Comparisons of Shear Stress Transport and Detached Eddy Simulations of the Flow Around Trains

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Li ◽  
Hassan Hemida ◽  
Jiye Zhang ◽  
Mohammad Rashidi ◽  
Dominic Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
Experimental Uncertainty ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Aerodynamic Forces ◽  
Force Coefficients ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Shear Stress Transport

Shear stress transport (SST) k–ω model and detached eddy simulation (DES) have been widely applied in crosswind stability simulations for trains in the literature. In the previous research, the influence of the SST and DES approaches on the flow field around trains, which affects the surface pressure and consequently the aerodynamic forces of the train, was not properly investigated in terms of their influence flow field. The SST and improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) turbulence models have been tested in this study for their ability to predict the flow field around, surface pressure, and aerodynamic forces on a 1/25th scale Class 390 train subjected to crosswinds. Numerical simulation results were validated with experimental data. Results show that both SST and IDDES predict similar trends in the mean flow field around the train. However, there were some slight differences observed in the size of vortices, the position of separation points, and consequently, the separation and attachment lines. The SST results compared more closely to the experimental data than IDDES for pressure coefficient on the leeward surface and roof at certain loops. Slight differences were observed in force coefficients for SST and DES. The side force coefficients calculated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) sit within the experimental uncertainty, whereas the lift force coefficients deviated greatly due to the omission of some underbody geometrical features. Both SST and IDDES approaches used the linear-upwind stabilized transport (LUST) scheme and were able to predict accurately the time-averaged surface pressure within the margin of the experimental uncertainty.

scholarly journals Adaptability of Turbulence Models for Pantograph Aerodynamic Noise Simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-ming Tan ◽  
Peng-peng Xie ◽  
Zhi-gang Yang ◽  
Jian-yong Gao
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Aerodynamic Noise ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Shear Stress Transport ◽  
Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Relative Errors ◽  
Les Model

This study was targeted at CX-PG-type Faiveley pantograph of high-speed train and cylinders and analysed the fluctuating flow field around these objects by using the large eddy simulation (LES) model, the scale adaptive simulation (SAS) model, the improved delayed detached eddy simulation with shear-stress transport-kω (IDDES sst-kω) model, the delayed detached eddy simulation with shear-stress transport-kω (DDES sst-kω) model, and the delayed detached eddy simulation with realizable-kε (DDES R-kε) model. The space distributions of velocity, vorticity, and vortex structures were compared to investigate their performances on simulating fluctuating flow fields and computing aeroacoustic sources through Fourier transformation based on the surface fluctuating pressures. Furthermore, the far-field radiated noise was calculated based on the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings equation. Based on the computation precision of the five models, a feasible turbulent model was selected for simulating aerodynamic noise. The relative errors to the results from wind-tunnel experiments of the sound pressure level (SPL) were obtained as 0.7%, 1.6%, 7.8%, 3.8%, and 12.1%, respectively, and the peak Strouhal numbers were obtained as 2.0%, 8.5%, 5.5%, 11.5%, and 51.0% for cylinder simulation. Moreover, the relative errors of SAS, IDDES sst-kω, DDES sst-kω, and DDES R-kε models to the result from LES of SPL were respectively obtained as 2.3%, 4.5%, 5.6%, and 10.8% for pantograph. Thus, it is conclusive that none of the aforementioned models are comparable with the LES model with respect to the precision in the aeroacoustic simulation. However, SAS, IDDES sst-kω, and DDES sst-kω are practically competent with the LES model considering the numerical simulations with respect to the engineering computation precision. The numerical computation model was verified using the wind-tunnel test results.

scholarly journals A 2–D Mathematical Model of Vortex Induced Vibration Driven Bladeless Wind Turbine

2019 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 02007
Author(s):  
Sirada Saengsaen ◽  
Chawin Chantharasenawong ◽  
Tsung-Liang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Structural Vibration ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Vortex Induced Vibration ◽  
Cylindrical Structures ◽  
Shear Stress Transport

