Microscale Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation for Wind Mapping Over Complex Topographic Terrains

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashkan Rasouli ◽  
Horia Hangan
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wind Mapping

Wind mapping is of utmost importance in various wind energy and wind engineering applications. The available wind atlases usually provide wind data with low spatial resolution relative to the wind turbine height and usually neglect the effect of topographic features with relatively large or sudden changes in elevation. Two benchmark cases are studied for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model evaluation on smooth two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) hills. Thereafter, a procedure is introduced to build CFD model of a complex terrain with high terrain roughness heights (dense urban area with skyscrapers) starting from existing topography maps in order to properly extend the wind atlas data over complex terrains. CFD simulations are carried out on a 1:3000 scale model of complex topographic area using Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations along with shear stress transport (SST) k-ω turbulence model and the results are compared with the wind tunnel measurements on the same model. The study shows that CFD simulations can be successfully used in qualifying and quantifying the flow over complex topography consisting of a wide range of roughness heights, enabling to map the flow structure with very high spatial resolution.

Experimental and simulation study of thermal accumulation in an enclosed vehicle

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (14) ◽  
pp. 3621-3629
Author(s):  
Sing Ngie David Chua ◽  
Boon Kean Chan ◽  
Soh Fong Lim
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Heat Accumulation ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Direct Exposure ◽  
Car Park

Thermal accumulation in a car cabin under direct exposure to sunlight can be extremely critical due to the risk of heatstroke especially to children who are left unattended in the car. There are very limited studies in the literature to understand the thermal behaviour of a car that is parked in an open car park space and the findings are mostly inconsistent among researchers. In this paper, the studies of thermal accumulation in an enclosed vehicle by experimental and computational fluid dynamics simulation approaches were carried out. An effective and economical method to reduce the heat accumulation was proposed. Different test conditions such as fully enclosed, fully enclosed with sunshade on front windshield and different combinations of window gap sizes were experimented and presented. Eight points of measurement were recorded at different locations in the car cabin and the results were used as the boundary conditions for the three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulation. The computational fluid dynamics software used was ANSYS FLUENT 16.0. The results showed that the application of sunshade helped to reduce thermal accumulation at car cabin by 11.5%. The optimum combination of windows gap size was found to be with 4-cm gap on all four windows which contributed to a 21.1% reduction in car cabin temperature. The results obtained from the simulations were comparable and in agreement with the experimental tests.

Development and Validation of a 3-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model for Rectangular Settling Tanks in New York City Water Pollution Control Plants

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ramalingam ◽  
J. Fillos ◽  
S. Xanthos ◽  
M. Gong ◽  
A. Deur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
New York ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
New York City ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
York City ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

New York City provides secondary treatment to approximately 78.6 m3/s among its 14 water pollution control plants (WPCPs). The process of choice has been step-feed activated sludge. Changes to the permit limits require nitrogen removal in WPCPs discharging into the Long Island Sound. The City has selected step feed biological nitrogen removal (BNR) process to upgrade the affected plants. Step feed BNR requires increasing the concentration of mixed liquors, (MLSS), which stresses the Gould II type rectangular final settling tanks (FSTs). To assess performance and evaluate alternatives to improve efficiency of the FSTs at the higher loads, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) and City College of New York (CCNY) have developed a three-dimensional computer model depicting the actual structural configuration of the tanks and the current and proposed hydraulic and solids loading rates. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model, Fluent 6.3.26TM as the base platform, sub-models of the SS settling characteristics as well as turbulence, flocculation, etc. were incorporated. This was supplemented by field and bench scale experiments to quantify the co-efficients integral to the sub-models. As a result, a three-dimensional model has been developed that is being used to consider different baffle arrangements, sludge withdrawal mechanisms and loading alternatives to the FSTs.

Transient Simulation of a Three-Dimensional Moving Downburst

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 3875-3878
Author(s):  
Bai Feng Ji ◽  
Wei Lian Qu
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Wind Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Transient Simulation ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Transient Wind

Thunderstorm microbursts, which are sources of extreme wind loadings in nature, have caused numerous structural failures, especially collapses of transmission tower around the world. Numerical simulation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has recently made significant progress in simulating downbursts. In this paper, transient simulation of a three-dimensional moving downburst was studied using computational fluid dynamics simulation method. Transient simulation of a three-dimensional moving downburst was conducted using time-filtered Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) numerical simulation method. The three-dimensional transient wind field characteristics in a moving downburst were studied in detail. The results indicate that transient wind field characteristics in a moving downburst present quite different characteristics compared with stationary downburst at different heights and radial positions.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Based Mixing Prediction for Tilt Pad Journal Bearing TEHD Modeling—Part I: TEHD-CFD Model Validation and Improvements

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongin Yang ◽  
Alan Palazzolo
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Conventional Approach ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Prediction Errors ◽  
Cfd Model

