基于有限分析法的平面铅垂壁羽流的相似解

应用计及浮力对湍动能及其耗散率的影响的k-epsilon湍流模式,结合有限分析法对密度差引起的平面铅垂紊动壁羽流进行了数值分析.在均匀环境条件下控制该类流动的连续性方程、流动方向的动量方程、浓度扩散方程、湍动能及其耗散率方程存在相似解.考虑到浮力通量守恒条件,应用有限分析法给出了铅直壁羽流的速度、相对密度差、湍动能及耗散率的分布,进而给出了各物理量最大值沿主流方向变化的关系式.湍流Schmidt数为1.0时的计算结果与实验资料吻合较好,表明应用有限分析法分析铅垂平面羽流是有效的,即在分析壁羽流时浮力对湍动能及其耗散率的影响应该予以考虑.     

Approximating the larger eddies in fluid motion V: Kinetic energy balance of scale similarity models

We first review a classical scale-similarity model used to simulate the motion of large eddies in a turbulent flow. The kinetic energy balance of this model is very unclear in theory. Experiments with it often have reported that an additional Smagorinski type subgridscale term is needed. This term is not benign; it can alter significantly the predicted long term dynamics of the large eddies. However, we also show that the principal of scale-similarity (introduced in 1980 by Bardina, Ferziger and Reynolds) can also give rise to other scale similarity models which have the correct kinetic energy balance.     

HIGH-ORDER WENO SIMULATIONS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL RESHOCKED RICHTMYER-MESHKOV INSTABILITY TO LATE TIMES:DYNAMICS,DEPENDENCE ON INITIAL CONDITIONS,AND COMPARISONS TO EXPERIMENTAL DATA

The dynamics of the reshocked multi-mode Richtmyer-Meshkov instability is investigated using 513×257 2three-dimensional ninth-order weighted essentially nonoscillatory shock-capturing simulations.A two-mode initial perturbation with superposed random noise is used to model the Mach 1.5 air/SF6 Vetter-Sturtevant shock tube experiment. The mass fraction and enstrophy isosurfaces,and density cross-sections are utilized to show the detailed flow structure before,during,and after reshock.It is shown that the mixing layer growth agrees well with the experimentally measured growth rate before and after reshock.The post-reshock growth rate is also in good agreement with the prediction of the Mikaelian model.A parametric study of the sensitivity of the layer growth to the choice of amplitudes of the short and long wavelength initial interfacial perturbation is also presented.Finally,the amplification effects of reshock are quantified using the evolution of the turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent enstrophy spectra,as well as the evolution of the baroclinic enstrophy production,buoyancy production,and shear production terms in the enstrophy and turbulent kinetic transport equations.     

Investigation of physiological pulsatile flow in a model arterial stenosis using large-eddy and direct numerical simulations

Physiological pulsatile flow in a 3D model of arterial stenosis is investigated by using large eddy simulation (LES) technique. The computational domain chosen is a simple channel with a biological type stenosis formed eccentrically on the top wall. The physiological pulsation is generated at the inlet using the first harmonic of the Fourier series of pressure pulse. In LES, the large scale flows are resolved fully while the unresolved subgrid scale (SGS) motions are modelled using a localized dynamic model. Due to the narrowing of artery the pulsatile flow becomes transition-to-turbulent in the downstream region of the stenosis, where a high level of turbulent fluctuations is achieved, and some detailed information about the nature of these fluctuations are revealed through the investigation of the turbulent energy spectra. Transition-to-turbulent of the pulsatile flow in the post stenosis is examined through the various numerical results such as velocity, streamlines, velocity vectors, vortices, wall pressure and shear stresses, turbulent kinetic energy, and pressure gradient. A comparison of the LES results with the coarse DNS are given for the Reynolds number of 2000 in terms of the mean pressure, wall shear stress as well as the turbulent characteristics. The results show that the shear stress at the upper wall is low just prior to the centre of the stenosis, while it is maximum in the throat of the stenosis. But, at the immediate post stenotic region, the wall shear stress takes the oscillating form which is quite harmful to the blood cells and vessels. In addition, the pressure drops at the throat of the stenosis where the re-circulated flow region is created due to the adverse pressure gradient. The maximum turbulent kinetic energy is located at the post stenosis with the presence of the inertial sub-range region of slope −5/3.     

