scholarly journals Numerical and Experimental Study of the Interaction of a Spark-Generated Bubble and a Vertical Wall

Author(s):  
Arvind Jayaprakash ◽  
Georges Chahine ◽  
Chao-Tsung Hsiao

An understanding of the fundamental mechanisms involved in the interaction between cavitation bubbles and structures is of importance for many applications involving cavitation erosion. Generally, the final stage of bubble collapse is associated with the formation of a high-speed reentrant liquid jet directed towards the solid surface. Local forces associated with the collapse of such bubbles can be very high and can exert significant loads on the materials. This formation and impact of liquid jet is an area of intense research. Under some conditions the presence of gravity and other nearby boundaries and free surfaces alters the jet direction and need to be understood, especially that in the laboratory, small scale tests in finite containers have these effects inherently present. In this work, experiments and numerical simulations of the interaction between a vertical wall and a bubble were carried out using Dynaflow’s three-dimensional code, 3DynaFS_Bem©, which models the unsteady dynamics of a liquid flow including the presence of highly non-linear time evolving gas-liquid interfaces. The numerical predictions were validated using scaled experiments carried out using spark generated bubbles. These spark bubble tests produced high fidelity test data that properly scale the fluid dynamics as long as the geometric non-dimensional parameters, gravity and time are properly scaled. The use of high speed cameras allowing framing rates as high as 50,000 frames per second to photograph the bubbles produced high quality observations of bubble dynamics including clear visualizations of reentrant jet formation inside the bubble. Such observations were very useful in developing and validating the numerical models. The cases studied showed very good correlation between the numerical simulations and the experimental observations and allowed development of predictive rules for the re-entrant jet characteristics, including jet angle and various definitions of the jet speed.

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvind Jayaprakash ◽  
Chao-Tsung Hsiao ◽  
Georges Chahine

An understanding of the fundamental mechanisms involved in the interaction between bubbles and structures is of importance for many applications involving cavitation erosion. Generally, the final stage of bubble collapse is associated with the formation of a high-speed reentrant liquid jet directed toward the solid surface. Local forces associated with the collapse of such bubbles can be very high and can exert significant loads on the materials. This formation and impact of liquid jet is an area of intense research. Under some conditions, the presence of gravity and other nearby boundaries and free surfaces alters the jet direction and need to be understood, especially that in the laboratory, small scale tests in finite containers have these effects inherently present. In this work, experiments and numerical simulations of the interaction between a vertical wall and a bubble are carried out using Dynaflow’s three-dimensional code, 3DYNAFS-BEM, which models the unsteady dynamics of a liquid flow including the presence of highly nonlinear time evolving gas-liquid interfaces. The numerical predictions were validated using scaled experiments carried out using spark generated bubbles. These spark bubble tests produced high fidelity test data that properly scale the fluid dynamics as long as the geometric nondimensional parameters, gravity and time are properly scaled. The use of a high speed camera allowing framing rates as high as 50,000 frames per second to photograph the bubbles produced high quality observations of bubble dynamics including clear visualizations of the reentrant jet formation inside the bubble. Such observations were very useful in developing and validating the numerical models. The cases studied showed very good correlation between the numerical simulations and the experimental observations and allowed development of predictive rules for the re-entrant jet characteristics, including jet angle, jet speed, and various geometric characteristics of the jet.


2011 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney Chocron ◽  
Trenton Kirchdoerfer ◽  
Nikki King ◽  
Christopher J. Freitas

Ballistic tests were performed on single-yarn, single-layer and ten-layer targets of Kevlar® KM2 (600 and 850 denier), Dyneema® SK-65 and PBO® (500 denier). The objective was to develop data for validation of numerical models so, multiple diagnostic techniques were used: (1) ultra-high speed photography, (2) high-speed video and (3) nickel-chromium wire technique. These techniques allowed thorough validation of the numerical models through five different paths. The first validation set was at the yarn level, where the transverse wave propagation obtained with analytical and numerical simulations was compared to that obtained in the experiments. The second validation path was at the single-layer level: the propagation of the pyramidal wave observed with the high speed camera was compared to the numerical simulations. The third validation consisted of comparing, for the targets with ten layers, the pyramid apex and diagonal positions from tests and simulations. The fourth validation, which is probably the most relevant, consisted of comparing the numerical and experimental ballistic limits. Finally for the fifth validation set, nickel-chromium wires were used to record electronically the waves propagating in the fabrics. It is shown that for the three materials the waves recorded during the tests match well the waves predicted by the numerical model.


