液滴在气体介质中剪切破碎的数值模拟研究

液滴变形和破碎是燃料抛撒问题的重要过程.本文将VOF方法和标准k-ε湍流模型组合,建立了计算液滴在气流中变形破碎过程的数值方法.数值模拟了相关的实验,计算得到的液滴破碎过程与实验结果符合较好.在此基础上,分析了几个关键参数(Weber数、Ohnesorge数、液气密度比)对液滴破碎过程的影响.计算结果表明,Weber数...     

乳状液液滴在高压直流电场中的变形与破裂分析

新型电脱水技术利用高压电场对乳状液中液滴的变形、聚合具有一定的影响,其中电场参数的选择对液滴变形和聚合效率具有显著影响.适度的液滴变形将促进液滴聚合,过度的变形则可能使液滴破裂成更多的小液滴而增加乳状液分离的难度.本文引入光滑粒子流体动力学方法,对电场强度的变化对液滴变形和破裂过程的影响进行了数值模拟分析.结果表明:电场强度一定程度的增大能提高液滴变形速度并加速其聚合,如果场强过高则液滴破裂;在同一电场强度作用下,粒径较小的液滴比粒径较大的液滴变形困难.     

微型管中液滴流动的三维数值模拟

对于微型设备中的低雷诺数流动,毛细力和黏性力起主导作用. 应用相场方法,引入自由能泛函,研究了二相流体在微型管中流动问题及表面浸润现象,并给出了微型管中二相流体的无量纲输运方程. 针对方形微管道,利用差分法给出了输运方程的数值求解方法.最后,模拟了方形直管中的液滴流动和变形的过程,并给出了液滴前后压力差与其它主要物理参数之间的变化关系. 结果表明,压力差随液滴半径增大而增加,而随毛细管系数的增大而减小.     

高韦伯数条件下黏性对液滴变形过程的影响

为探究液滴黏性对变形过程的影响,深入了解液滴在冲击波作用下变形破碎的行为机制。采用高速阴影技术在水平激波管上拍摄了高韦伯数（We=1 100～4 400）条件下,3种黏性硅油液滴的变形过程。结果表明随着黏性的提升：液滴演化出相应特征所需时间增大,同时会出现新的变形特征;液滴空间及位移特征参数的生长速率降低而变形时间、最大变形高度/位移都增大,这是因为提升的黏性力降低了变形速率、耗散了更多的动能并延长了液滴的变形过程;液滴表面最不稳定的Kelvin-Helmholtz波朝着大尺度、低生长率的方向发展,从而实现黏性对变形过程的延缓作用。随着最大变形位移的增大,最大变形高度首先线性增长,之后增幅降低。

     

高马赫数下激波液滴相互作用的数值模拟研究

本文采用守恒清晰界面多相流数值方法模拟了超声速和高超声速环境下三维液滴的推进、变形和破碎演化过程.数值模拟结果与实验数据的一致性表明了本文所用数值方法和计算程序的准确性, 而网格无关性研究验证了采用的网格分辨率可以捕捉流场和界面的主要特征. 模拟结果验证了高韦伯数下液滴变形破碎过程所遵循的剪切诱导剥离(SIE)破碎机制, 其包含液滴的扁平化和剪切剥离两个主要特征. 而最近发现的SIE破碎机制下的循环破碎机制也在本文得到了验证, 即主液滴从球形液滴破碎为小液滴会经历多个循环重复的破碎阶段, 高韦伯数下液滴的破碎并非一次性剪切剥离的结果, 而是会发生逐层的剪切剥离和破碎. 本文还研究了马赫数对激波冲击液滴加速变形过程的影响. 结果表明, 高韦伯数下不同马赫数的液滴破碎过程具有高度一致性, 并遵循统一的SIE破碎机制.通过对液滴质心位移、速度、加速度和拽力系数的量化统计揭示其运动过程中的统一加速规律. 在激波的驱动下, 液滴并非以一个恒定的加速度做加速运动.在扁平化不明显的前期, 液滴以一个恒定的加速度做加速运动.随着液滴扁平化的发生, 迎风面积的增加导致拽力系数的增大, 进而导致液滴加速度的不断增大.      

相近韦伯数条件下激波波后液滴初期变形的影响机制

以实验结合数值模拟与理论分析的方法,研究韦伯数在2 100~2 700区间内,不同组合流动参数对液滴破碎初期变形的影响与作用机制。实验中通过高速摄影捕捉到一系列具有明显差异的液滴变形模态,表明在相近韦伯数下液滴的初期变形仍受到气流速度、密度等具体流动参数的显著影响。以刚性球体替代液滴进行外流数值模拟,利用球体表面气动力分布推算出的液滴表面变形趋势与实际变形形态吻合,表明液滴的初期变形特征与外流流动分离和涡特征具有一致性。对流场和理论变形数据的分析显示,流动分离发展阶段和稳定阶段对液滴作用力以及它们所诱导的液滴变形特征存在很大差异;分离发展与液滴变形过程的特征时间之比可由气液密度比的平方根表示,它决定了液滴早期变形的基本形态。分离发展阶段所占时间比例越高,即实验中气液密度比越高,则液滴更倾向于发展出单个显著的环形突起,反之则趋于形成多个相对均衡的突起。     