Bladeless wind turbine (BWT) is a flexible cylindrical structure that extracts energy from wind by utilising vortex-induced vibration (VIV) - aerodynamic forces and the resulting structural vibration. This work focuses on taking possible advantage of the increase in lift forces in the similar fashion to birds flying in a V-formation. The purposes of the present study are 1) to study the flow pattern and characteristic around two BWTs which are cylindrical structures in the same flow field and 2) to study the extra lift force generation of the system. 2–D CFD models are used to simulate flow of stationary cylinder of BWTs at Re = 105. The two different turbulent models, Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes shear-stress transport k(RANS–SST k) and Detached Eddy Simulation shear-stress transport k(DES–SST k) are investigated. The results show that only DES–SST kgives converged results, therefore, DES–SST kis selected for the additional studies of two cylindrical structures. From 2–D CFD simulation, the one BWT in flow field case produces lift coefficient 0.851. In the case of two BTWs in same flow field (BWT no.2 is located at x = 3D, y = 0D, directly downstream of two cylinders), BTW no.1 and BWT no.2 show greater lift coefficients of 0.893 and 1.841, respectively. This result indicates that the kinetic energy generation of the downstream BWT in the two BWTs system in this study is greater than the baseline BWT with an increase of 116% of lift. Further work is needed to determine the optimum location of the behind wind turbine for greater lift and result to increasing of energy produce of the system.

Detached-Eddy Simulation With Compressibility Corrections Applied to a Supersonic Axisymmetric Base Flow

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 911-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Forsythe ◽  
Klaus A. Hoffmann ◽  
Russell M. Cummings ◽  
Kyle D. Squires
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Base Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Shear Stress Transport ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes

Detached-eddy simulation is applied to an axisymmetric base flow at supersonic conditions. Detached-eddy simulation is a hybrid approach to modeling turbulence that combines the best features of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes and large-eddy simulation approaches. In the Reynolds-averaged mode, the model is currently based on either the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model or Menter’s shear stress transport model; in the large-eddy simulation mode, it is based on the Smagorinski subgrid scale model. The intended application of detached-eddy simulation is the treatment of massively separated, high-Reynolds number flows over complex configurations (entire aircraft, automobiles, etc.). Because of the intented future application of the methods to complex configurations, Cobalt, an unstructured grid Navier-Stokes solver, is used. The current work incorporates compressible shear layer corrections in both the Spalart-Allmaras and shear stress transport-based detached-eddy simulation models. The effect of these corrections on both detached-eddy simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes models is examined, and comparisons are made to the experiments of Herrin and Dutton. Solutions are obtained on several grids—both structured and unstructured—to test the sensitivity of the models and code to grid refinement and grid type. The results show that predictions of base flows using detached-eddy simulation compare very well with available experimental data, including turbulence quantities in the wake of the axisymmetric body.

Application of Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation and RANS to Compressor Cascade Flow

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunwei Gu ◽  
Meilan Chen ◽  
Xuesong Li ◽  
Fan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Mixing Process ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Cascade Flow ◽  
Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Instantaneous Flow Field

Spalart-Allmaras (S-A) model based Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (DDES) is performed to investigate the flow field in a compressor cascade (NACA64A-905) with experimental data for calibration. The value of the modeling coefficient CDES in DDES is open for revision and depends heavily on the numerical schemes. The effects of CDES on the DDES results are studied and an optimal CDES value is estimated for the specific case, with MUSCL reconstructed Roe scheme incorporated in in-house CFD codes. CDES value of 0.2 is turned out reliable concerning both accuracy and convergence. S-A model is also performed for comparison. Results from different methods indicate that the time-averaged results by DDES with CDES of 0.2 are more consistent with the experimental results than those by S-A model. The instantaneous flow field predictions show that DDES is well capable of capturing the unsteady features of the cascade flow, especially the wake mixing process.

Evaluation of SA-DES and SST-DES models using OpenFOAM for calculating the flow around a train subjected to crosswinds

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (10) ◽  
pp. 1346-1357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Li ◽  
Hassan Hemida ◽  
Jiye Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Lift Force ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Side Force ◽  
Force Coefficients ◽  
Rans Model ◽  
Eddy Simulation

Detached eddy simulation (DES) has been widely applied in crosswind stability simulations of trains in recent years. As DES is a hybrid Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS)/large eddy simulation approach, the choice of the RANS model associated with DES is a key factor for an accurate numerical simulation. However, the influence of the RANS model on the flow around trains was not fully investigated in previous researches. In this study, DES with the Spalart–Allmaras (SA) model (SA-DES) and shear stress transport (SST) k−ω model (SST-DES) have been investigated owing to their ability to predict the surface pressure, aerodynamic forces, and the flow field around a 1/25th scale Class 390 train subjected to crosswinds. Numerical simulation results were validated with experimental data. Results show that both SA-DES and SST-DES predict similar trends of the mean flow field around the train. However, there were considerable differences observed in the position of separation points and consequently the separation and attachment lines on the roof and bottom of the train body. The SST-DES results correlated more closely to the experimental data than SA-DES for pressure coefficient on the roof and leeward surface at almost all loops. A slight difference in the side force and roll moment coefficients and a considerable difference in the lift force coefficient were observed for SA-DES and SST-DES. The side force coefficients calculated using SST-DES remain within the experimental uncertainty, whereas the lift force coefficients deviated greatly due to the omission of some underbody geometrical features. Compared to the experimental data, the SST-DES performs better than SA-DES. Therefore, the SST k−ω model is recommended for the RANS model associated with DES.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Shear Stress Transport, Large Eddy Simulation and Detached Eddy Simulation for the Flow around a Statically Loaded Tire

