Computation of Internal Separated Flows Using a Zonal Detached Eddy Simulation Approach

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scot Slimon
Keyword(s):  
Shear Layer ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Separated Flows ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Internal Flows ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Measured Velocity ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Pressure Distributions

This paper investigates the use of the Spalart-Allmaras one-equation turbulence model with detached eddy simulation (DES) modifications for predicting internal separated flows. For these flows, it is shown that the use of grid spacing to segregate Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) and large eddy simulation (LES) modes in the DES approach is cumbersome, and not practical in some cases. To allow DES to be more readily applied to such flows, a zonal approach is proposed. In this approach the LES mode in DES is only used in detached shear layer regions. These regions are dynamic, and are defined by local flow and turbulence quantities during the computation. No blending of RANS-based and LES-based regions is used in the approach such that the attached shear layer calibration of the underlying RANS-based turbulence model is not affected. The zonal DES approach is applied to two internal flows: a stenosis in a pipe and a 180° turn-around duct. Results show that the zonal DES predictions are in excellent agreement with the experimentally measured velocity profiles and pressure distributions, and are significantly improved relative to RANS predictions.

Prediction of acoustic resonance phenomena for weapon bays using detached eddy simulation

2005 ◽  
Vol 109 (1102) ◽  
pp. 631-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Ashworth
Keyword(s):  
Shear Layer ◽  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Acoustic Resonance ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Vortical Structures ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Resonance Phenomena ◽  
Cavity Configuration ◽  
Unsteady Rans

AbstractIt is argued that acoustic resonance phenomena in open cavities such as weapons bays cannot be adequately predicted through numerical solution of Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. The requirement to resolve the growth of the shear layer instability from the lip of the cavity inevitably implies that turbulence further downstream is resolved while also being modelled thus making RANS over dissipative. Large eddy simulation (LES) models only unresolved scales and a hybrid method combining RANS near walls with LES in the cavity appears a practical alternative to pure RANS. This paper compares computations of the M219 cavity configuration made with unsteady RANS and with the hybrid method known as detached eddy simulation (DES). It is shown that whilst unsteady RANS and DES give very similar predictions for the 1stand 3rdmodes of the acoustic resonance the 2ndmode (which is dominant near the centre of the cavity) is absent in the RANS results but well predicted by DES. The 2ndmode is thought to arise from an interaction with vortical structures in the shear layer which are suppressed in the highly dissipative RANS method. The 4thmode, which is much weaker than the other three modes, is over-predicted by DES and under-predicted by a smaller amount in RANS.

scholarly journals Computational analysis of transitional and massively separated flows with application to wind turbines

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Κωνσταντίνος Διακάκης
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Computational Analysis ◽  
Separated Flows ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Massively Separated Flows ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Unsteady Rans

