On numerical modeling of the dynamics of turbulent wake behind a towed body in linearly stratified medium

Two numerical models of the dynamics of a turbulent wake behind a towed body in a linearly stratified medium are compared, namely, the model based on direct numerical integration of Navier-Stokes equations in the Oberbeck-Boussinesq approximation and the mathematical model with applying a semiempirical turbulence model of the second order. The calculation results of the two models are similar to the known experimental data and are in good agreement.     

Numerical simulation of momentumless turbulent wake dynamics in linearly stratified medium

This paper presents comparison of two numerical models of the momentumless turbulent wake dynamics behind a body of revolution in a linearly stratified medium, namely, the model based on direct (DNS) numerical integration of Navier–Stokes equations in the Oberbeck–Boussinesq approximation and the mathematical model with application of a semi-empirical turbulence model of the third order. The results of calculations by these two models agree with the known experimental data.     

Dynamics of momentumless turbulent wake in a shear flow of a linearly stratified medium

The numerical model of momentumless turbulent wake in a horizontally homogeneous shear flow of linearly stratified medium has been constructed. Based on this model, the investigation of the wake dynamics has been performed. The obtained data demonstrate the transformation of the zone of turbulent perturbations and internal waves generated by the wake under the action of shear flow, which leads to the deceleration of turbulence decay at large time values after the body passage.     

Numerical models of a far turbulent wake of an elongated body of revolution

The work presents a comparison of numerical models of a far turbulent wake of a towed elongated body of revolution in a homogeneous fluid: model based on the direct numerical simulation, and two semi-empirical models involving the equation of the turbulence energy balance. Computational results demonstrate the self-similarity of the decay and agree with known experimental data.     

具有密度跃层分层流体中回转体激发内波特性实验

在具有连续密度跃层的分层流体中,对长径比为7:1的回转体在迎水和背水运动下激发体积效应与尾迹效应内波特性开展了系列实验.结果表明,体积效应激发内波属于一种相对于回转体定常的多模态Lee波结构,而尾迹效应激发主控内波为相对于回转体非定常的拟Lee波结构,这是一类由湍流尾迹中大尺度相干结构作为移动源激发的内波结构,在Lee波与拟Lee波之间存在一个与长径比近似为线性关系的临界转捩Froude数Fr_c,当FrFr_c 时拟Lee波为主控内波,而且拟Lee波相关速度Froude数近似为一个常数0.8,其无因次峰-峰幅值随Fr的增大近似线性增大,其中Fr为回转体特征直径Froude数.结果还表明,回转体头部与尾部几何形式并不影响其激发内波临界转捩Froude数Fr_c、 拟Lee波相关速度Froude数及其峰-峰幅值变化特性.     

有限深密度分层流体中运动物体生成内波的一种等效质量源方法

采用一种等效移动质量源来模拟有限深密度分层流体中运动物体生成内波的体积效应和旋涡、湍流尾迹激发源,结合内波本征值问题及Fourier变换等方法,建立了计算运动物体生成内波垂向位移场的一种理论模型,提出了确定移动质量源速度、回转直径及长度的具体方法.利用该理论模型,对一类典型密度分层流体中运动球生成内波的波系与波形结构,以及波高特征等进行了数值模拟与分析,结果与Robey实验结果符合良好,表明了所建立理论模型的合理与有效性. 关键词： 分层流体 内波 等效质量源     

Simulation of the inherent turbulence and wake interaction inside an infinitely long row of wind turbines

The turbulence in the interior of a wind farm is simulated using large eddy simulation and the actuator line technique implemented in the Navier–Stokes equations. The simulations are carried out for an infinitely long row of turbines simulated by applying cyclic boundary conditions at the inlet and outlet. The simulations investigate the turbulence inherent to the wind turbines as no ambient turbulence or shear is added to this idealised case. The simulated data give insight into the performance of the wind turbines operating in the wake of others as well as details on key turbulent quantities. One of the key features of wakes behind wind turbines is the dynamic wake meandering, which is shown to be related to the wind turbine spacing and the vortex shedding from the turbine as a bluff body. The flow is analysed and reconstructed by applying proper orthogonal decomposition.     

再入尾迹湍流对雷达散射截面影响分析

通过探讨高超声速再入湍流尾迹等离子体场中电磁波的散射机制,推导出在工程上描述湍流亚密等离子体雷达散射的一阶畸变波Born近似模型,分析了该模型在充分发展湍流尾迹等离子体场中的适用性,完成了适用于三维尾迹等离子体场的程序设计.以已有的湍流尾迹等离子体流场数据为基础,分析了再入尾迹湍流等离子体流动对雷达散射截面的影响.选取考察的几个有代表性的因素为:湍流模型、转捩过程、湍流尺度、电子组分脉动初始条件等.由结果可以看到,湍流转捩过程和湍流尺度对雷达散射截面值影响不大;电子组份脉动强度初始值影响较明显;湍流模型在特定条件下影响亦不大.     

