Large Eddy Simulations of Supersonic Impinging Jets

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Erwin ◽  
Neeraj Sinha ◽  
Gregory P. Rodebaugh
Keyword(s):  
Impinging Jet ◽  
Impinging Jets ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Nozzle Throat ◽  
Aircraft Carrier ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Instability Modes ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Field Noise ◽  
Short Takeoff And Landing

Supersonic impinging jet flowfields contain self-sustaining acoustic feedback features that create high levels of discrete frequency tonal noise. These types of flowfields are typically found with short takeoff and landing military aircraft as well as jet blast deflector operations on aircraft carrier decks. The US Navy has a goal to reduce the noise generated by these impinging jet configurations and is investing in computational aeroacoustics to aid in the development of noise reduction concepts. In this paper, implicit Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of impinging jet flow-fields are coupled with a far-field acoustic transformation using the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) equation method. The LES solves the noise generating regions of the flow in the nearfield, and the FW-H transformation is used to predict the far-field noise. The noise prediction methodology is applied to a Mach 1.5 vertically impinging jet at a stand-off distance of five nozzle throat diameters. Both the LES and FW-H acoustic predictions compare favorably with experimental measurements. Time averaged and instantaneous flowfields are shown. A calculation performed previously at a stand-off distance of four nozzle throat diameters is revisited with adjustments to the methodology including a new grid, time integrator, and longer simulation runtime. The calculation exhibited various feedback loops which were not present before and can be attributed to an explicit time marching scheme. In addition, an instability analysis of two heated jets is performed. Tonal frequencies and instability modes are identified for the sample problems.

Large Eddy Simulations of Supersonic Impinging Jets

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Erwin ◽  
Neeraj Sinha ◽  
Gregory P. Rodebaugh
Keyword(s):  
Impinging Jet ◽  
Jet Flow ◽  
The United States ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Impinging Jets ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Nozzle Throat ◽  
Aircraft Carrier ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Short Takeoff And Landing

Supersonic impinging jet flow fields contain self-sustaining acoustic feedback features that create high levels of tonal noise. These types of flow fields are typically found with short takeoff and landing military aircraft as well as jet blast deflector operations on aircraft carrier decks. The United States Navy has a goal to reduce the noise generated by these impinging jet configurations and is investing in computational aeroacoustics to aid in the development of noise reduction concepts. In this paper, implicit large eddy simulation (LES) of impinging jet flow fields are coupled with a far-field acoustic transformation using the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) equation method. The LES solves the noise generating regions of the flow and the FW-H transformation is used to predict the far-field noise. The noise prediction methodology is applied to a Mach 1.5 vertically impinging jet at a stand-off distance of five nozzle throat diameters. Both the LES and FW-H acoustic predictions compare favorably with experimental measurements. Time averaged and instantaneous flow fields are shown. A calculation performed previously at a stand-off distance of four nozzle throat diameters is revisited with adjustments to the methodology including a new grid, time integrator, and longer simulation runtime. The calculation exhibited various feedback loops which were not present before and can be attributed to an explicit time marching scheme. In addition, an instability analysis of the heated jets at both stand-off distances is performed. Tonal frequencies and instability modes are identified for the sample problems.

Near and Far-Field Investigations of Supersonic Jet Noise Predictions Using a Coupled LES and FW-H Equation Method

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Erwin ◽  
Neeraj Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Supersonic Jet ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Physical Acoustics ◽  
Aircraft Carrier ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Field Noise

The hot supersonic exhausts of gas turbine engines on military aircraft generate dangerously high noise levels. The noise levels associated with operating these engines are harmful to aircraft carrier deck personnel as well as detrimental to ship and aircraft structures. In this paper, the supersonic jet exhaust is simulated using Large Eddy Simulation (LES), and the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) equation transforms the LES solution to an acoustic solution in the far-field. A Mach 1.5 laboratory jet test at United Technologies Research Center - Acoustics Research Tunnel is used as validation for the LES/FW-H method. A grid refinement study was performed with the objective of determining the requirements for accurate noise predictions. The finest grid resolution yields the best near and far-field acoustic prediction. A second LES/FW-H validation case is shown for a twin jet experiment that was performed in the anechoic chamber at University of Mississippi’s National Center for Physical Acoustics (NCPA). The LES/FW-H method is applied to the higher complexity heated twin jet with faceted nozzle profiles, demonstrating the applicability of the method over a wider range of flow regimes. The far-field noise prediction agrees very well with the NCPA experiment, including the prediction of broadband shock associated noise and jet screech.

Large Eddy Simulation of Round Impinging Jets With Large Stand-Off Distance

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Shademan ◽  
Vesselina Roussinova ◽  
Ron Barron ◽  
Ram Balachandar
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Impinging Jet ◽  
Impinging Jets ◽  
Vortical Structures ◽  
Nozzle Height ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Good Agreement

Large Eddy Simulation (LES) has been carried out to study the flow of a turbulent impinging jet with large nozzle height-to-diameter ratio. The dynamic Smagorinsky model was used to simulate the subgrid-scale stresses. The jet exit Reynolds number is 28,000. The study presents a detailed evaluation of the flow characteristics of an impinging jet with nozzle height of 20 diameters above the plate. Results of the mean normalized centerline velocity and wall shear stress show good agreement with previous experiments. Analysis of the flow field shows that vortical structures generated due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities in the shear flow close to the nozzle undergo break down or merging when moving towards the plate. Unlike impinging jets with small stand-off distance where the ring-like vortices keep their interconnected shape upon reaching the plate, no sign of interconnection was observed on the plate for this large stand-off distance. A large deflection of the jet axis was observed for this type of impinging jet when compared to the cases with small nozzle height-to-diameter ratios.

