性的测量。实验结果表明,利用激光流速仪测量离心泵叶轮内流场特性时,叶轮内干涉区、隔舌附近以及离心泵叶轮后缘位置处的流场分布比较紊乱,存在复杂的流动现象,在测量离心泵叶轮内流场特性时应该加以重视。

受二次流涡流影响的螺旋盘管内传热特性研究

为改进传统螺旋盘管的换热效率,通过实验和数值模拟研究了湍流水流经均匀加热下螺旋盘管的流动和传热特性。研究重点为垂直于盘管轴向横截面内二次流的特性及其对工作流体水和加热盘管壁间传热的影响。结果表明,仅在实验结果中发现了盘管局部努塞尔特数振荡,但模拟结果的努塞尔特数的模拟结果绝对值与实验结果匹配良好。其原因可能是尽管二次流存在并沿盘管轴向不规则地演变,但与主流速度相比过小,对局部传热的影响可忽略不计。为进一步确认盘管中二次流特性,在每180°盘管转弯处,加接一个360°外部反向回路环。研究发现:额外的反向回路环加强了重新流入主盘管的二次流速度,使该横截面积内二次流涡流的数量增加。

柔性植物影响下水沙运动及物质输运研究进展

水生植物是河流、湖泊、滨海湿地环境中不可缺少的一部分,植物的存在使水动力条件发生了改变,进而影响了泥沙悬浮和污染物的输运。从恒定流和波浪两种水动力条件出发,针对柔性植物影响下的水流阻力、水流结构、紊动特性、特征流速、消波系数、泥沙运动、污染物输运等方面,综述了国内外的主要成果,并指出复杂水动力条件下的植物-水流-泥沙-污染物之间的相互作用规律是今后研究的重点和难点。