Numerical modeling of the swirling turbulent wake decay past a self-propelled body

Numerical analysis of the swirling turbulent wake degeneration past a self-propelled body has been carried out. It has been shown that starting from the distances of the order of 100 diameters from the body, the flow becomes practically shearless. A simplified mathematical model of the far swirling wake past a self-propelled body has been constructed.     

Numerical modeling of the final stage of axisymmetric turbulent wake decay

Using the modified e ~ ε turbulence model the numerical simulation of the final stage of viscose stage of turbulent wake decay behind axisymmetric bodies was performed.     

混沌动力学方法在等离子体尾迹流场研究中的应用

用混沌动力学方法对多道扫描静电探针的离子饱和电流信号进行分析,研究了等离子体尾迹流场.通过对相关维、Renyi熵和最大Lyapunov指数的分析,得到了近尾流场的分层结构.利用最大Lyapunov指数,观测到了在x>10D以后的远尾流场与自由流场相似.结合探针信号的自相关函数,研究流场湍流结构,发现近尾可能存在大涡拟序结构,而在远尾则没有湍流.观察到了流场具有一定的间歇特征,认为这种间歇性与湍流有关.结果还表明,混沌动力学的分析方法对信号中非周期成分十分敏感,在研究等离子体尾迹流场这一类非线性系统时,它具有明显的优越性 关键词： 混沌动力学 尾迹 等离子体湍流 静电探针     

颗粒增强湍流的新模型和气粒流动的湍流变动

用雷诺应力方程模型和极细的网格系对单个颗粒受湍流气体绕流进行了数值模拟,研究了改变颗粒直径和气体相对速度时颗粒增强气体湍流的规律.据此构造了颗粒尾涡增强气体湍流的新模型.将此子模型加入到两相流动模型中,对竖直和水平通道内气粒两相流动进行了数值模拟,和实验结果的对照表明,考虑颗粒尾涡增强气体湍流效应得到的气体湍流脉动速度的模拟结果比不考虑此效应的模拟结果好得多.     

Numerical simulation and flow visualization using soap film of the self-organized vortex structure in the wake of an array of cylinders

Abstract  

With the aid of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and simple flow visualization technique using flowing soap-film, we present here the wake structures behind an array of cylinders for Reynolds numbers corresponding to both laminar and turbulent flow regimes. The image results illustrate interesting vortex interactions past these equally spaced cylinders; for low Reynolds number flow, well-organized wake pattern persists and manifests unsteadily to different symmetry states. An increase of free stream flow velocity causes the wake transition, resulting in the formation of asymmetric flow wake with chaotic mixing at the far wake. Observations from both the numerical simulations and soap-film are in good agreement at least qualitatively.     

Electromagnetic scattering model of the Kelvin wake and turbulent wake by a moving ship

Taking the attenuation character of the Kelvin wake and the limitation of the traditional two-scale method into account, the practical electromagnetic (EM) scattering model of the Kelvin wake is obtained by using a facet-based model; and for a turbulent ship wake, it is produced by dealing with the wave energy loss rate due to turbulence with the width of turbulent wake closely following a moving ship. The volume scattering theory of foam or bubbles, by using the vector radiation transfer equation, is introduced to modify the traditional two-scale method, a special method for the EM scattering of a turbulent wake, which brings the scattering of ship wakes into better agreement with the real situation.     

