Numerical Prediction of Thruster-Thruster Interaction

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bosland ◽  
J. M. Dijk ◽  
R. H. M. Huijsmans
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Turbulent Jet ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Wake Field ◽  
Vortex Model ◽  
Propeller Wake ◽  
Numerical Instabilities ◽  
Wake Model ◽  
Set Up

Many vessels deploying offshore activities nowadays are dynamically positioned by multiple azimuth thrusters instead of anchors. The multiple propulsor set up, gives a considerable flexibility to work fast and accurate. Due to the fact that the thrusters are positioned relative close to one another their performance is influenced. Normally to quantify this influence and take into account in the DP control algorithm, elaborate experiments have to be performed. To optimize the results a robust numerical flow solver is developed to predict the interaction effects. The program is used to optimize the effort put into these experiments. The developed propeller interaction model is a first order potential based panel method, which uses zero order doublets and sources panel elements. This method is selected to prove the main objective of this research that; Although the slipstream of a thruster has a very turbulent character the interaction can be modeled without taking the viscosity into account as long as an accurate distorted flow field behind a propeller can be predicted. At the 2nd thruster the distorted flow field due to the 1st thruster is modeled by means of two wake field models; a linear potential wake model and an empirical turbulent jet model. Due to the intersection of wake and body panels at the 2nd thruster, numerical instabilities occur at the collocation points. These instabilities are removed by applying a realistic vortex model instead of the analytic vortex model which has infinite velocities in the core. The second problem is to capture the divergent and subsiding character of a propeller wake field by means of a linear potential wake model. This problem is resolved by validating the region for which the results are still accurate. From the results it is concluded that the thruster interaction propeller model coupled to the turbulent jet wake field yield accurate thruster interaction results. For the linear potential wake field results are promising but adaptations are needed to improve the prediction of the divergent and subsiding character of the physical wake field.

Nanoparticle Precipitation in a T-Mixer: Coupling Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Fluid Dynamics With the Solid Formation Processes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Gradl ◽  
Florian Schwertfirm ◽  
Hans-Christoph Schwarzer ◽  
Hans-Joachim Schmid ◽  
Michael Manhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Concentration Field ◽  
Population Balance ◽  
Mixing Process ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Modeling Material ◽  
Field Information ◽  
Set Up ◽  
3D Information

Mixing and consequently fluid dynamic is a key parameter to tailor the particle size distribution (PSD) in nanoparticle precipitation. Due to fast and intensive mixing a static T-mixer configuration is capable for synthesizing continuously nanoparticles. The flow and concentration field of the applied mixer is investigated experimentally at different flow rates by Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF). Due to the PIV measurements the flow field in the mixer was characterized qualitatively and the mixing process itself is quantified by the subsequent LIF-measurements. A special feature of the LIF set up is to detect structures in the flow field, which are smaller than the Batchelor length. Thereby a detailed insight into the mixing process in a static T-Mixer is given. In this study a CFD-based approach using Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) in combination with the solid formation kinetics solving population balance equations (PBE) is applied, using barium sulfate as modeling material. A Lagrangian Particle Tracking strategy is used to couple the flow field information with a micro mixing model and with the classical theory of nucleation. We found that the DNS-PBE approach including macro and micro mixing, combined with the population balance is capable of predicting the full PSD in nanoparticle precipitation for different operating parameters. Additionally to the resulting PSD, this approach delivers a 3D-information about all running subprocesses in the mixer, i.e. supersaturation built-up or nucleation, which is visualized for different process variables.

Modeling and prediction for the oxidation efficiency of magnesium sulfite in aeration tank of magnesium-based seawater exhaust gas clean system

2017 ◽  
Vol 233 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-173
Author(s):  
Quan Liu ◽  
Yimin Zhu ◽  
Tie Li ◽  
Xiaojia Tang ◽  
Weifeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Aeration Tank ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Clean System ◽  
Physics Modeling ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Oxidation Efficiency

In magnesium-based seawater exhaust gas clean system, the desulfurization by-product, magnesium sulfite (MgSO3), has a negative impact on the ecological environment, which needs to be treated to make harmless. Due to the limited space on board, the aeration oxidation method is used to convert it to magnesium sulfate. Because of the variable size, shape and flow field of aeration tank, it is difficult and expensive to design and verify the oxidation efficiency of the aeration tank by experimental method. In this work, in order to predict the oxidation efficiency accurately, RFlow, a computational fluid dynamics software, was used to analyze the flow field and MgSO3 oxidation reaction in aeration tank. The subdomain technology was adopted for physics modeling and mesh generation of the aeration tank, and the total number of meshes was 285,000. The multi-phase flow field model was set up using the multi-fluid model and dispersive k-ε turbulence model. Under the given initial conditions, the predicted oxidation efficiency was 94.2%. Compared with the results of the actual ship test, the prediction model for MgSO3 oxidation efficiency of the aeration tank is reliable.

