ON THE STRUCTURE OF STEADY FLOW THROUGH DUAL-INTAKE ENGINE PORTS

The influence of intake port design on the flow field in a dual-intake valve engine was investigated using computational fluid dynamics, in order to study the effect of inlet port design on the in-cylinder flow. A detailed 3D computational grid incorporating all the features of the Ford Zetec production engine inlet ports, valves and cylinder head was initially created and the flow structure modelled at 5 and 10 mm valve lifts under steady flow conditions. Comparisons of computational results with experimental data obtained by laser Doppler anemometry indicate that the flow characteristics have been predicted well in most regions. Flow generated by different intake port designs was also simulated by introducing air into the cylinder at different directions to the inlet valve axes and the effects of port deactivation, throttling and exhaust gas recirculation were examined. The implications of the results for intake port design are discussed.     

基于数值计算的斜流泵级性能改进

采用CFD数值模拟的方法对斜流泵级内部三维紊流流场进行计算,预测了其效率-流量、扬程-流量特性,并与实验结果进行了对比验证。根据得到的流场结果,通过斜流泵级水力尺寸改进-数值模拟分析的循环工作,在最终改进的斜流泵级预测流场中减少了泵内流场的漩涡运动,避免了出口回流的产生,削弱了叶顶间隙泄漏涡,提高了斜流泵级的效率,改进了能量特性,得到了斜流泵级改进前后流场与效率的对比。     

轮背空腔-密封气对CAES向心涡轮变工况流动损失的影响

本文以国内首套MW级压缩空气储能(CAES)系统末级向心涡轮为研究对象,通过数值模拟分析了变工况条件下轮背空腔-密封气对等熵效率和流场结构的影响.结果表明:在求解中考虑轮背空腔-密封气结构能够使等熵效率数值解的偏差减小0.7%;随涡轮进口压力增加,轮背空腔泄漏流由叶片吸力面中部叶高区域逐渐向轮毂转移,流动损失先增加后减小;合理降低轮背空腔泄漏气体的轴向速度,能够减弱轮背空腔-密封气结构对等熵效率的负面影响,使向心涡轮在较宽的变工况范围内都保持高效运行.     

叶片式混输泵内气液两相流的数值计算

气液两相流的数值模拟是多相混输技术研究中的一个难点.本文假定混输泵叶轮内为泡状流动,基于雷诺时均N-S方程和气液两相双流体模型,采用SIMPLEC算法,对叶片式混输泵叶轮内部两相三维紊流流场进行了数值计算,分析了水气混合工况下的流场分布特点.对含气率GVF=15%工况下的扬程特性进行了预测并与试验结果进行对比.数值计算结果表明,混输泵叶轮流道采用较小的径向尺寸差能较好地避免离心力所引起的气液分离,防止气堵现象的发生;叶轮进口部分存在的低压旋涡区容易使气体积聚,因此有必要进一步改进叶轮进口区的水力设计.     

数值模拟不等距叶片对贯流风机的影响

贯流风机的通过频率(BPF)是其重要的噪声频率.降低BPF噪声可以降低基频处的声压级,其中一种方法是采用不等距叶片.本文采用3种叶片距分布形式,采用realizable k-ε两方程和大涡模拟(LES)湍流模型模拟了风机的内流场,计算线性欧拉方程(LEE)中声源项得到声源位置及强度,采用基于Lighthill声类比的FW-H积分方程获得了叶轮和蜗舌处偶极子型的离散噪声频谱.比较了不同叶片距对风机性能,噪声特别是BPF噪声的影响.计算结果表明在对性能影响较小的情况下,不等距叶轮可降低BPF噪声和总A声级噪声.     

Effect of electric fields on the ion current signals in a constant volume combustion chamber

Ion current sensing has the potential to become a promising combustion diagnostic technique for mass productive engines. In this paper, the effect of electric fields on ion current signals measured from a series of methane/air flames in a constant volume combustion chamber (CVCC) is investigated both experimentally and numerically. Based on simultaneous flame Schlieren imaging and ion current measurement, the relation between the flame/electrodes contact area and the ion current signal waveform is explored under different electric field configurations. A CFD model, which incorporates flame plasma hydrodynamics, neutral/charged species reaction kinetics and ion-electric field interactions, is constructed. The effect of the electric field on the ion distribution and the charged species flux are analyzed, and the signal amplitude and timing are well predicted under the equivalence ratio range of Ф?=?0.7–1.1. Besides, the behavior of electrons, which is normally neglected in previous studies, is also analyzed in this work. The results show that it will affect the signal as well. The electron produced in the flame front zone can hardly diffuse into the pre-flame zone (<?350?K) even its mobility is 3-4 order higher than those of the positive ions. Therefore, the anode of the ion probe, which placed in the pre-flame zone, cannot detect the ion current signal until it contacts the flame front.     

