Identification of coherent structures in the flow past a NACA0012 airfoil via proper orthogonal decomposition

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 085104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Hélder Marques Ribeiro ◽  
William Roberto Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Coherent Structures ◽  
Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Naca0012 Airfoil ◽  
Flow Past ◽  
Proper Orthogonal

Analysis of Coherent Structures in the Far-Field Region of an Axisymmetric Free Jet Identified Using Particle Image Velocimetry and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition

2007 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.-M. Shinneeb ◽  
R. Balachandar ◽  
J. D. Bugg
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Coherent Structures ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Field Region ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Proper Orthogonal

This paper investigates an isothermal free water jet discharging horizontally from a circular nozzle (9mm) into a stationary body of water. The jet exit velocity was 2.5m∕s and the exit Reynolds number was 22,500. The large-scale structures in the far field were investigated by performing a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) analysis of the velocity field obtained using a particle image velocimetry system. The number of modes used for the POD reconstruction of the velocity fields was selected to recover 40% of the turbulent kinetic energy. A vortex identification algorithm was then employed to quantify the size, circulation, and direction of rotation of the exposed vortices. A statistical analysis of the distribution of number, size, and strength of the identified vortices was carried out to explore the characteristics of the coherent structures. The results clearly reveal that a substantial number of vortical structures of both rotational directions exist in the far-field region of the jet. The number of vortices decreases in the axial direction, while their size increases. The mean circulation magnitude is preserved in the axial direction. The results also indicate that the circulation magnitude is directly proportional to the square of the vortex radius and the constant of proportionality is a function of the axial location.

scholarly journals Proper Orthogonal Decomposition as Surrogate Model for Aerodynamic Optimization

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Dolci ◽  
Renzo Arina
Keyword(s):  
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Parameter Space ◽  
Surrogate Model ◽  
Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Aerodynamic Optimization ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Flow Past ◽  
First Case ◽  
Proper Orthogonal

A surrogate model based on the proper orthogonal decomposition is developed in order to enable fast and reliable evaluations of aerodynamic fields. The proposed method is applied to subsonic turbulent flows and the proper orthogonal decomposition is based on an ensemble of high-fidelity computations. For the construction of the ensemble, fractional and full factorial planes together with central composite design-of-experiment strategies are applied. For the continuous representation of the projection coefficients in the parameter space, response surface methods are employed. Three case studies are presented. In the first case, the boundary shape of the problem is deformed and the flow past a backward facing step with variable step slope is studied. In the second case, a two-dimensional flow past a NACA 0012 airfoil is considered and the surrogate model is constructed in the (Mach, angle of attack) parameter space. In the last case, the aerodynamic optimization of an automotive shape is considered. The results demonstrate how a reduced-order model based on the proper orthogonal decomposition applied to a small number of high-fidelity solutions can be used to generate aerodynamic data with good accuracy at a low cost.

Advanced Identification of Coherent Structures in Swirl-Stabilized Combustors

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Sieber ◽  
Christian Oliver Paschereit ◽  
Kilian Oberleithner
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Coherent Structures ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Operation Conditions ◽  
Natural Dynamics ◽  
Proper Orthogonal

We present an application of a newly introduced method to analyze the time-resolved experimental data from the flow field of a swirl-stabilized combustor. This method is based on classic proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) extended by a temporal constraint. The filter operation embedded in this method allows for continuous fading from the classic POD to the Fourier mode decomposition. This new method — called spectral proper orthogonal decomposition (SPOD) — allows for a clearer separation of the dominant mechanisms due to a clean spectral separation of phenomena. In this paper, the fundamentals of SPOD are shortly introduced. The actual focus is put on the application to a combustor flow. We analyze high-speed PIV measurements from flow fields in a combustor at different operation conditions. In these measurements, we consider externally actuated, as well as natural dynamics and reveal how the natural and actuated modes interact with each other. As shown in the paper, SPOD provides detailed insight into coherent structures in swirl flames. Two distinct PVC structures are found that are very differently affected by acoustic actuation. The coherent structures are related to heat release fluctuations, which are derived from simultaneously acquired OH* chemiluminescence measurements. Besides the actuated modes, a low frequency mode was found that significantly contribute to the global heat release fluctuations.

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