Numerical modeling on inlet aperture effects on flow pattern in primary settling tanks

Inlets should be designed to dissipate the kinetic energy or velocity head of the mixed liquor and to prevent short-circuiting, mitigate the effects of density currents, and minimize blanket disturbances. Flow in primary settling tank is simulated by means of computational fluid dynamics. The fluid is assumed incompressible and non-buoyant. A two-dimensional computational and one phase fluid dynamics model was built to simulate the flow properties in the settling tank including the velocity profiles, the flow separation area and kinetic energy. In this study, the RNG turbulent model was solved with the Navier–Stokes equations. In order to evaluate hydraulic influences on the velocity profile, separation length and kinetic energy, three different of opening positions and two and three aperture in inlets were simulated. The flow model uses to apply a fixed-grid of cells that are all rectangular faces; the fluid moves through the grid and free surfaces are tracked with the volume-of-fluid (VOF) technique. Effects of numbers and locations of inlet apertures on the flow field are presented and the results show the positions of inlet apertures are affected on the flow pattern in the settling basin and increasing the numbers of slots can reduce kinetic energy in the inlet zone and produce uniform flow.     

Fast spectral solutions of the double-gyre problem in a turbulent flow regime

Several semi-analytical models are considered for a double-gyre problem in a turbulent flow regime for which a reference fully numerical eddy-resolving solution is obtained. The semi-analytical models correspond to solving the depth-averaged Navier–Stokes equations using the spectral Galerkin approach. The robustness of the linear and Smagorinsky eddy-viscosity models for turbulent diffusion approximation is investigated. To capture essential properties of the double-gyre configuration, such as the integral kinetic energy, the integral angular momentum, and the jet mean-flow distribution, an improved semi-analytical model is suggested that is inspired by the idea of scale decomposition between the jet and the surrounding flow.     

Study of spectral characteristics of a homogeneous turbulent flow

A spectral representation of kinetic energy for a vortex cascade of instability in a compressible inviscid shear flow is considered, and the Rayleigh-Taylor instability is studied. A comparative analysis is given to the spectral decompositions of kinetic energy for both problems. The classical Kolmogorov −5/3 power law is proved to hold for developed turbulent flows.     

Hybrid LES-RANS Modeling of Complex Turbulent Flows

The paper describes a state-of-the-art hybrid LES-URANS method for the simulation of complex internal and external turbulent flows. Relying on a unified LES-URANS approach with a soft interface the methodology is designed for wall-bounded non-equilibrium flows. The unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) mode within the hybrid approach is taken into account by an explicit algebraic Reynolds stress model (EARSM), which guarantees an appropriate representation of the anisotropic near-wall turbulence. All non-closed terms in the transport equation of the turbulent kinetic energy are modeled by enhanced formulations using the EARSM (production and diffusion term) and the splitting of the dissipation rate into a homogeneous and an inhomogeneous contribution. The former is expressed analytically by a Taylor series expansion of the homogeneous lateral Taylor microscale in the vicinity of the wall guaranteeing the correct asymptotic behavior. The latter is incorporated into the diffusion term. The interface location between the large-eddy simulation (LES) mode and the URANS mode is determined automatically on-the-fly based on the modeled turbulent kinetic energy and the distance to the wall. For transitional (external) flows an additional dynamic transition criterion is applied which determines the laminar and the turbulent flow regimes and is combined with the existing interface criterion. An internal flow over a periodic arrangement of hills and an external flow past a SD7003 airfoil with a laminar separation bubble are taken into account for a detailed evaluation of the method. (© 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A theoretical model for Reynolds-stress and dissipation-rate budgets in near-wall region

A 3-D wave model for the turbulent coherent structures in near-wall region is proposed. The transport nature of the Reynolds stresses and dissipation rate of the turbulence kinetic energy are shown via computation based on the theoretical model. The mean velocity profile is also computed by using the same theoretical model. The theoretical results are in good agreement with those found from DNS, indicating that the theoretical model proposed can correctly describe the physical mechanism of turbulence in near wall region and it thus possibly opens a new way for turbulence modeling in this region.