A direct Schur–Fourier decomposition for the efficient solution of high‐order Poisson equations on loosely coupled parallel computers

In this paper a parallel direct Schur–Fourier decomposition (DSFD) algorithm for the direct solution of arbitrary order discrete Poisson equations on parallel computers is proposed. It is based on a combination of a Direct Schur method and a Fourier decomposition and allows to solve each Poisson equation almost to machine accuracy using only one communication episode. Thus, it is well suited for loosely coupled parallel computers, that have a high network latency compared with the CPU performance. Several three‐dimensional direct numerical simulations (DNS) of wall‐bounded turbulent incompressible flows have been carried out using the DSFD algorithm. Numerical examples illustrating the robustness and scalability of the method on a PC cluster with a conventional 100 Mbits/s network are also presented. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

双组分冷模射流流化床气化炉内流体动力学特性模拟

针对实际工业生产中经常遇到的多组分体系，本文选取了具有代表性意义的非等密度/直径的双组分体系(树脂和砂子)为研究对象，以Goossens等提出的平均物性法则计算了固体混合物的平均粒径和平均密度，采用欧拉－欧拉计算流体动力学模型(CFD)模拟了二维冷模射流床气化炉内，诸如气、固相流场的时空分布、时均空隙率分布、射流穿透深度等流体动力学的时空特征，所得结果与文献报道相吻合。     

Implementation of all‐Mach Roe‐type schemes in fully implicit CFD solvers – demonstration for wind turbine flows

This paper presents the implementation of all‐Mach Roe‐type schemes in a fully implicit CFD solver. Simple 2D cases, such as the flow around inviscid and viscous aerofoils, were used for an initial validation of these methods, along with more challenging computations consisting of the 3D flow around the Model Experiments in Controlled Conditions wind turbine, in parked and rotating conditions. This work is motivated by the increased interest of the wind turbine industry in larger diameter wind turbines where compressibility effects near the blade tips may be important. Instead of using an incompressible flow solver, this paper explores the option of modifying an existing, efficient, compressible flow solver for use at lower Mach numbers. The good performance of the Roe solver and its popularity influenced the selection of schemes for this work. The results suggest that effective all‐Mach solutions are possible with implicit solvers, and the paper defines the implementation of the new fluxes and Jacobian, including an investigation of some numerical parameters, using as platform the Helicopter Multi‐Block solver of Liverpool University. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Inter-comparison and validation of computational fluid dynamics codes in two-stage meandering channel flows

This paper presents a study in the inter-comparison and validation of three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics codes which are currently used in river engineering. Finite volume codes PHOENICS, FLUENT and SSIIM; and finite element code TELEMAC3D are considered in this study. The work has been carried out by competent hydraulic modellers who are users of the codes and not involved in their development. This paper is therefore written from the perspective of independent practitioners of the techniques. In all codes, the flow calculations are performed by solving the three-dimensional continuity and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations with the k–ε turbulence model. The application of each code was carried out independently and this led to slightly different, but nonetheless valid, models. This is particularly seen in the different boundary conditions which have been applied and which arise in part from differences in the modelling approaches and methodology adopted by the different research groups and in part from the different assumptions and formulations implemented in the different codes. Similar finite volume meshes are used in the simulations with PHOENICS, FLUENT and SSIIM while in TELEMAC3D, a triangular finite element mesh is used. The ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering editorial policy is taken as a minimum framework for the control of numerical accuracy. In all cases, grid convergence is demonstrated and conventional criteria, such as Y⁺, are satisfied. A rigorous inter-comparison of the codes is performed using large-scale experimental data from the UK Flood Channel Facility for a two-stage meandering channel. This example data set shows complex hydraulic behaviour without the additional complications found in natural rivers. Standardised methods are used to compare each model with the available experimental data. Results are shown for the streamwise and transverse velocities, secondary flow, turbulent kinetic energy, bed shear stress and free surface elevation. They demonstrate that the models produce similar results overall, although there are some differences in the predicted flow field and greater differences in turbulent kinetic energy and bed shear stress. This study is seen as an essential first step in the inter-comparison of some of the computational fluid dynamics codes used in the field of river engineering.