Computational and experimental analysis of supersonic air ejector: Turbulence modeling and assessment of 3D effects |
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Institution: | 1. Institute of Thermal Technology, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;2. Institute of Computational Mechanics and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;3. SINTEF Energy, Kolbjørn Hejes v. 1D, Trondheim, 7465, Norway;1. Département de Génie Mécanique 2500 Boulevard de l''Université, Faculté de Génie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada;2. CETC-Varennes, Natural Resources Canada, P.O. Box 4800 1615 Boulevard Lionel Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S6, Canada |
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Abstract: | Numerical and experimental analyses are performed on a supersonic air ejector to evaluate the effectiveness of commonly-used computational techniques when predicting ejector flow characteristics. Three series of experimental curves at different operating conditions are compared with 2D and 3D simulations using RANS, steady, wall-resolved models. Four different turbulence models are tested: k–ε, k–ε realizable, k–ω SST, and the stress–ω Reynolds Stress Model. An extensive analysis is performed to interpret the differences between numerical and experimental results. The results show that while differences between turbulence models are typically small with respect to the prediction of global parameters such as ejector inlet mass flow rates and Mass Entrainment Ratio (MER), the k–ω SST model generally performs best whereas ε-based models are more accurate at low motive pressures. Good agreement is found across all 2D and 3D models at on-design conditions. However, prediction at off-design conditions is only acceptable with 3D models, making 3D simulations mandatory to correctly predict the critical pressure and achieve reasonable results at off-design conditions. This may partly depend on the specific geometry under consideration, which in the present study has a rectangular cross section with low aspect ratio. |
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Keywords: | CFD Ejector Turbulence modeling Supersonic flow |
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