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1319
Author(s):  
Haichao Zhou ◽  
Huiyun Li ◽  
Qingyun Chen ◽  
Lingxin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Tire Model ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy

To select a more suitable turbulence model to study tire aerodynamics, the characteristics of a deformed profile of a 185/65 R14 passenger tire were reproduced using 3D printing technology. Based on the distance from automobile chassis to the ground, a partially loaded tire model with a height of 150 mm was selected in this paper, and the surface pressure coefficient of the tire model was determined using a wind tunnel test. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was established according to the tire wind tunnel test. The surface pressure coefficient results of three turbulence models, shear stress transport (SST) k-ω, large eddy simulation (LES), and detached eddy simulation (DES) were obtained. Compared with the wind tunnel test results, the mean relative errors of the surface pressure coefficients predicted using SST, LES, and DES in the longitudinal section were 22.4%, 20.9%, and 14.8%, respectively. The LES and DES can capture details of the unsteady flow field that were not predicted by SST. By synthetically analyzing the results of the surface pressure coefficient and flow fields, the DES model is more advantageous than the other two models in predicting the flow characteristics around a statically loaded tire. This study can help designers in the tire industry to apply these cost-effective tools for minimizing the aerodynamic drag of a new tire design.

Numerical Investigation of Intermittent Corner Separation in a Linear Compressor Cascade

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Ma ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Xavier Ottavy ◽  
Lipeng Lu ◽  
A. J. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Linear Compressor ◽  
Corner Separation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Linear Compressor Cascade

Recently bimodal phenomenon in corner separation has been found by Ma et al. (Experiments in Fluids, 2013, doi:10.1007/s00348-013-1546-y). Through detailed and accurate experimental results of the velocity flow field in a linear compressor cascade, they discovered two aperiodic modes exist in the corner separation of the compressor cascade. This phenomenon reflects the flow in corner separation is high intermittent, and large-scale coherent structures corresponding to two modes exist in the flow field of corner separation. However the generation mechanism of the bimodal phenomenon in corner separation is still unclear and thus needs to be studied further. In order to obtain instantaneous flow field with different unsteadiness and thus to analyse the mechanisms of bimodal phenomenon in corner separation, in this paper detached-eddy simulation (DES) is used to simulate the flow field in the linear compressor cascade where bimodal phenomenon has been found in previous experiment. DES in this paper successfully captures the bimodal phenomenon in the linear compressor cascade found in experiment, including the locations of bimodal points and the development of bimodal points along a line that normal to the blade suction side. We infer that the bimodal phenomenon in the corner separation is induced by the strong interaction between the following two facts. The first is the unsteady upstream flow nearby the leading edge whose angle and magnitude fluctuate simultaneously and significantly. The second is the high unsteady separation in the corner region.

LES and Hybrid RANS/LES of a Fundamental Trailing Edge Slot

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizaveta Ivanova ◽  
Gregory M. Laskowski
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Mixing Layer ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Trailing Edge ◽  
Adiabatic Wall ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation

This paper presents the results of a numerical study on the predictive capabilities of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and hybrid RANS/LES methods for heat transfer, mean velocity, and turbulence in a fundamental trailing edge slot. The geometry represents a landless slot (two-dimensional wall jet) with adjustable slot lip thickness. The reference experimental data taken from the publications of Kacker and Whitelaw [1] [2] [3] [4] contains the adiabatic wall effectiveness together with the velocity and the Reynolds-stress profiles for various blowing ratios and slot lip thicknesses. The simulations were conducted at three different lip thickness and several blowing ratio values. The comparison with the experimental data shows a general advantage of LES and hybrid RANS/LES methods against unsteady RANS. The predictive capability of the tested LES models (dynamic ksgs-equation [5] and WALE [6]) was comparable. The Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES) hybrid method [7] also shows satisfactory agreement with the experimental data. In addition to the described baseline investigations, the influence of the inlet turbulence boundary conditions and their implication for the initial mixing layer and heat transfer development were studied for both LES and IDDES.

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