竖直流道宽度对气泡运动行为影响的数值模拟

用数值方法模拟了竖直通道宽度对气泡在液体中的非定常运动、变形以及传热特性的影响。在这个模拟中,界面跟踪采用了VOF方法,并采用PL IC进行界面重构。主流场计算采用有限容积方法将控制方程离散,其中扩散项采用中心差分格式,对流项采用一阶迎风格式。用成熟的S IM PLE算法求解N-S方程的速度与压力的耦合问题。引入CSF模型处理运动界面的表面张力。利用所编制的程序计算了竖直流道中的单个气泡的形状、运动特性以及气泡内外流场与传热特性,并对竖直通道宽度在不同情况下,对气泡的形状、运动特性以及传热特性进行了进一步的研究。得到了一系列有价值的结果,并与实验结果比较。表明数值模拟结果与实验结果吻合的较好。     

平面激波冲击并排液滴的三维数值模拟研究

采用三维守恒清晰界面数值方法, 研究平面激波冲击并排液滴的动力学过程. 研究的焦点在于激波接触液滴后的复杂波系结构生成, 以及并排液滴相互耦合作用诱导的单个液滴非对称界面演化. 首先, 分析并排液滴之间界面通道内的波系结构发展, 发现在冲击初期由于反射激波相交而形成新的反射激波以及马赫杆; 这些流动现象与液滴另外一侧 (非通道侧) 由激波反射所形成的弯曲波阵面截然不同, 而且所导致的液滴横向两侧流场差异是中后期冲击过程液滴两侧界面非对称演化的主要原因. 其次, 研究冲击中期时, 特别是入射激波已运动至液滴下游并远离并排液滴, 界面形态的演化过程和规律, 揭示通道下游出口处由于气流膨胀导致的界面闭合、以及随后气流阻塞导致的界面破碎等新的流动现象. 最后, 研究液滴间距对并排液滴相互作用的影响规律, 发现液滴间距大小与通道内压力峰值具有明显的关联关系. 研究表明, 更小的液滴间距不仅带来更大的压力峰值, 而且使得峰值出现的时间更早.      

基于SPH方法的表面张力修正算法及其应用

针对传统SPEI方法中基于CSF模型的表面张力算法,在计算边界、尖角等粒子缺失部位的曲率时存在偏差较大,且粒子秩序较差,对大变形问题表面张力计算精度较低的问题,在Morris提出的表面张力SPH方法基础上,通过引入CSPM方法对边界法向的计算和曲率的计算进行修正,得到了表面张力修正方程组.应用本文方法模拟了水溶液中初始...     

电场作用下气泡上升行为特性的数值计算研究

利用电场控制气泡形态及运动,强化气液相间传热传质是电流体动力学的重要研究内容之一.然而目前多数研究集中在非电场下的气泡动力学上,对于电场下的气泡行为特性及电场的作用机制仍需开展深入研究.本研究对电场作用下单个气泡在流体中上升过程的动力学行为进行了数值模拟研究.在建立二维模型的基础上求解电场方程与Navier-Stokes方程,并采用水平集方法捕捉了上升气泡的位置及形状.模拟结果的准确性与有效性通过与前人实验和数值结果进行对比得到了验证.通过改变雷诺数、邦德数和电邦德数等不同参数研究了电场下液体黏度、表面张力和电场力对气泡运动变形的影响.计算结果表明,电场对气泡的动态特性有显著影响.非电场情况下液体黏度和表面张力较大时气泡基本维持球状,反之气泡发生变形并逐步达到稳定状态.此外,电场作用使气泡在初始上升阶段发生剧烈形变,随着不断上升,气泡形变程度不断减小,且气泡的上升速度和长径比均出现振荡.垂直电场使气泡的上升速度有较大的提高,且随着电邦德数的增大,难以达到相对稳定的状态.     

Numerical simulation of bubble and droplet deformation by a level set approach with surface tension in three dimensions