Vortex dynamics of a trapezoidal bluff body placed inside a circular pipe

The influence of Reynolds number and blockage ratio on the vortex dynamics of a trapezoidal bluff body placed inside a circular pipe is studied experimentally and numerically. Low aspect ratio, high blockage ratio, curved end conditions (junction of pipe and bluff body), axisymmetric upstream flow with shear and turbulence are some of the intrinsic features of this class of bluff body flows which have been scarcely addressed in the literature. A large range (200:200,000) of Reynolds number (Re_D) is covered in this study, encompassing all the three pipe flow regimes (laminar, transition and turbulent). Four different flow regimes are defined based on the distinct features of Strouhal number (St)–Re_D relation: steady, laminar irregular, transition and turbulent. The wake in the steady regime is stationary with no oscillations in the shear layer. The laminar regime is termed as irregular owing to irregular vortex shedding. The vortex shedding in this regime is observed to be symmetric. The emergence of separation bubble downstream of the bluff body on either side is another interesting feature of this regime, which is further observed to be symmetric. Two pairs of mean streamwise vortices are noticed in the near-wake regime, which are termed as reverse dipole-type wake topology. Beyond the irregular laminar regime, the Strouhal number falls gradually and vortex shedding becomes more periodic. This regime is named transition and occurs close to the Reynolds number at which transition to turbulence takes place in a fully developed pipe. The turbulent regime is characterised by a nearly constant Strouhal number. Typical Karman-type vortex shedding is noticed in this regime. The convection velocity, wake width formation length and irrecoverable pressure loss are quantified to highlight the influence of blockage ratio. These results will be useful to develop basic understanding of vortex dynamics of confined bluff body flow for several practical applications.     

Turbulent vortex wake: Classification principles,gauge equivalence,examples, and applications

The paper proposes a system of second-order ordinary differential equations with solutions interpreted as trajectories of a turbulent vortex wake. The trajectories are modeled by complexes of geodesic lines in non-Euclidean geometries and are analyzed to select a proper geometry by choosing a particular gauge for modeling the whole class of turbulent vortex wake trajectories. Examples are given of geodesic and partially geodesic gauges to model a particular complex of linear vortex wake trajectories, and possible ways are suggested to apply the theory to turbulence mesodynamics in cosmic plasma.     

Analysis of turbulent axisymmetric inner near wake

An analysis is presented describing the characteristics of mean velocity profile in the axisymmetric turbulent inner near-wake flow behind a body of revolution. The near wake is developing under zero streamwise pressure gradient and the upstream turbulent boundary layer is fully developed. It is shown that the boundary layer condition that exists at the trailing edge can be used to describe the mean velocity profiles in the inner near wake. It is shown that the logarithmic layer of the upstream turbulent boundary layer continues to be valid for some more distance in the near wake, and as the streamwise distance is increased, the logarithmic layer is slowly getting destroyed. It is also shown that the central line velocity exhibits a logarithmic behaviour for large streamwise distance. Results of the analysis have been validated using available experimental data.     

Coherence and Reynolds stresses in the turbulent wake behind a curved circular cylinder

The turbulent wake behind a curved circular cylinder is investigated based on data obtained from a direct numerical simulation. Here, emphasis is placed in the assessment of two approaches for simplified modelling: reduced-order modelling (ROM) and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations. To this end, the instantaneous vortical structures, the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) of the flow, and relevant Reynolds stress components have been analysed. The results show that despite the complexity of the instantaneous vortical structures, the wake dynamics are governed by the quasi-periodic shedding of primary vortices. Between 24% and 50% of the kinetic energy in the POD is captured by the two most energetic modes, and about 200 modes are needed to capture 90% of the kinetic energy. These findings suggest that, as long as the large-scale structures of the von Kármán vortex shedding are concerned, the present case can be approached by ROM; but a detailed representation of the flow dynamics without an eddy viscosity model that accounts for the unresolved turbulent fluctuations would require a large amount of degrees of freedom. Concerning the Reynolds stresses, their magnitude varies considerably depending on the depth at which they have been sampled. This dependence is related to the strength of the vortex shedding, and the intensity of the secondary flows induced by the curvature of the cylinder. As a consequence of the combination of these two effects, the correlation between streamwise and vertical velocity fluctuations is highest in the wake behind the midspan of the curved cylinder, and the correlation between cross-flow and vertical velocity fluctuations reaches large values in the lower wake.     

尺度自适应模拟和大涡模拟的关联性分析

采用理论分析和数值模拟相结合的方法,系统研究了尺度自适应模拟（scale-adaptive simulation,SAS）和大涡模拟（large-eddy simulation,LES）的关联性问题.在理论分析方面,对比分析了系综平均和滤波的定义、Spalart-Allmaras（SA）湍流模型和动态亚格子（subgrid-scale,SGS）模型关于湍流黏性系数的求解方式.理论分析结果表明,系综平均等价于盒式直接滤波,SAS和LES的控制方程在数学形式上具有一致性;SAS存在过多的湍流耗散,主要来自于SA输运方程中的扩散项.在数值模拟方面,选取来流Mach数0.55,Reynolds数2×105的圆柱可压缩绕流为分析算例.计算结果表明,SAS和LES预测的大尺度平均流场信息几乎一致,SAS预测的湍流脉动信息略低于LES.SAS在圆柱近尾迹区的湍流耗散过大,而在稍远的尾迹区几乎能够完全等效于LES.