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Numerical study on two dimensional distribution of streamwise velocity in open channel turbulent flows with secondary current effect

Mohan S., Kundu S., Ghoshal K., Kumar J.

Archives of Mechanics

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2021

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Vol. 73, nr 2

175--200

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For studying mechanism of sediment transport in river flows, open channel flow is a prototype. Flow has always three components of velocity for all types of channel geometry and for a time independent uniform flow along streamwise or main flow direction, all the components of velocity are functions of lateral and vertical coordinates. The present study investigates the two dimensional distribution of streamwise (or longitudinal) velocity starting from the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equation for a turbulent open channel flow which is steady and uniform along the main flow direction. Secondary flows both along the vertically upward direction and along the lateral direction are considered which are also taken as functions of lateral and vertical coordinates. Inclusion of the secondary current brings the effect of dip phenomenon in the model. The resulting second order partial differential equation is solved numerically. The model is validated for all the cross-sectional, transverse and centreline velocity distribution by comparing with existing relevant set of experimental data and also with an existing model. Comparison results show good agreement with data as well as with the previous model proving the efficiency of the model. It is found that the transverse velocity distribution depends on the formation of circular vortex in the cross-sectional plane and becomes periodic as the number of circular vortex increases for increasing aspect ratios.

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Numerical prediction of propeller-hull interaction characteristics using RANS method

Tu Tran Ngoc, Luu Do Duc, Ha Nguyen Thi Hai, Quynh Nguyen Thi Thu, Vu Nguyen Minh

Polish Maritime Research

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2019

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nr 2

163--172

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The paper presents the results of computational evaluation of the hull-propeller interaction coefficients, also referred to propulsive coefficients, based on the unsteady RANS flow model. To obtain the propulsive coefficients, the ship resistance, the open-water characteristics of the propeller, and the flow past the hull with working propeller were computed. For numerical evaluation of propeller open-water characteristics, the rotating reference frame approach was used, while for self-propulsion simulation, the rigid body motion method was applied. The rotating propeller was modelled with the sliding mesh technique. The dynamic sinkage and trim of the vessel were considered. The free surface effects were included by employing the volume of fluid method (VOF) for multi-phase flows. The self-propulsion point was obtained by performing two runs at constant speed with different revolutions. The well-known Japan Bulk Carrier (JBC) test cases were used to verify and validate the accuracy of the case studies. The solver used in the study was the commercial package Star-CCM+ from SIEMENS.

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Investigation of flow resistance exerted by rigid emergent vegetation in open channel

D’Ippolito Antonino, Lauria Agostino, Alfonsi Giancarlo, Calomino Francesco

Acta Geophysica

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2019

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Vol. 67, no. 3

971--986

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The issue of the resistance to flow in open channels with vegetation has been considered by several researchers mainly experimentally, but the case of rigid emergent vegetation with linear stem arrangement is scarcely investigated. In the present work, the results are presented of an experimental investigation related to the case of rigid emergent vegetation that has been modeled by placing small rods on the bottom of a laboratory flume in aligned configuration. Tests have been executed by varying the flow rate, the bottom slope and the number and the diameter of the rods, by directly measuring the drag force exerted by the flow on a given number of rods, and the water-level profiles. A new expression has been devised for the drag coefficient as a function of the vegetation density, weakly dependent on the stem Reynolds number that allows the use of the former also in large-scale cases. The experimentally measured forces exerted by the flow on the rods have been also compared with the results obtained by applying the momentum equation in integral form to given control volumes, exhibiting a general agreement, but also showing that the use of this technique for the evaluation of the drag coefficients can give rise to not negligible errors. One of the experimental tests has been numerically simulated with the RANS technique (ReynoldsAveraged Navier–Stokes equations), and it is found that the results, mainly in terms of water-level profiles, confirm the ability of such a numerical technique in investigating this complex category of flow cases.

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Numerical analysis of cavitation phenomena with variable speed centrifugal pump

Rakibuzzaman M., Kim K., Suh S.-H.

Journal of Power Technologies

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2016

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Vol. 96, nr 4

306--311

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Cavitation is an abnormal physical phenomenon which can be generated in relatively low pressure regions in centrifugal pumps. In predicting and understanding cavitation in the pumps, it is important to secure their efficiency and reliability. The purpose of this study is to analyze the cavitation flows in centrifugal pumps with variable speeds through numerical methods. The Rayleigh–Plesset cavitation model was adapted as the source term for inter-phase mass transfer in order to predict and understand the cavitation performances. The Reynolds-average Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations were discretized by the finite volume method. The two-equation SST turbulence model was accounted for turbulent flows. The numerical analysis results were validated with experimental data and it was found that both results were in good accordance. The cavitation performances were obtained for variable speeds with different temperatures and the effects on cavitation were described according to different cavitation numbers. Cavitation performances were also observed for different centrifugal pump stages (1st and 2nd). The performances of cavitation decreased with the increase of rotational speed. In addition, the development of cavitation is elucidated according to the different temperatures, and the effects of water vapor volume fraction are discussed.

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On the prediction of flow patterns and losses in HP axial turbine stages using 3D RANS solver with two turbulence models

Lampart P., Świrdyczuk J., Gardzielewicz A.

TASK Quarterly : scientific bulletin of Academic Computer Centre in Gdansk

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2001

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Vol. 5, No 2

191-206

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An experimentally tested air turbine stage and a real high-pressure (HP) steam turbine stage are calculated using the 3D RANS solver FlowER supplemented with the Baldwin-Lomax and Menter shear stress transport (SST) models. The computations of the model air turbine stage show that the Menter SST model gives better agreement with the experimental data as far as the span-wise distribution of exit velocities and swirl angle. The comparison of performance of the two turbulence models exhibits differences in predicting flow patterns and losses in the considered HP turbine stage. The main differences concern the development of secondary flows and separations. There is a significant span-wise redistribution of losses between these two models. The tendency is that for the same relatively refined grid resolutions, the level of pitch/span averaged losses for the Menter SST turbulence model is slightly above that of Baldwin-Lomax.