Study on the Porpoising Phenomenon of High-Speed Trimaran Planing Craft

Author(s):  
Yuming Yuan ◽  
Chao Wang

This paper presents the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to the heaving and rolling motion of the planing craft under different speeds and centers of gravity. Comparing the flow lines, the pressure distribution at the bottom of the boat, the heave and the trim angle before instability with those elements after instability, a critical trim angle results in the early separation of the air in the bow. Meanwhile, due to effect of aerodynamic lift, the bow is lifted, which eventually leads to instability of the hull. Forward or upward movement of the center of gravity may eliminate or postpone the porpoising, the backward center of gravity may result in the unstablity of the ship. Serious porpoising is random and irregular. It will damage the structure of the hull, affect the maneuverability of the ship and threaten the safety of the crew.

Joint Rail ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. MacNeill ◽  
Samuel Holmes ◽  
Harvey S. Lee

This paper describes measurement of the aerodynamic pressures produced by a Bombardier High-Speed Non-Electric Locomotive (HSNEL) on an adjacent stationary double-stack freight car. Static pressures are measured on the near and far-side faces of the freight containers over a range of locomotive speeds from 60 to 130 mph. This data is also compared with the pressures predicted by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.


2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (28) ◽  
pp. 1291-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Van Wassenbergh ◽  
Peter Aerts

Most theoretical models of unsteady aquatic movement in organisms assume that including steady-state drag force and added mass approximates the hydrodynamic force exerted on an organism's body. However, animals often perform explosively quick movements where high accelerations are realized in a few milliseconds and are followed closely by rapid decelerations. For such highly unsteady movements, the accuracy of this modelling approach may be limited. This type of movement can be found during pivot feeding in pipefish that abruptly rotate their head and snout towards prey. We used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to validate a simple analytical model of cranial rotation in pipefish. CFD simulations also allowed us to assess prey displacement by head rotation. CFD showed that the analytical model accurately calculates the forces exerted on the pipefish. Although the initial phase of acceleration changes the flow patterns during the subsequent deceleration phase, the accuracy of the analytical model was not reduced during this deceleration phase. Our analysis also showed that prey are left approximately stationary despite the quickly approaching pipefish snout. This suggests that pivot-feeding fish need little or no suction to compensate for the effects of the flow induced by cranial rotation.


RBRH ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayara Francisca da Silva ◽  
Fábio Veríssimo Gonçalves ◽  
Johannes Gérson Janzen

ABSTRACT Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of a leakage in a pressurized pipe were undertaken to determine the empirical effects of hydraulic and geometric factors on the leakage flow rate. The results showed that pressure, leakage area and leakage form, influenced the leakage flow rate significantly, while pipe thickness and mean velocity did not influence the leakage flow rate. With relation to the interactions, the effect of pressure upon leakage flow rate depends on leakage area, being stronger for great leakage areas; the effects of leakage area and pressure on leakage flow rate is more pronounced for longitudinal leakages than for circular leakages. Finally, our results suggest that the equations that predict leakage flow rate in pressurized pipes may need a revision.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Jia

Diabolo is a popular game in which the object can be spun at up to speeds of 5000 rpm. This high spin velocity gives the diabolo the necessary angular momentum to remain stable. The shape of the diabolo generates an interesting air flow pattern. The viscous air applies a resistive torque on the fast spinning diabolo. Through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations it's shown that the resistive torque has an interesting dependence on the angular speed of the diabolo. Further, the geometric shape of the diabolo affects the dependence of torque on angular speed.


Fluids ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galih Bangga

The present studies deliver the computational investigations of a 10 MW turbine with a diameter of 205.8 m developed within the framework of the AVATAR (Advanced Aerodynamic Tools for Large Rotors) project. The simulations were carried out using two methods with different fidelity levels, namely the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and blade element and momentum (BEM) approaches. For this purpose, a new BEM code namely B-GO was developed employing several correction terms and three different polar and spatial interpolation options. Several flow conditions were considered in the simulations, ranging from the design condition to the off-design condition where massive flow separation takes place, challenging the validity of the BEM approach. An excellent agreement is obtained between the BEM computations and the 3D CFD results for all blade regions, even when massive flow separation occurs on the blade inboard area. The results demonstrate that the selection of the polar data can influence the accuracy of the BEM results significantly, where the 3D polar datasets extracted from the CFD simulations are considered the best. The BEM prediction depends on the interpolation order and the blade segment discretization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 4158
Author(s):  
Zeng ◽  
Yuan ◽  
Wang

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is widely used to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the flue gas of coal-fired power plants. The accumulation of ash particles inside the SCR-deNOx facility will increase the risk of catalyst deactivation or even damage. This paper presents the numerical and experimental investigations on the particle dispersal approach for the SCR-deNOx facility of a 1000 MW coal-fired power plant. The accumulation of different-sized particles is evaluated based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. To prevent particles from accumulation, an optimized triangular deflector is proposed and attempts are made to find out the optimal installing position of the deflector. For the π-type SCR-deNOx facilities, the particle accumulation predominantly occurred on one side of the catalysts’ entrance, which corresponds to the inner side of the wedge-shaped turning. It is indicated that particles larger than 8.8 × 10−2 mm are responsible for the significant accumulation. The triangular deflector is proved to be an effective way to reduce particle accumulation and is found most efficient when it is installed at the high-speed area of the vertical duct. Flow model test (FMT) is carried out to validate the dispersal effect for the particle with relatively large sizes and the optimal installing position of the triangular deflector.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Prahl Wittberg ◽  
Magnus Björkman ◽  
Gohar Khokhar ◽  
Ulla-Britt Mohlin ◽  
Anders Dahlkild

Abstract The flow pattern in the grooves plays a major role for the homogeneity of refining as well as for the transfer and loading of fiber flocs in refining position on the bar edges. However, it is an area where very little information is available. In the present study, flow conditions in the grooves in a Low-Consistency (LC) - disc refiner were studied both experimentally and numerically. The experimental study involved high-speed imaging through a 3 cm peephole into a commercial refiner. The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation focused on the flow condition in a radial groove, considering both Newtonian and non-Newtonian flows. Flow conditions for stator and rotor grooves were modeled along the groove at different angular speeds and pressure differences over the refiner. Both the experimental and the modeling results show a dual flow pattern in the grooves; a rotational/spiral movement at the top of the groove and a flow in the direction of the groove at the bottom, which to the authors knowledge has not been reported in literature. The strong vortical motion at the top of the grooves observed both for the rotor and the stator are believed to be important for placing the fibers onto the bar edges and to induce shear forces in such a way that the fibers get treated. Moreover, a large sensitivity to suspension properties in terms of the development of flow pattern was detected.


Author(s):  
Mathias Vermeulen ◽  
Cedric Van Holsbeke ◽  
Tom Claessens ◽  
Jan De Backer ◽  
Peter Van Ransbeeck ◽  
...  

An experimental and numerical platform was developed to investigate the fluidodynamics in human airways. A pre operative patient specific geometry was used to create an identical experimental and numerical model. The experimental results obtained from Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements were compared to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations under stationary and pulsatile flow regimes. Together these results constitute the first step in predicting the clinical outcome of patients after lung surgeries such as Lung Volume Reduction.


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