2018 ◽  
Vol 841 ◽  
pp. 28-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil-Alexandru Brujan ◽  
Tatsuya Noda ◽  
Atsushi Ishigami ◽  
Toshiyuki Ogasawara ◽  
Hiroyuki Takahira

The behaviour of a laser-induced cavitation bubble near two perpendicular rigid walls and its dependence on the distance between bubble and walls is investigated experimentally. It was shown by means of high-speed photography with $100\,000~\text{frames}~\text{s}^{-1}$ that an inclined jet is formed during bubble collapse and the bubble migrates in the direction of the jet. At a given position of the bubble with respect to the horizontal wall, the inclination of the jet increases with decreasing distance between the bubble and the second, vertical wall. A bubble generated at equal distances from the walls develops a jet that is directed in their bisection. The penetration of the jet into the opposite bubble surface leads to the formation of an asymmetric toroidal bubble that is perpendicular to the jet direction. At a large distance from the rigid walls, the toroidal bubble collapses in the radial direction, eventually disintegrating into tiny microbubbles. When the bubble is in contact with the horizontal wall at its maximum expansion, the toroidal ring collapses in both radial and toroidal directions, starting from the bubble part opposite to the vertical wall, and the bubble achieves a crescent shape at the moment of second collapse. The bubble oscillation is accompanied by a strong migration along the horizontal wall.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamoorthy Krishnan ◽  
Asif Shahriar Nafi ◽  
Roi Gurka ◽  
Roi Holzman

AbstractFish larvae are the smallest self-sustaining vertebrates. As such, they face multiple challenge that stem from their minute size, and from the hydrodynamic regime in which they dwell. This regime of intermediate Reynolds numbers (Re) was shown to affect the swimming of larval fish and impede their ability to capture prey. Numerical simulations indicate that the flow fields external to the mouth in younger larvae result in shallower spatial gradients, limiting the force exerted on the prey. However, observations on feeding larvae suggest that failures in prey capture can also occur during prey transport, although the mechanism causing these failures is unclear. We combine high-speed videography and numerical simulations to investigate the hydrodynamic mechanisms that impede prey transport in larval fishes. Detailed kinematics of the expanding mouth during prey capture by larval Sparus aurata were used to parameterize age-specific numerical models of the flows inside the mouth. These models reveal that, for small larvae that slowly expand their mouth, not all the fluid that enters the mouth cavity is expelled through the gills, resulting in flow reversal at the mouth orifice. This efflux at the mouth orifice was highest in the younger ages, but was also high (>8%) in slow strikes produced by larger fish. Our modeling explains the observations of “in-and-out” events in larval fish, where prey enters the mouth but is not swallowed. It further highlights the importance of prey transport as an integral part in determining suction feeding success.


2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 3273-3300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew N. Crowe ◽  
John R. Taylor

AbstractHere, we examine baroclinic instability in the presence of vertical mixing in an idealized setting. Specifically, we use a simple model for vertical mixing of momentum and buoyancy and expand the buoyancy and vorticity in a series for small Rossby numbers. A flow in subinertial mixed layer (SML) balance (see the study by Young in 1994) exhibits a normal mode linear instability, which is studied here using linear stability analysis and numerical simulations. The most unstable modes grow by converting potential energy associated with the basic state into kinetic energy of the growing perturbations. However, unlike the inviscid Eady problem, the dominant energy balance is between the buoyancy flux and the energy dissipated by vertical mixing. Vertical mixing reduces the growth rate and changes the orientation of the most unstable modes with respect to the front. By comparing with numerical simulations, we find that the predicted scale of the most unstable mode matches the simulations for small Rossby numbers while the growth rate and orientation agree for a broader range of parameters. A stability analysis of a basic state in SML balance using the inviscid QG equations shows that the angle of the unstable modes is controlled by the orientation of the SML flow, while stratification associated with an advection/diffusion balance controls the size of growing perturbations for small Ekman numbers and/or large Rossby numbers. These results imply that baroclinic instability can be inhibited by small-scale turbulence when the Ekman number is sufficiently large and might explain the lack of submesoscale eddies in observations and numerical models of the ocean surface mixed layer during summer.


Author(s):  
Prudvi Reddy Paresi ◽  
N. Arunachalam ◽  
Yanshan Lou ◽  
Jeong Whan Yoon

Abstract Numerical modelling of the plastic deformation and fracture during the high speed machining is highly challengeable. Consequently, there is a need for an advanced constitutive model and fracture criterion to make the numerical models more reliable. The aim of the present study is to extend the recent advanced static Lou-Yoon-Huh (LYH) ductile fracture creation to high strain rate and temperature applications such as machining. In the present work, the LYH static fracture creation was extended to machining conditions by introducing strain rate and temperature dependency terms. This extended LYH fracture criterion was calibrated over the wide range of stress triaxialities and different temperatures. Modified Khan- Huang-Liang (KHL) constitutive model along with the variable friction model was employed to predict the flow behaviour of work material during the machining simulation. Damage evolution method was coupled to identify the element deletion point during the machining simulation. Orthogonal machining experiments were carried out for an aerospace grade AA2024-T351 at cutting speeds varying between 100 and 400m/min with the feed rates varying between 0.1 and 0.3mm/rev. To assess the prediction capabilities of extended LYH fracture criterion numerical simulations were also carried out using Johnson-Cook (JC) fracture criterion under all experimental conditions. Specific cutting energy, chip morphology and compression ratio predictions were compared with the experimental data. Numerical predictions with coupled extended LYH criterion showed good agreement with experimental results compared to coupled JC fracture criterion.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
M. Ghindea ◽  
A. Cătărig ◽  
R. Ballok

