scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Model Investigations of the Underwater Towing of a Subsea Module

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingfei Zan ◽  
Ruinan Guo ◽  
Lihao Yuan ◽  
Zhaohui Wu
Keyword(s):  
Drag Force ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
Lateral Direction ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Numerical Result ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Good Agreement

In underwater towing operations, the drag force and vertical offset angle of towropes are important considerations when choosing and setting up towing equipment. The aim of this paper is to study the variation in drag force, vertical offset angle, resistance, and attitude for towing operations with a view to optimizing these operations. An underwater experiment was conducted using a 1:8 scale physical model of a subsea module. A comprehensive series of viscous Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations were carried out based on Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations for uniform velocity towing. The results of the simulation were compared with experimental data and showed good agreement. Numerical results of the vorticity field and streamlines at the towing speeds were presented to analyze the distribution of vortexes and flow patterns. The resistance components were analyzed based on the numerical result. It was found that the lateral direction was a better direction for towing operations because of the smaller drag force, resistance, and offset angle. Similar patterns and locations of streamlines and vortexes were present in both the longitudinal and lateral directions, the total resistance coefficient decreases at a Reynolds number greater than that of a cylinder.

Numerical Simulation of a Pouring Flow From a Beverage Can

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Nishio ◽  
Keiji Niwa ◽  
Takanobu Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Angular Speed ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Numerical Result ◽  
Liquid Flows ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract Motion of liquid pouring from a beverage can is numerically studied. A liquid is poured from a can which is rotated at a prescribed angular speed. The flow is simulated by solving the unsteady three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. An experiment under the same condition is also carried out to validate the computational result. The result shows that, when the can is tipped, the liquid flows over the lid of the can and is once obstructed by the rim of the lid. The numerical result is in good agreement with the experimental result. The effect of condensation formed on a can surface is also considered. The effect of condensation is taken into account by adjusting a contact angle. The liquid pouring from a can trickles down along the can body. The computation reproduces these experimental observations.

Numerical Flow Prediction in Inlet Pipe of Vertical Inline Pump

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Stephen ◽  
Shouqi Yuan ◽  
Ji Pei ◽  
Xing Cheng G
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Inlet Pipe ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Good Agreement

For a pump, the inlet condition of flow determines the outlet conditions of fluid (i.e., energy). As a rule to minimize the losses at the entry of pump, the bends should be avoided as one of the methods. But for the case of vertical inline pump, it is unavoidable in order to save the space for installation. For the purpose of investigation in inlet pipe of vertical inline pump, the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations are solved using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The results have been shown that there is a good agreement between the performance characteristics obtained from the simulation and experiments. The velocity coefficient from the simulation along the inlet pipe sections is well matched with the theoretical values and found to have variation near the exit of inlet pipe. The pressure and velocity coefficients studies depict the flow physics at each section along with the study of helicity at the exit of inlet pipe to determine the recirculation effects. It is observed that the vortices associated with the motion of the particles are moved toward the surfaces and are more intense than the mean flow. The trends of pressure coefficient at the exit of inlet pipe were addressed with reference to the various flow rates for eight set of radial lines. Hence, this work concludes that for inlet pipe, the generation of circulation was due to the stream path and the reverse flow from the impeller and was reconfirmed with the literature.

scholarly journals A Data Augmentation-Based Technique for Deep Learning Applied to CFD Simulations

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 1843
Author(s):  
Alvaro Abucide-Armas ◽  
Koldo Portal-Porras ◽  
Unai Fernandez-Gamiz ◽  
Ekaitz Zulueta ◽  
Adrian Teso-Fz-Betoño
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Data Augmentation ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

The computational cost and memory demand required by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes simulations can become very high. Therefore, the application of convolutional neural networks (CNN) in this field has been studied owing to its capacity to learn patterns from sets of input data, which can considerably approximate the results of the CFD simulations with relative low errors. DeepCFD code has been taken as a basis and with some slight variations in the parameters of the CNN, while the net is able to solve the Navier–Stokes equations for steady turbulent flows with variable input velocities to the domain. In order to acquire extensive input data to the CNN, a data augmentation technique, which considers the similarity principle for fluid dynamics, is implemented. As a consequence, DeepCFD is able to learn the velocities and pressure fields quite accurately, speeding up the time-consuming CFD simulations.

A Comparison Between CFD, Potential Theory and Model Tests for Oscillating Aircushion Supported Structures

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. F. van Kessel ◽  
F. Fathi
Keyword(s):  
Potential Theory ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Linear Method ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Theory And Model

This contribution presents a comparison between Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), potential theory and model tests for an oscillating aircushion supported structure. The linear method was developed at Delft University of Technology and uses a linear adiabatic law to describe the air pressure inside the cushion. In this method, the structure and the water surface within the aircushion are modelled by means of panel distributions representing oscillating sources. The CFD solver is the commercial software CFX which solves the whole flow field using Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes Equations (RANSE). The free surface is modelled by a Volume of Fluid (VOF) approach. The results in this paper show a good agreement between experimental results and numerical results of both methods for aircushion pressure variations, added mass, damping and wave elevations inside the aircushion. As such it is validated that the behaviour of an aircushion supported structure subjected to forced heave oscillations can be well predicted by both CFD and potential theory.