scholarly journals Air-impingement freezing of peeled shrimp: Analysis of flow field, heat transfer, and freezing time

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 168781401983504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dazhang Yang ◽  
Jing Xie ◽  
Wan Tang ◽  
Jinfeng Wang ◽  
Zhitao Shu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Jet Flows ◽  
Freezing Process ◽  
Freezing Time ◽  
Air Jet ◽  
Food Freezing ◽  
Air Impingement ◽  
Set Up

The air-impingement freezing technique is a fast and efficient freezing method, which is widely used in food freezing and electronic industry. A novel air-impingement freezing machine was set up to investigate the food freeze. The freezing process of peeled shrimps by air-impingement freezing technique was studied experimentally and numerically. The freezing time of shrimp (150 count/lb) from +11°C to −18°C was about 100–140 s. The flow field and temperature distribution of peeled shrimp were studied by the solidification and melting model in FLUENT 6.3. The results show that the air jet flows away from the surface of the shrimp after the separation points so that the flow field and heat transfer were bad in the separation resign. In addition, the food freezing time of natural convection and air-impingement was compared, and the result shows that the air-impingement freezing time is about one-tenth than the natural convection freezing in freezer. In order to optimize the air-impingement freezing, H/D’s value was adjusted in the range of 4–8. The result indicates that the freezing time was increasing with the increase in H/D value, and H/D was recommended to be 6 in the impingement freezing.

scholarly journals A Modified Free Wake Vortex Ring Method for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Dong ◽  
Axelle Viré ◽  
Carlos Simao Ferreira ◽  
Zhangrui Li ◽  
Gerard van Bussel
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Vortex Ring ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Wake Vortex ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Vortex Model ◽  
Ring Method ◽  
Wake Model ◽  
Free Wake ◽  
Platform Motions

A modified free-wake vortex ring model is proposed to compute the dynamics of a floating horizontal-axis wind turbine, which is divided into two parts. The near wake model uses a blade bound vortex model and trailed vortex model, which is developed based on vortex filament method with straight lifting lines assumption. By contrast, the far wake model is based on the vortex ring method. The proposed model is a good compromise between accuracy and computational cost, for example when compared with more complex vortex methods. The present model is used to assess the influence of floating platform motions on the performance of a horizontal-axis wind turbine rotor. The results are validated on the 5 MW NREL rotor and compared with other aerodynamic models for the same rotor subjected to different platform motions. The results show that the proposed method is reliable. In addition, the proposed method is less time consuming and has similar accuracy when comparing with more advanced vortex based methods.

URANS Simulation of an Appended Hull During Steady Turn With Propeller Represented by an Actuator Disk Model

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles M. Dai ◽  
Ronald W. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Ship Maneuvering ◽  
Disk Model ◽  
Actuator Disk ◽  
Propeller Wake

This paper reports on the comparison between computational simulations and experimental measurements of a surface vessel in steady turning conditions. The primary purpose of these efforts is to support the development of physics-based high fidelity maneuvering simulation tools by providing accurate and reliable hydrodynamic data with relevance to maneuvering performances. Reynolds Averaged Unsteady Navier Stokes Solver (URANS): CFDSHIPIOWA was used to perform simulations for validation purposes and for better understanding of the fundamental flow physics of a hull under maneuvering conditions. The Propeller effects were simulated using the actuator disk model included in CFDShip-Iowa. The actuator disk model prescribes a circumferential averaged body force with axial and tangential components. No propeller generated side forces are accounted for in the model. This paper examines the effects of actuator disk model on the overall fidelity of a RANS based ship maneuvering simulations. Both experiments and simulations provide physical insights into the complex flow interactions between the hull and various appendages, the rudders and the propellers. The experimental effort consists of flow field measurements using Stereo Particle-Image Velocimetry (SPIV) in the stern region of the model and force and moment measurements on the whole ship and on ship components such as the bilge keels, the rudders, and the propellers. Comparisons between simulations and experimental measurements were made for velocity distributions at different transverse planes along the ship axis and different forces components for hull, appendages and rudders. The actuator disk model does not predict any propeller generated side forces in the code and they need to be taken into account when comparing hull and appendages generated side forces in the simulations. The simulations were compared with experimental results and they both demonstrate the cross flow effect on the transverse forces and the propeller slip streams generated by the propellers during steady turning conditions. The hull forces (include hull, bilge keels, skeg, shafting and strut) predictions were better for large turning circle case as compared with smaller turning circle. Despite flow field simulations appear to capture gross flow features qualitatively; detailed examinations of flow distributions reveal discrepancies in predictions of propeller wake locations and secondary flow structures. The qualitative comparisons for the rudders forces also reveal large discrepancies and it was shown that the primary cause of discrepancies is due to poor predictions of velocity inflow at the rudder plane.