Abstract The core contributions of Part I (1) present a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based approach for tilting pad journal bearing (TPJB) modeling including thermo-elasto hydrodynamic (TEHD) effects with multi-mode pad flexibility, (2) validate the model by comparison with experimental work, and (3) investigate the limitations of the conventional approach by contrasting it with the new approach. The modeling technique is advanced from the author’s previous work by including pad flexibility. The results demonstrate that the conventional approach of disregarding the three-dimensional flow physics between pads (BP) can generate significantly different pressure, temperature, heat flux, dynamic viscosity, and film thickness distributions, relative to the high-fidelity CFD model. The uncertainty of the assumed mixing coefficient (MC) may be a serious weakness when using a conventional, TPJB Reynolds model, leading to prediction errors in static and dynamic performance. The advanced mixing prediction method for “BP” thermal flow developed in Part I will be implemented with machine learning techniques in Part II to provide a means to enhance the accuracy of conventional Reynolds based TPJB models.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of an Opposed-Piston Two-Stroke Gasoline Compression Ignition Engine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdul Moiz ◽  
Janardhan Kodavasal ◽  
Sibendu Som ◽  
Reed Hanson ◽  
Fabien Redon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
System Level ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Compression Ignition ◽  
Compression Ignition Engine ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
System Level Simulation ◽  
Light Duty

The paper describes the results from a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation campaign that is complementary to an ongoing experimental program to develop an opposed-piston (OP) two-stroke gasoline compression ignition (GCI) engine for application in light-duty trucks. The simulation workflow and results are explained. First, open-cycle 3-D CFD simulations (in Converge CFD) are performed to simulate the scavenging process—gas exchange through the intake ports, cylinder, and exhaust ports. The results from these scavenging calculations are then fed into a model of this engine built in the system-level simulation tool (in GT-POWER), which in turn provides initial conditions for closed-cycle 3-D CFD simulations. These simulations are used to assess combustion by employing standard spray models and a chemical kinetic mechanism for gasoline. Validation of a representative set of engine operating points is performed in this way to gain confidence in the CFD model setup. Six injectors were then screened according to metrics of wall-wetting, maximum pressure rise rate, combustion efficiency and emission levels. Further CFD simulations have been carried out with parameter sweeps applying design of experiments (DoE) methods to finalize on candidate injectors, piston-bowls and injection strategies. The intended outcome of this program is a three-cylinder OP GCI engine equipped with a turbocharger and a supercharger targeting a 30% improvement in brake thermal efficiency (BTE) over conventional light-duty diesel engines.

Transient Analysis of a Spring-Loaded Pressure Safety Valve Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Guan Song ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Young Chul Park
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Safety Valve ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Moving Mesh ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Ansys Cfx ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Mesh Technique

A spring-loaded pressure safety valve (PSV) is a key device used to protect pressure vessels and systems. This paper developed a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model in combination with a dynamics equation to study the fluid characteristics and dynamic behavior of a spring-loaded PSV. The CFD model, which includes unsteady analysis and a moving mesh technique, was developed to predict the flow field through the valve and calculate the flow force acting on the disk versus time. To overcome the limitation that the moving mesh technique in the commercial software program ANSYS CFX (Version 11.0, ANSYS, Inc., USA) cannot handle complex configurations in most applications, some novel techniques of mesh generation and modeling were used to ensure that the valve disk can move upward and downward successfully without negative mesh error. Subsequently, several constant inlet pressure loads were applied to the developed model. Response parameters, including the displacement of the disk, mass flow through the valve, and fluid force applied on the disk, were obtained and compared with the study of the behavior of the PSV under different overpressure conditions. In addition, the modeling approach could be useful for valve designers attempting to optimize spring-loaded PSVs.

Eulerian/Eulerian CFD Simulation of a Cold Flowing FCC Riser

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim G Hansen ◽  
Claus H Ibsen ◽  
Tron Solberg ◽  
Bjørn H Hjertager
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Mass Flux ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Parameter Study ◽  
Experimental Findings

A computational fluid dynamics simulation, CFD, of a cold flowing riser fluidized with FCC catalysts has been performed. The computations are performed using a 3D multiphase computational fluid dynamics code with a Eulerian description of both gas and particle phase. The turbulent motion of the particulate phase is modelled using the kinetic theory for granular flow, and the gas phase turbulence is modelled using a Sub-Grid-Scale model. The complex inlet geometry is approximated using multiple inlet patches. The results were submitted to a blind-test in connection to the 10th international workshop on two-phase flow prediction held in Merseburg, Germany, 2002. The results are validated against experimental findings of particle mass flux across the riser and pressure profile along the riser. The calculations show good agreement with experimental findings of both mass flux and pressure profile, but further improvements are proposed and investigated. A parameter study shows that mesh refinement, choice of particle diameter and choice of drag model are crucial when simulating FCC riser flow.

Extent, capacity and possibilities of computational fluid dynamics as a design tool for pump intakes: a review

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1518-1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Tien Yee
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Cfd Modeling ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
Pump Station ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Computational Resources

Abstract Flow near pump intakes is three-dimensional in nature, and is affected by many factors such as the geometry of the intake bay, uniformity of approach flow, critical submergence, placements and operation combinations of pumps and so on. In the last three decades, advancement of numerical techniques coupled with the increase in computational resources made it possible to conduct computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations on pump intakes. This article reviews different aspects involved in CFD modeling of pump station intakes, outlines the challenges faced by current CFD modelers, and provides an attempt to forecast future direction of CFD modeling of pump intakes.

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