Στην παρούσα διατριβή μελετήθηκε η μετάβαση της ροής από στρωτή σε τυρβώδη καθώς και η συμπεριφορά ροών μεγάλων αριθμών Reynolds στα πλαίσια προσομοίωσης τους με μεθόδους υψηλής πιστότητας.Για την προσομοίωση ροών με μετάβαση εξετάστηκαν μέθοδοι με υπολογισμό οριακού στρώματος και μέθοδοι με εξισώσεις μεταφοράς. Αυτές περιλαμβάνουν την μέθοδο e N καθώς και τα μοντέλα γ-Re θ , γ και AFT. Όλες οι μέθοδοι δοκιμάστηκαν σε αεροτομές, πτέρυγες και άτρακτο γενικής μορφής, σε εφαρμογές οι οποίες προέρχονταν από τους τομείς της αεροναυτικής και της αιολικής ενέργειας. Οι συγκρίσεις αφορούσαν κατά κύριο λόγο σε αεροδυναμικά φορτία και θέσεις μετάβασης. Στα πλαίσια διδιάστατων προσομοιώσεων, η μέθοδος e N με υπολογισμό οριακού στρώματος και το μοντέλο AFT έδωσαν πιο ακριβή αποτελέσματα από τις υπόλοιπες μεθόδους. Το μοντέλο γ-Re θ είναι μια καλή εναλλακτική, αρκεί ο αριθμός Reynolds να μην υπερβαίνει τα 6 εκατομμύρια. Πέραν αυτού του ορίου, η ακρίβεια των αποτελεσμάτων του μοντέλου μειώνεται σημαντικά. Ωστόσο, η μέθοδος e N και το μοντέλο AFT δεν δύνανται να χρησιμοποιηθούν για την μοντελοποίηση τρισδιάστατης μετάβασης στο πλαίσιο τρισδιάστατων προσομοιώσεων. Σε αυτές τις περιπτώσεις, το μοντέλο γ-Re θ εμπλουτισμένο με όρους εγκάρσιας ροής μπορεί να δώσει καλά αποτελέσματα, αρκεί ο αριθμός Reynolds να είναι στα αποδεκτά για το μοντέλο όρια. Όσον αφορά στις μεθόδους προσομοίωσης τύρβης υψηλής πιστότητας, εξετάστηκαν οι μέθοδοι Large Eddy Simulation (LES) και Detached Eddy Simulation (DES). Για τις προσομοιώσεις LES χρησιμοποιήθηκε το μοντέλο μικρών κλιμάκων του Smagorinsky. Η εφαρμογή του DES περιελάμβανε τις μεθόδους Delayed DES (DDES) και Improved Delayed DES (IDDES). Το ενδιαφέρον εστιάστηκε στην μοντελοποίηση ροών με μεγάλη αποκόλληση. Τόσο το LES όσο και το DES ήταν σε θέση να δώσουν πιο ακριβή αποτελέσματα από τους απλούς, μη-μόνιμους Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes υπολογισμούς (Unsteady RANS) σε σύγκριση με πειράματα και υπολογιστικά αποτελέσματα από τη βιβλιογραφία. Το μοντέλο DES θεωρείται λιγότερο απαιτητικό σε υπολογιστικούς πόρους λόγω της μοντελοποίησης του οριακού στρώματος η οποία οδηγεί σε μικρότερες απαιτήσεις πλέγματος κοντά στην στερεή επιφάνεια. Ωστόσο, το DES δεν αναμένεται να μπορεί να δώσει αξιόπιστα αποτελέσματα σε ροές όπου η παρουσία και η εξέλιξη μικρών κλιμάκων τύρβης στο οριακό στρώμα είναι σημαντική, και που το μοντέλο LES πλεονεκτεί εκ κατασκευής. Σχετικά σημειώνεται ότι οι LES προσομοιώσεις δεν έφτασαν στα υπολογιστικά τους όρια όσον αφορά στο πλέγμα. Για να παραχθούν αξιόπιστα αποτελέσματα σε αυτές τις περιπτώσεις πρέπει να χρησιμοποιηθεί LES με πυκνό υπολογιστικό πλέγμα.

scholarly journals Impact of Underlying RANS Turbulence Models in Zonal Detached Eddy Simulation: Application to a Compressor Rotor

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Julien Marty ◽  
Cédric Uribe
Keyword(s):  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Adverse Pressure Gradient ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Compressor Rotor ◽  
Rans Turbulence Models ◽  
Unsteady Rans ◽  
The Impact

The present study focuses on the impact of the underlying RANS turbulence model in the Zonal Detached Eddy Simulation (ZDES) method when used for secondary flow prediction. This is carried out in light of three issues commonly investigated for hybrid RANS/LES methods (detection and protection of attached boundary layer, emergence, and growth of resolved turbulent fluctuations and accurate prediction of separation front due to progressive adverse pressure gradient). The studied configuration is the first rotor of a high pressure compressor. Three different turbulence modelings (Spalart and Allmaras model (SA), Menter model with (SST) and without (BSL) shear stress correction) are assessed as ZDES underlying turbulence model and also as turbulence model of unsteady RANS simulations. Whatever the underlying turbulence model, the ZDES behaves well with respect to the first two issues as the boundary layers appear effectively shielded and the RANS-to-LES switch is close downstream of trailing edges and separation fronts leading to a quick LES treatment of wakes and shear layers. Both tip leakage and corner flows are strongly influenced by the Navier–Stokes resolution approach (unsteady RANS vs. ZDES) but the underlying turbulence modelling (SA vs. SST vs. BSL) impacts mainly the junction flow near the hub for both approaches. ZDES underlying turbulence model choice appear essential since it leads to quite different corner flow separation topologies and so to inversion of the downstream stagnation pressure radial gradient.