On fluid motions induced by an electromagnetic field in a liquid drop immersed in a conducting fluid

1972 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sozou
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Lorentz Force ◽  
Liquid Drop ◽  
Conducting Fluid ◽  
Uniform Electric Field ◽  
Tangential Electric Field ◽  
Set Up

The deformation of a liquid drop immersed in a conducting fluid by the imposition of a uniform electric field is investigated. The flow field set up is due to the surface charge and the tangential electric field stress over the surface of the drop, and the rotationality of the Lorentz force which is set up by the electric current and the associated magnetic field. It is shown that when the fluids are poor conductors and good dielectrics the effects of the Lorentz force are minimal and the flow field is due to the stresses of the electric field tangential to the surface of the drop, in agreement with other authors. When, however, the fluids are highly conducting and poor dielectrics the effects of the Lorentz force may be predominant, especially for larger drops.

Research on Open and Close Characteristics of Passive Shuttle-Type Anti-Water-Attack Check Valve

2011 ◽  
Vol 474-476 ◽  
pp. 2290-2295
Author(s):  
Bei Ping Xiang ◽  
Guo Fu Yin ◽  
Xiang Wei Zeng ◽  
Hong Bin Zang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Check Valve ◽  
Pressure Change ◽  
Pipeline System ◽  
Hydraulic Damper ◽  
Pressure Pipeline ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Opening And Closing ◽  
Type Check

Water-attack is very harmful to pressure pipeline system security. Passive shuttle-type anti-water-attack check valve can adjust its open and close time by hydraulic damper, and cushion the rapid change of liquid momentum in order to protect the pumps and pipelines. The structure and working principle of this passive check valve are introduced, and the dynamics model is set up. The opening and closing characteristics of the model is analyzed, and simulation comparison is done between the flow field and pressure change laws of shuttle-type check valve and those of swing check valve. The simulation result shows that the hydraulic damper works very well, the flow field of passive shuttle-type check valve is symmetrical, the forces acting on the shuttle is balanceable, and shuttle-type check valves can replace swing check valves in many fields.

Analysis of the flow field around a rudder in the wake of a simplified marine propeller

2017 ◽  
Vol 814 ◽  
pp. 547-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Muscari ◽  
Giulio Dubbioso ◽  
Andrea Di Mascio
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
The Body ◽  
Tip Vortex ◽  
Tip Vortices ◽  
Propeller Wake ◽  
Instantaneous Flow Field ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Flow Variables ◽  
Interaction Problem

The vortex–body interaction problem, which characterizes the flow field of a rudder placed downstream of a single-blade marine rotor, is investigated by numerical simulations. The particular topology of the propeller wake, consisting of a helicoidal vortex detached from the blade tips (tip vortex) and a longitudinal, streamwise oriented vortex originating at the hub (hub vortex), embraces two representative mechanisms of vortex–body collisions: the tip vortices impact almost orthogonally to the mean plane, whereas the hub vortex travels in the mean plane of the wing (rudder), perpendicularly to its leading edge. The two vortices evolve independently only during the approaching and collision phases. The passage along the body is instead characterized by strong interaction with the boundary layer on the rudder and is followed by reconnection and merging in the middle and far wake. The features of the wake were investigated by the $\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}_{2}$-criterion (Jeong & Hussain, J. Fluid Mech., vol. 285, 1995, pp. 69–94) and typical flow variables (pressure, velocity and vorticity) of the instantaneous flow field; wall pressure spectra were analysed and related to the tip and hub vortices evolution, revealing a non-obvious behaviour of the loading on the rudder that can be related to undesired unsteady loads.

On the Modelling of a Synthetic Jet as a Spherical Jet

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopi Krishnan ◽  
Kamran Mohseni
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Spreading Rate ◽  
Synthetic Jet ◽  
Turbulent Jet ◽  
Spherical Coordinates ◽  
Constant Mass ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Self Similar

The properties of a flow field of a synthetic jet are studied using hot wire anemometry. The experimental results are compared with an analytical model of a continuous jet derived in spherical coordinates. The radial velocity profiles at various radial distances from the synthetic jet orifice, when scaled appropriately collapse into a single self similar profile. The time averaged flow field can be modeled as an axially symmetric jet, with the replacement of empirical constants obtained from the measurement of the synthetic jet. It is shown that the synthetic jet has a higher spreading rate, and effective viscosity than that of an equivalent turbulent jet with constant mass flow rate. The analytical model in spherical coordinates is shown in this case, to better represent the experimental data than a model derived in cylindrical coordinates.

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