In this paper we present a three‐dimensional Navier–Stokes solver for incompressible two‐phase flow problems with surface tension and apply the proposed scheme to the simulation of bubble and droplet deformation. One of the main concerns of this study is the impact of surface tension and its discretization on the overall convergence behavior and conservation properties. Our approach employs a standard finite difference/finite volume discretization on uniform Cartesian staggered grids and uses Chorin's projection approach. The free surface between the two fluid phases is tracked with a level set (LS) technique. Here, the interface conditions are implicitly incorporated into the momentum equations by the continuum surface force method. Surface tension is evaluated using a smoothed delta function and a third‐order interpolation. The problem of mass conservation for the two phases is treated by a reinitialization of the LS function employing a regularized signum function and a global fixed point iteration. All convective terms are discretized by a WENO scheme of fifth order. Altogether, our approach exhibits a second‐order convergence away from the free surface. The discretization of surface tension requires a smoothing scheme near the free surface, which leads to a first‐order convergence in the smoothing region. We discuss the details of the proposed numerical scheme and present the results of several numerical experiments concerning mass conservation, convergence of curvature, and the application of our solver to the simulation of two rising bubble problems, one with small and one with large jumps in material parameters, and the simulation of a droplet deformation due to a shear flow in three space dimensions. Furthermore, we compare our three‐dimensional results with those of quasi‐two‐dimensional and two‐dimensional simulations. This comparison clearly shows the need for full three‐dimensional simulations of droplet and bubble deformation to capture the correct physical behavior. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Assessment of volume of fluid and immersed boundary methods for droplet computations

The volume of fluid (VOF) and immersed boundary (IB) methods are two popular computational techniques for multi‐fluid dynamics. To help shed light on the performance of both techniques, we present accuracy assessment, which includes interfacial geometry, detailed and global fluid flow characteristics, and computational robustness. The investigation includes the simulations of a droplet under static equilibrium as a limiting test case and a droplet rising due to gravity for Re?1000. Surface tension force models are key issues in both VOF and IB and alternative treatments are examined resulting in improved solution accuracy. A refined curvature model for VOF is also presented. With the newly developed interfacial treatments incorporated, both IB and VOF perform comparably well for the droplet dynamics under different flow parameters and fluid properties. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of confinement on droplet deformation in shear flow

The dynamics of a single droplet under shear flow between two parallel plates is investigated by using the immersed boundary method. The immersed boundary method is appropriate for simulating the drop-ambient fluid interface. We apply a volume-conserving method using the normal vector of the surface to prevent mass loss of the droplet. In addition, we present a surface remeshing algorithm to cope with the distortion of droplet interface points caused by the shear flow. This mesh quality improvement in conjunction with the volume-conserving algorithm is particularly essential and critical for long time evolutions. We study the effect of wall confinement on the droplet dynamics. Numerical simulations show good agreement with previous experimental results and theoretical models.     

Electro-chemo-mechanical analysis of the effect of bending deformation on the interface of flexible solid-state battery

Flexible solid-state battery has several unique characteristics including high flexibility, easy portability, and high safety, which may have broad application prospects in new technology products such as rollup displays, power implantable medical devices, and wearable equipments. The interfacial mechanical and electrochemical problems caused by bending deformation, resulting in the battery damage and failure, are particularly interesting. Herein, a fully coupled electro-chemo-mechanical model i...     

Oldroyd-B黏弹性液滴弹跳行为的改进SPH模拟

基于光滑粒子流体动力学SPH(Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics)方法对Oldroyd-B黏弹性液滴撞击固壁面产生的弹跳行为进行了模拟与分析。首先,为了解决SPH模拟黏弹性自由表面流出现的张力不稳定性问题,联合粒子迁移技术提出了一种改进SPH方法。然后,对Oldroyd-B黏弹性液滴撞击固壁面产生的铺展行为进行了改进SPH模拟,与文献结果的比较验证了方法的有效性。最后,通过降低Reynolds数捕捉到了液滴的弹跳行为;并在此基础上,分析了液滴黏度比、Weissenberg数和Reynolds数对液滴弹跳行为的影响。结果表明,改进SPH方法可有效地模拟黏弹性自由表面流问题;液滴黏度比、Weissenberg数和Reynolds数对液滴最大回弹高度均有显著的影响。     

Large‐scale SPH simulations of droplet impact onto a liquid surface up to the consequent formation of Worthington jet

In this study, the whole process of liquid droplet impact onto a liquid surface up to the consequent formation of the central column was simulated using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method (SPH), and compared with an experiment using a high‐speed video camera. The surface tension tensor for the particle‐based expression was adequately included as the gradient of the surface tension and that enabled the simulation leading to the formations of crater and crown as well as the consequent central column. The simulated time series of the crater depth and diameter and crown height corresponded quantitatively well with the experimental result up to the rebound motion while discrepancies remained as a lower central column height in the simulation, and this seemed to be ascribed to the difficulty in realizing the complex surface structure that inevitably appeared in the fast rebound motion. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

液滴在激波冲击下的破裂过程

对液滴在入射激波作用下的变形破碎过程进行了实验研究和数值模拟,得知数值模拟结果与实验结果基本吻合,以及在什么情况下两者出现分歧。结果显示,液滴在激波的作用下要经历从压缩变形、RM不稳定性变形、细小液雾剥离到全部雾化破碎等过程。结果还表明,不同液滴直径、入射激波马赫数和液滴介质等参数下的液滴变形破碎的发展趋势是一致的,而其发展速度明显则不同。其中Weber数的增加加速了液滴的破碎,而Ohnesorge数和黏性的增加则抑制了液滴的破碎。