scholarly journals Assessing IDDES-Based Wall-Modeled Large-Eddy Simulation (WMLES) for Separated Flows with Heat Transfer

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Rozie Zangeneh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Separated Flows ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Isothermal Wall

The Wall-modeled Large-eddy Simulation (WMLES) methods are commonly accompanied with an underprediction of the skin friction and a deviation of the velocity profile. The widely-used Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES) method is suggested to improve the prediction of the mean skin friction when it acts as WMLES, as claimed by the original authors. However, the model tested only on flow configurations with no heat transfer. This study takes a systematic approach to assess the performance of the IDDES model for separated flows with heat transfer. Separated flows on an isothermal wall and walls with mild and intense heat fluxes are considered. For the case of the wall with heat flux, the skin friction and Stanton number are underpredicted by the IDDES model however, the underprediction is less significant for the isothermal wall case. The simulations of the cases with intense wall heat transfer reveal an interesting dependence on the heat flux level supplied; as the heat flux increases, the IDDES model declines to predict the accurate skin friction.

Numerical study of the flow over the modified simple frigate shape

2020 ◽  
pp. 095441002097775
Author(s):  
Tong Li ◽  
Yibin Wang ◽  
Ning Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Bluff Body ◽  
Recirculation Zone ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Simulation Results

The simple frigate shape (SFS) as defined by The Technical Co-operative Program (TTCP), is a simplified model of the frigate, which helps to investigate the basic flow fields of a frigate. In this paper, the flow fields of the different modified SFS models, consisting of a bluff body superstructure and the deck, were numerically studied. A parametric study was conducted by varying both the superstructure length L and width B to investigate the recirculation zone behind the hangar. The size and the position of the recirculation zones were compared between different models. The numerical simulation results show that the size and the location of the recirculation zone are significantly affected by the superstructure length and width. The results obtained by Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes method were also compared well with both the time averaged Improved Delayed Detached-Eddy Simulation results and the experimental data. In addition, by varying the model size and inflow velocity, various flow fields were numerically studied, which indicated that the changing of Reynolds number has tiny effect on the variation of the dimensionless size of the recirculation zone. The results in this study have certain reference value for the design of the frigate superstructure.

Detached Eddy Simulation of Transonic Rotor Stall Flutter Using a Fully Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongsik Im ◽  
Xiangying Chen ◽  
Gecheng Zha
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Rotating Stall ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Weno Scheme ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Stall Flutter ◽  
Fully Coupled

Detached eddy simulation of an aeroelastic self-excited instability, flutter in NASA Rotor 67 is conducted using a fully coupled fluid/structre interaction. Time accurate compressible 3D Navier-Stokes equations are solved with a system of 5 decoupled modal equations in a fully coupled manner. The 5th order WENO scheme for the inviscid flux and the 4th order central differencing for the viscous flux are used to accurately capture interactions between the flow and vibrating blades with the DES (detached eddy simulation) of turbulence. A moving mesh concept that can improve mesh quality over the rotor tip clearance was implemented. Flutter simulations were first conducted from choke to stall using 4 blade passages. Stall flutter initiated at rotating stall onset, grows dramatically with resonance. The frequency analysis shows that resonance occurs at the first mode of the rotor blade. Before stall, the predicted responses of rotor blades decayed with time, resulting in no flutter. Full annulus simulation at peak point verifies that one can use the multi-passage approach with periodic boundary for the flutter prediction.