Simulation of Unsteady Flow Around a Cylinder

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-49
Author(s):  
Ridha Alwan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Cylinder Surface ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Flow Around A Cylinder ◽  
Numerical Grid ◽  
Good Agreement

       In this paper, the phenomena of vortex shedding from the circular cylinder surface has been studied at several Reynolds Numbers (40≤Re≤ 300).The 2D, unsteady, incompressible, Laminar flow, continuity and Navier Stokes equations have been solved numerically by using CFD Package FLUENT. In this package PISO algorithm is used in the pressure-velocity coupling.        The numerical grid is generated by using Gambit program. The velocity and pressure fields are obtained upstream and downstream of the cylinder at each time and it is also calculated the mean value of drag coefficient and value of lift coefficient .The results showed that the flow is strongly unsteady and unsymmetrical at Re>60. The results have been compared with the available experiments and a good agreement has been found between them

Numerical Modeling of Evolution of Boundary Between Incompressible Gas and Liquid in Two-Dimensional Region

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 224-236
Author(s):  
A.S. Topolnikov
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Interphase Boundary ◽  
Incompressible Liquid ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Numerical Code ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Incompressible Media ◽  
Good Agreement

The paper is devoted to numerical modeling of Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible media in the case, when there exist gas and liquid inside the rectangular calculation region, which are separated by interphase boundary. The set of equations for incompressible liquid accounting for viscous, gravitational and surface (capillary) forces is solved by finite-difference scheme on the spaced grid, for description of interphase boundary the ideology of Level Set Method is used. By developed numerical code the set of hydrodynamic problems is solved, which describe the motion of two-phase incompressible media with interphase boundary. As a result of numerical simulation the solutions are obtained, which are in good agreement with existing analytical and experimental solutions.

On the Flow Fields of Inertial Impactors

1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Marple ◽  
B. Y. H. Liu ◽  
K. T. Whitby
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Relaxation Method ◽  
Water Model ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Visualization Technique ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Plate Distance ◽  
Good Agreement

The flow field in an inertial impactor was studied experimentally with a water model by means of a flow visualization technique. The influence of such parameters as Reynolds number and jet-to-plate distance on the flow field was determined. The Navier-Stokes equations describing the laminar flow field in the impactor were solved numerically by means of a finite difference relaxation method. The theoretical results were found to be in good agreement with the empirical observations made with the water model.

Development of SIMPLE-Like Algorithms for Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations in Liquid Processing of Materials

2012 ◽  
Vol 184-185 ◽  
pp. 944-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Jun Gong ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Xue Yi Fan ◽  
Da Ming Xu
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Incompressible Fluid Flow ◽  
Numerical Accuracy ◽  
Simple Scheme ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

For a clear and comprehensive opinion on segregated SIMPLE algorithm in the area of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) during liquid processing of materials, the most significant developments on the SIMPLE algorithm and its variants are briefly reviewed. Subsequently, some important advances during last 30 years serving as increasing numerical accuracy, enhancing robustness and improving efficiency for Navier–Stokes (N-S) equations of incompressible fluid flow are summarized. And then a so-called Direct-SIMPLE scheme proposed by the authors of present paper introduced, which is different from SIMPLE-like schemes, no iterative computations are needed to achieve the final pressure and velocity corrections. Based on the facts cited in present paper, it conclude that the SIMPLE algorithm and its variants will continue to evolve aimed at convergence and accuracy of solution by improving and combining various methods with different grid techniques, and all the algorithms mentioned above will enjoy widespread use in the future.

Numerical Prediction of Turbulent Wakes Behind a Square Cylinder

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Robert R. Hwang ◽  
Sheng-Yuh Jaw
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Wall Region ◽  
Square Cylinder ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Turbulent Vortex Shedding ◽  
Model Equations ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACTThis paper presents a numerical study on turbulent vortex shedding flows past a square cylinder. The 2D unsteady periodic shedding motion was resolved in the calculation and the superimposed turbulent fluctuations were simulated with a second-order Reynolds-stress closure model. The calculations were carried out by solving numerically the fully elliptic ensemble-averaged Navier-Stokes equations coupled with the turbulence model equations together with the two-layer approach in the treatment of the near-wall region. The performance of the computations was evaluated by comparing the numerical results with data from available experiments. Results indicate that the present study gives good agreement in the shedding frequency and mean drag as well as in some phase profiles of the mean velocity.

scholarly journals 3D Hydrodynamic Modelling Enhances the Design of Tendaho Dam Spillway, Ethiopia

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Getnet Kebede Demeke ◽  
Dereje Hailu Asfaw ◽  
Yilma Seleshi Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Fluid Flows ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Hydraulic Structures ◽  
Hydrodynamic Modelling ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

Hydraulic structures are often complex and in many cases their designs require attention so that the flow behavior around hydraulic structures and their influence on the environment can be predicted accurately. Currently, more efficient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes can solve the Navier–Stokes equations in three-dimensions and free surface computation in a significantly improved manner. CFD has evolved into a powerful tool in simulating fluid flows. In addition, CFD with its advantages of lower cost and greater flexibility can reasonably predict the mean characteristics of flows such as velocity distributions, pressure distributions, and water surface profiles of complex problems in hydraulic engineering. In Ethiopia, Tendaho Dam Spillway was constructed recently, and one flood passed over the spillway. Although the flood was below the designed capacity, there was an overflow due to superelevation at the bend. Therefore, design of complex hydraulic structures using the state-of- art of 3D hydrodynamic modelling enhances the safety of the structures. 3D hydrodynamic modelling was used to verify the safety of the spillway using designed data and the result showed that the constructed hydraulic section is not safe unless it is modified.

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