MODELLING WATER ENTRY OF A WEDGE BY MULTIPHASE SPH METHOD

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (32) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Gong ◽  
Benlong Wang ◽  
Hua Liu

The hydrodynamic problem of two-dimensional wedge entering water is studied based on SPH model. A non-reflection boundary treatment for SPH method is proposed to reduce the size of computational domain. The details of water entry and enclosing are simulated using two phase SPH model. Both the water flow around the cavity and wedge and air flow inside the cavity are predicted simultaneity. Good agreement is obtained comparing experimental data in terms of both the hydrodynamics force exerting on the wedge and geometry of the cavity and jet.

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 750-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Gong ◽  
Hua Liu ◽  
Ben-long Wang

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Chen ◽  
Li Zou ◽  
Zhi Zong

In this paper, the impact pressures of two different base forms are comparatively studied using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. It is summarized from previous works that the improved weakly compressible SPH model shows better performances than incompressible SPH model in numerical simulations of free surface flows accompany with large deformations and strong discontinuities. Such advantages are observed in numerical accuracy, stability and efficiency. The weakly compressible SPH model used in this paper is equipped with some new correction algorithms, among which include the density reinitialization algorithm and a new coupled dynamic Solid Boundary Treatment (SBT) on solid boundaries. The new boundary treatment combines the advantages of both the repulsive boundary treatment and the dynamic boundary treatment, intending to obtain more stable and accurate numerical results. A benchmark test of dam breaking is conducted to prove the reliability of the numerical model used in this paper. Two representative cases, among which one has one cavity and the other one has three cavities, are numerically investigated and compared to support the conclusion that the base form with cavities generally experience lower local and overall impact pressures than the base form of flat plate. It is found that with the application of cavities on the bottom, the peak values of the boundary pressure near central bottom significantly decrease, leading to smaller force load and better structural stability. The mechanisms of such phenomenon might be the pressure absorption effect conducted by the cavities.


2011 ◽  
Vol 211-212 ◽  
pp. 1147-1151
Author(s):  
A Fang Jin ◽  
Zhi Chun Yang ◽  
Mamtimin Gheni

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method is used to simulate the lift-off phenomenon of sand particles in the air flow. Whether the sand particles make any form of movement in the air flow, firstly, they always jump into the air from a standstill condition, so it is helpfull to understand the saltation mechanism of sand particles. Because the computitional region is discreted into particles in the SPH method, the movement of each particle can represent the machnical behavior of sand particles if the particle dispersion has the same characteristic with the sand particles. The foundmental theory of SPH method and its key elements are reviewed in detail, such as the kernel function, the choice of smoothing length and their influence on the numerical simulation results.In this study a numerical simulation model of wind-blown sand two-phase flow using SPH model is proposed and then the model is discreted to simulate the take-off process of sand particles with adquate boundary conditions. Simulation results show that the proposed model can be used to simulate the dynamic characteristics of sand particles in lift-off.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1846008
Author(s):  
X. J. Ma ◽  
M. Geni ◽  
A. F. Jin

Based on the fundamental theory of smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH), a feasible algorithm for fluid–solid coupling on interface is applied to describe the dynamic behavior of fluid and solid by utilizing continuum mechanics governing equations. Numerical simulation is conducted based on the proposed SPH model and the fluid–solid interface coupling algorithm, and good agreement is observed with the experiment results. It is shown in the results that the present SPH model is able to effectively and accurately simulate the free-surface flow of fluid, deformation of the elastic solid and the fluid–solid impacting.


Author(s):  
Anil K. Tolpadi ◽  
David L. Burrus ◽  
Robert J. Lawson

The two-phase axisymmetric flowfield downstream of the swirl cup of an advanced gas turbine combustor is studied numerically. The swirl cup analyzed is that of a single annular GE/SNECMA CFM56 turbofan engine that is comprised of a pair of coaxial counter-swirling air streams together with a fuel atomizer. The atomized fuel mixes with the swirling air stream resulting in the establishment of a complex two-phase flowfield within the swirl chamber. The analysis procedure involves the solution of the gas phase equations in a Eulerian frame of reference. The flow is assumed to be nonreacting and isothermal. The liquid phase is simulated by using a droplet spray model and by treating the motion of the fuel droplets in a Lagrangian frame of reference. Extensive Phase Doppler Particle Analyzer (PDPA) data for the CFM56 engine swirl cup has been obtained at atmospheric pressure by using water as the fuel (Wang et al., 1992a). This includes measurements of the gas phase velocity in the absence and presence of the spray together with the droplet size, droplet number count and droplet velocity distribution information at various axial stations downstream of the injector. Numerical calculations were performed under the exact inlet and boundary conditions as the experimental measurements. The computed gas phase velocity field showed good agreement with the test data. The agreement was found to be best at the stations close to the primary venturi of the swirler and to be reasonable at later stations. To compare the droplet data, a numerical PDPA scheme was formulated whereby several sampling volumes were selected within the computational domain. The trajectories of various droplets passing through these volumes were monitored and appropriately integrated. The calculated droplet count and mean droplet velocity distributions were compared with the measurements and showed very good agreement in the case of larger size droplets and fair agreement for smaller size droplets.