Abstract Based on the results of experimental tests, presented in the first part of this paper, Part 1-Experimental Investigations (Ghindea M., Catarig A., Ballok R.) advanced numerical simulations were performed using FEM based software Abaqus. The recently arise of high speed computers and advanced FEM software packages allow to create and solve extensively detailed 3D models. The aim of this second part of the paper is to develop accurate FEM models for better approach of the studied beam-to-column connections. The paper presents the designed numerical models and the results for four bolted beam-to-column connections using top-and-seat and/or web angle cleats, in different configurations. The objective of this paper is to achieve functional numerical models which, by faithfully running, reproduce the experimental results. Thus, calibrating the numerical results with the experimental ones it can be perform then parametric studies, achieving reliable results for similar configurations of joints. The results obtained after numerical simulations were compared with experimental data. The behavior moment-rotation curve and the deformation process of the experimental captured specimens were virtually reproduced with minimum deviation.


Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2794
Author(s):  
Zhaoqin Yin ◽  
Zemin Huang ◽  
Chengxu Tu ◽  
Xiaoyan Gao ◽  
Fubing Bao

Bubble collapse near the liquid-liquid interface was experimentally studied in this paper, and the dynamic evolution of a laser-induced bubble (generation, expansion, and collapse) and the liquid-liquid interface (dent and rebound) were captured by a high-speed shadowgraph system. The effect of the dimensionless distance between the bubble and the interface on the direction of the liquid jet, the direction of bubble migration, and the dynamics of bubble collapse were discussed. The results show that: (1) The jet generated during bubble collapse always directs toward the denser fluid; (2) bubble collapses penetrate the interface when the bubble is close to the interface; (3) three different shapes of the liquid-liquid interface—that is, a mushroom-shaped liquid column, a spike droplet, and a spherical liquid droplet—were observed.


2001 ◽  
Vol 433 ◽  
pp. 283-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
EMIL-ALEXANDRU BRUJAN ◽  
KESTER NAHEN ◽  
PETER SCHMIDT ◽  
ALFRED VOGEL

The interaction of a laser-induced cavitation bubble with an elastic boundary is investigated experimentally by high-speed photography and acoustic measurements. The elastic material consists of a polyacrylamide (PAA) gel whose elastic properties can be controlled by modifying the water content of the sample. The elastic modulus, E, is varied between 0.017 MPa and 2.03 MPa, and the dimensionless bubble–boundary distance, γ, is for each value of E varied between γ = 0 and γ = 2.2. In this parameter space, jetting behaviour, jet velocity, bubble migration and bubble oscillation time are determined. The jetting behaviour varies between liquid jet formation towards or away from the elastic boundary, and formation of an annular jet which results in bubble splitting and the subsequent formation of two very fast axial liquid jets flowing in opposite directions. The liquid jet directed away from the boundary reaches a maximum velocity between 300 ms−1 and 600 ms−1 (depending on the elastic modulus of the sample) while the peak velocity of the jet directed towards the boundary ranges between 400 ms−1 and 800 ms−1 (velocity values averaged over 1 μs). Penetration of the elastic boundary by the liquid jet is observed for PAA samples with an intermediate elastic modulus between 0.12 and 0.4 MPa. In this same range of elastic moduli and for small γ-values, PAA material is ejected into the surrounding liquid due to the elastic rebound of the sample surface that was deformed during bubble expansion and forms a PAA jet upon rebound. For stiffer boundaries, the bubble behaviour is mainly characterized by the formation of an axial liquid jet and bubble migration directed towards the boundary, as if the bubble were adjacent to a rigid wall. For softer samples, the bubble behaviour becomes similar to that in a liquid with infinite extent. During bubble collapse, however, material is torn off the PAA sample when bubbles are produced close to the boundary. We conclude that liquid jet penetration into the boundary, jet-like ejection of boundary material, and tensile-stress-induced deformations of the boundary during bubble collapse are the major mechanisms responsible for cavitation erosion and for cavitation-enhanced ablation of elastic materials as, for example, biological tissues.


Author(s):  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Shiping Wang ◽  
Yunlong Liu

In this paper, we present a high-voltage electric-spark bubble-generating method which can generate a bubble with its maximum radius reaching up to ∼35 mm at a room pressure. Vertical migration and clear liquid jet inside the bubble are captured by a high speed photography. With this method, a series of experiments on bubbles collapse above a solid boundary are carried out under different non-dimensional standoff distances γ (= s/Rm, where s is the vertical distance from the bubble center to the solid boundary and Rm denotes the maximum bubble radius). It is found when bubble is extremely close to the solid boundary (γ < 0.6), the lower surface of the bubble will cling to the solid boundary, which causes the cone-shaped liquid jet to impact on solid boundary directly without buffering of the water layer. With the increase of γ, the bottom of the bubble is gradually away from the solid boundary with an increasing curvature, but the jet inside the bubble remains conical all along. The speed of the jet tip and the migration of the bubble top are also discussed subsequently, aiming to provide a reference for the numerical study. Finally, the critical value of γ is investigated, at which the effect of the buoyancy will compensate the attraction of the solid boundary when the buoyancy parameter of bubble is bout 0.06.


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