Detached-Eddy Simulations Over a Simplified Landing Gear

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Hedges ◽  
A. K. Travin ◽  
P. R. Spalart
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Separated Flow ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Landing Gear ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Instantaneous Flow ◽  
Eddy Simulation

The flow around a generic airliner landing-gear truck is calculated using the methods of Detached-Eddy Simulation, and of Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations, with the Spalart-Allmaras one-equation model. The two simulations have identical numerics, using a multi-block structured grid with about 2.5 million points. The Reynolds number is 6×105. Comparison to the experiment of Lazos shows that the simulations predict the pressure on the wheels accurately for such a massively separated flow with strong interference. DES performs somewhat better than URANS. Drag and lift are not predicted as well. The time-averaged and instantaneous flow fields are studied, particularly to determine their suitability for the physics-based prediction of noise. The two time-averaged flow fields are similar, though the DES shows more turbulence intensity overall. The instantaneous flow fields are very dissimilar. DES develops a much wider range of unsteady scales of motion and appears promising for noise prediction, up to some frequency limit.

Simulation of Vortex Instability in a Pipe Trifurcation

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Ruprecht ◽  
Ralf Neubauer ◽  
Thomas Helmrich
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Reasonable Agreement ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Extended Version ◽  
Vortex Instability ◽  
Flow Phenomenon ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy

The vortex instability in a spherical pipe trifurcation is investigated by applying a Very Large Eddy Simulation (VLES). For this approach an new adaptive turbulence model based on an extended version of the k-ε model is used. Applying a classical Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes-Simulation with the standard k-ε model is not able to forecast the vortex instability. However the prescribed VLES method is capable to predict this flow phenomenon. The obtained results show a reasonable agreement with measurements in a model test.

Numerical Investigation of Energy Saving Device Effects on Ships With Propeller-Hull Interactions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Chaithanya Mysa ◽  
Le Quang Tuyen ◽  
Ma Shengwei ◽  
Vinh-Tan Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Propulsion Efficiency ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Ship Resistance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow Features

Energy saving devices (ESD) such as propeller ducts, pre-swirl stators, pre-nozzles, etc have been explored as a more economic and reliable approach to reduce energy consumption for both in-operation and newly design ships over the past decades. Those energy saving devices work in the principle of reducing ship resistance and improving propulsion efficiency as well as hull-propeller interactions. Potential saving from various types of ESD have been reported in literature from the range of 3–9% [1] for propulsion efficiency dependent on different measures. Deployment of those devices on actual full-scale ships has been limited over the past years. One of the key obstacles in application of ESD is the lack of confidence in measuring its efficiency on full-scale ships in actual operational conditions. Advances in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has provided an alternative approach from model scale test to better understand uncertainties in prediction of ESD efficiency in full-scale ship operations [Shin et al, 2013]. In this work a high fidelity CFD model is presented for investigation effects of pre-nozzles on propulsion efficiency and ship resistance. The model is based on the Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes (RANS) solver with different turbulent models including a hybrid detached eddy simulation (DES) approach for predictions of complex near body flow features as well as in the wake regions from hull and propeller. The model is validated with model test for both towing and self-propulsion conditions. Finally a study of pre-nozzle effects on propeller efficiency as well as hull-propeller interaction is presented and compared with available experimental data (Tokyo 2015 Workshop). The current work constitutes a fundamental approach towards designing more efficient ESD for a specific hull form and propeller.

Laminarization of Internal Flows Under the Combined Effect of Strong Curvature and Rotation

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Guleren ◽  
I. Afgan ◽  
A. Turan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Combined Effect ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Duct Flow ◽  
Internal Flows ◽  
Square Duct ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Strong Curvature

The laminarization phenomenon for the flow under the combined effect of strong curvature and rotation is discussed based on numerical predictions of large-eddy simulation (LES). Initially, the laminarization process is presented for the fully developed flow inside a spanwise rotating straight square duct. LES predictions over a wide range of rotation numbers (Ro=0–5) show that the turbulent kinetic energy decreases monotonically apart from 0.2<Ro<0.5. Subsequently, a spanwise rotating U-duct flow is considered with Ro=±0.2. The interaction of curvature and Coriolis induced secondary flows enhances the turbulence for the negative rotating case, whereas this interaction ensues strong laminarization for the positive rotating case. Finally, the laminarization is presented in the impeller of a typical centrifugal compressor, rotating at a speed of Ω=1862rpm(Ro=0.6). The resulting LES predictions are observed to be better than those of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) in the regions where turbulence is significant. However, for the regions dominated by strong laminarization, RANS results are seen to approach those of LES and experiments.

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