2011 ◽  
Vol 138-139 ◽  
pp. 376-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Bo Li ◽  
Ya Jun Li ◽  
Yan Wang

The water entry of two-dimensional body with flow separation is simulated based on potential theory and boundary element method. The double point model and four-order Runge-Kutta method and jet-cut model and free surface smooth technique and regrinding technique are used to assure the stability and accuracy of the numerical result. A flow separation model is introduced to simulate the water entry of two-dimensional body with knuckle. The free surface elevation and pressure distribution of wedge with knuckle are predicted and compared with other theory result. Good agreement between numerical result and other theory result is indicated that the numerical method is stability and effective.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Hosseinzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Izadi ◽  
Kristjan Tabri

Abstract This paper examines the hydrodynamic problem of a two-dimensional symmetric and asymmetric wedge water entry through freefall motion. The gravity effect on the flow is considered and because of precise simulation close to the real phenomenon, the oblique slamming is analyzed. The defined problem is numerically studied using SIMPLE and HRIC schemes and by implementing an overset mesh approach. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the numerical model, the present results are compared and validated with previous experimental studies and showed good agreement. The results are presented and compared for each symmetry and asymmetry in different deadrise angles, drop heights and heel angles. Based on a comparison of the measured vertical acceleration of the experimental wedge data, it is determined that the proposed numerical method has relatively good accuracy in predicting the slamming phenomenon and wedge response. The influence of viscous regime on water entry simulations is investigated, in according to results, effect of viscosity is negligible. Results show that the heel angle dramatically affects the wedge dynamics, pile-up evolution, and pressure distribution. These results suggest evidence for a complex interaction between geometric parameters on the water entry of rigid wedges, which could finally develop our understanding of planing vessels operating in real sea conditions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Afshin Mansouri ◽  
Babak Aminnejad

Interaction of a solitary wave and submerged breakwater is studied in a meshless, Lagrangian approach. For this purpose, a two-dimensional smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code is developed. Furthermore, an extensive set of simulations is conducted. In the first step, the generated solitary wave is validated. Subsequently, the interaction of solitary wave and submerged breakwater is investigated thoroughly. Results of the interaction of solitary wave and a submerged breakwater are also shown to be in good agreement with published experimental studies. Afterwards, the effects of the inclination and length of breakwater as well as distance between two breakwaters are evaluated on damping ratio of breakwater.


Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen-Wei Chen ◽  
Yi-Fan Lu

An autonomous underwater hovering vehicle (AUH) is a novel, dish-shaped, axisymmetric, multi-functional, ultra-mobile submersible in the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) family. Numerical studies of nonlinear, asymmetric water entry impact forces on symmetrical, airborne-launched AUVs from conventional single-arm cranes on a research vessel, or helicopters or planes, is significant for the fast and safe launching of low-speed AUVs into the target sea area in the overall design. Moreover, a single-arm crane is one of the important ways to launch AUVs with high expertise and security. However, AUVs are still subject to a huge load upon impact during water entry, causing damage to the body, malfunction of electronic components, and other serious accidents. This paper analyses the water entry impact forces of an airborne-launched AUH as a feasibility study for flight- or helicopter-launched AUHs in the future. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis software STAR-CCM+ solver was adopted to simulate AUH motions with different water entry speeds and immersion angles using overlapping grid technology and user-defined functions (UDFs). In the computational domain for a steady, incompressible, two-dimensional flow of water with identified boundary conditions, two components (two-phase flow) were modeled in the flow field: Liquid water and free surface air. The variations of stress and velocity versus time of the AUH and fluid structure deformation in the whole water entry process were obtained, which provides a reference for future structural designs of an AUH and appropriate working conditions for an airborne-launched AUH. This research will be conducive to smoothly carrying out the complex tasks of AUHs on the seabed.


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