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LES numerical study on in–injector cavitating flow

Pyszczek R., Kapusta Ł. J., Teodorczyk A.

Journal of Power Technologies

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2017

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Vol. 97, nr 1

52--60

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In this paper a computational study on hexane flow in a fuel injector is presented. Large Eddy Simulation (LES) was used to capture the turbulent patterns present in the flow. The main aim was to investigate the cavitation phenomenon and its interaction with turbulence as well as the influence of injection pressure and backpressure on fuel mass flow and flow conditions. Analysis of the approach to define the outlet boundary conditions in terms of convergence time and fluid mass outflow oscillations formed a crucial part of the study. Numerical simulations were performed with AVL Fire CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software. The Euler-Euler approach and multifluid model for multiphase flow modelling were applied. Injector needle movement was included in the simulation. Results show that the additional volumes attached to the nozzle outlets improved the convergence of the simulations and reduced mass outflow oscillations. Fuel mass flow at the outlets was dependent on inlet pressure, position of the needle and backpressure, while the influence of backpressure on fuel mass flow was negligible. The presence of the vapor phase at the exit of the nozzles did not affect average fuel mass flow. All the simulations showed interaction between the gaseous phase distribution and the turbulence of the flow.

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Investigation of thermal mixing in the control rod top tube using large eddy simulations

Pegonen R., Edh N., Angele K., Anglart H.

Journal of Power Technologies

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2014

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Vol. 94, nr 1

67--78

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Thermal mixing and thermal fatigue has led to component failures in the nuclear industry. The thermal fatigue phenomenon is intimately linked with the mixing of streams of different temperatures in proximity to a solid wall. Due to conjugate heat transfer, temperature fluctuations are induced in the wall. One of the key issues is to predict the amplitude and the frequency of the fluctuations. This paper presents pre-calculations of the thermal mixing experiments that are under preparation at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology as part of the THEMFE project (Thermal Mixing and Fatigue Experiment). The proposed geometry is a simplification of a reactor control rod and consists of a top-tube and control rod stem, which are modeled as concentric cylinders. In addition there are only two hot inlet jets and two cold inlet jets, whereas in reality there are 8 upper inlets and 4 lower inlets for hot bypass water and the cold flow is annular. Thermal mixing was studied by using a transient Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver for the incompressible filtered Navier-Stokes equations and employing a Large Eddy Simulation model of turbulence implemented in OpenFOAM. The aim was to verify that the proposed simplified geometry and the flow conditions of the experiment will lead to low frequent temperature fluctuations of the order of 0.1-1 Hz, as seen in previous experiments with the real geometry. Such low frequencies are typical for the thermal fatigue phenomenon. The study was focused on the region near the control rod stem and therefore a refined grid was used in that region. The final mesh consisted of over one million cells. The results did indeed reveal low frequent temperature fluctuations in the lower part of the mixing region near the control rod stem. The results of this paper indicate that the length of the mixing region is 23 cm, which is large enough to be resolved in the experiment. It was also found that the most dangerous region, where the dominant high amplitude temperature fluctuations have a frequency of the order of 0.1 Hz, is 4 cm long. As expected, the instant flow field is asymmetric with large secondary flows. The present results verify that the proposed geometry and flow conditions can be applied in the experiment.

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Numerical study on flame propagation in n-heptane/air mixture with the use of a gradient LES combustion model

Jaworski P., Teodorczyk A.

Journal of Power Technologies

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2011

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Vol. 91, nr 3

114-121

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This paper presents the results of numerical simulations with a combustion model using Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The objective is to check whether the proposed combustion model is capable of representing the laminar reacting flow. The numerical results are compared with flame front propagation data gained from experiments. The combustion model is based on the gradient method, which determines flame propagation. The gradient is calculated from the mass fraction of fuel or products. Laminar burning velocity is described by empirical correlation. Flame generated turbulence is used in this study to represent the nonlinear flame propagation effects in the laminar reacting flow. From the results it is concluded that flame generated turbulence can be used for laminar reacting flows and is important for representation of the combustion process in numerical simulations. The gradient combustion model for turbulence reacting flow is capable of proper representation of the flame front in laminar reacting flows. The gradient combustion model for LES did not increase the time needed for calculation, making it an attractive method in full engine cycle simulations.

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On some issues concerning the modeling of the motion of fluids

Rajagopal K. R., Tao L., Chen G. Q.

International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering

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2005

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Vol. 10, no 3

475-487

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We address some issues regarding the use of the Lagrangian description and convected frames in describing fluid motions. We also discuss the implications of Brownian motion on modeling the macroscopic motion of fluids and the schemes of filtered simulations. The relevance of these issues to the modeling of turbulence is discussed in detail.