Far-field noise prediction for jets using large-eddy simulation and Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings method

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 757-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iftekhar Z Naqavi ◽  
Zhong-Nan Wang ◽  
Paul G Tucker ◽  
M Mahak ◽  
Paul Strange
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Noise Prediction ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Field Noise

Far Field Noise Prediction for Subsonic Hot and Cold Jets Using Large-Eddy Simulation

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong-Nan Wang ◽  
Iftekhar Z. Naqavi ◽  
Mahak Mahak ◽  
Paul Tucker ◽  
Xin Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulations ◽  
Noise Prediction ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Temperature Ratio ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Field Noise

Large eddy simulations are performed for hot and cold single stream jets with an acoustic Mach number of (Ma = Vj/a∞ = 0.875). The temperature ratio (Tj/T∞) for the hot jet is 2.7 and for the cold jet it is 1.0. Grids with 34 million points are used. The simulation results for the flow field are in encouraging agreement with the mean velocity and Reynolds stress measurements. The Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings (FW-H) equation is used to predict the far-field noise. In this study four cylindrical FW-H surfaces around the jet at various radial distances from the centreline are used. The FW-H surfaces are closed at the downstream end with multiple endplates. These endplates are at x = 25.0D – 30.0D with Δ = 0.5D apart. It is shown that surfaces close to jet get affected with pseudo sound. To avoid pseudo sound, surfaces must be placed in the irrotational region. To account for all the acoustic signals end plates are necessary. However, a simple averaging process to cancel pseudo sound at the end plates is not sufficient.

scholarly journals Large-Eddy Simulation Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in Swirling and Non-Swirling Impinging Jets on a Semi-Cylinder Concave Target

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 7167
Author(s):  
Liang Xu ◽  
Xu Zhao ◽  
Lei Xi ◽  
Yonghao Ma ◽  
Jianmin Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Target Surface ◽  
Impinging Jets ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Large Eddy

Swirling impinging jet (SIJ) is considered as an effective means to achieve uniform cooling at high heat transfer rates, and the complex flow structure and its mechanism of enhancing heat transfer have attracted much attention in recent years. The large eddy simulation (LES) technique is employed to analyze the flow fields of swirling and non-swirling impinging jet emanating from a hole with four spiral and straight grooves, respectively, at a relatively high Reynolds number (Re) of 16,000 and a small jet spacing of H/D = 2 on a concave surface with uniform heat flux. Firstly, this work analyzes two different sub-grid stress models, and LES with the wall-adapting local eddy-viscosity model (WALEM) is established for accurately predicting flow and heat transfer performance of SIJ on a flat surface. The complex flow field structures, spectral characteristics, time-averaged flow characteristics and heat transfer on the target surface for the swirling and non-swirling impinging jets are compared in detail using the established method. The results show that small-scale recirculation vortices near the wall change the nearby flow into an unstable microwave state, resulting in small-scale fluctuation of the local Nusselt number (Nu) of the wall. There is a stable recirculation vortex at the stagnation point of the target surface, and the axial and radial fluctuating speeds are consistent with the fluctuating wall temperature. With the increase in the radial radius away from the stagnation point, the main frequency of the fluctuation of wall temperature coincides with the main frequency of the fluctuation of radial fluctuating velocity at x/D = 0.5. Compared with 0° straight hole, 45° spiral hole has a larger fluctuating speed because of speed deflection, resulting in a larger turbulence intensity and a stronger air transport capacity. The heat transfer intensity of the 45° spiral hole on the target surface is slightly improved within 5–10%.

Wake-Airfoil Interaction as Broadband Noise Source: A Large-Eddy Simulation Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 93-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Boudet ◽  
Nathalie Grosjean ◽  
Marc C. Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Broadband Noise ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Acoustic Analogy ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Naca0012 Airfoil ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Proper Orthogonal

A large-eddy simulation is carried out on a rod-airfoil configuration and compared to an accompanying experiment as well as to a RANS computation. A NACA0012 airfoil (chord c = 0.1 m) is located one chord downstream of a circular rod (diameter d = c/10, Red = 48 000). The computed interaction of the resulting sub-critical vortex street with the airfoil is assessed using averaged quantities, aerodynamic spectra and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) of the instantaneous flow fields. Snapshots of the flow field are compared to particle image velocimetry (PIV) data. The acoustic far field is predicted using the Ffowcs Williams & Hawkings acoustic analogy, and compared to the experimental far field spectra. The large-eddy simulation is shown to accurately represent the deterministic pattern of the vortex shedding that is described by POD modes 1 & 2 and the resulting tonal noise also compares favourably to measurements. Furthermore higher order POD modes that are found in the PIV data are well predicted by the computation. The broadband content of the aerodynamic and the acoustic fields is consequently well predicted over a large range of frequencies ([0 kHz; 10 kHz]).

Large Eddy Simulation of the Heat Transfer Due to Swirling and Non-Swirling Jet Impingement

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naseem Uddin ◽  
S. O. Neumann ◽  
B. Weigand
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Impinging Jet ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Free Jet ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Target Wall

Turbulent impinging jet is a complex flow phenomenon involving free jet, impingement and subsequent wall jet development zones; this makes it a difficult test case for the evaluation of new turbulence models. The complexity of the jet impingement can be further amplified by the addition of the swirl. In this paper, results of Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of swirling and non-swirling impinging jet are presented. The Reynolds number of the jet based on bulk axial velocity is 23000 and target-to-wall distance (H/D) is two. The Swirl numbers (S) of the jet are 0,0.2, 0.47. In swirling jets, the heat transfer at the geometric stagnation zone deteriorates due to the formation of conical recirculation zone. It is found numerically that the addition of swirl does not give any improvement for the over all heat transfer at the target wall. The LES predictions are validated by available experimental data.

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