scholarly journals Vortex Evolution within Propeller Induced Scour Hole around a Vertical Quay Wall

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maoxing Wei ◽  
Nian-Sheng Cheng ◽  
Yee-Meng Chiew ◽  
Fengguang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Turbulent Energy ◽  
Energy Spectra ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Central Plane ◽  
Vortex System ◽  
Quay Wall ◽  
Scour Hole

This paper presents an experimental study on the characteristics of the propeller-induced flow field and its associated scour hole around a closed type quay (with a vertical quay wall). An “oblique particle image velocimetry” (OPIV) technique, which allows a concurrent measurement of the velocity field and scour profile, was employed in measuring the streamwise flow field (jet central plane) and the longitudinal centerline scour profile. The asymptotic scour profiles obtained in this study were compared with that induced by an unconfined propeller jet in the absence of any berthing structure, which demonstrates the critical role of the presence of the quay wall as an obstacle in shaping the scour profile under the condition of different wall clearances (i.e., longitudinal distance between propeller and wall). Moreover, by comparing the vortical structure within the asymptotic scour hole around the vertical quay wall with its counterpart in the case of an open quay (with a slope quay wall), the paper examines the effect of quay types on the formation of the vortex system and how it determines the geometrical characteristic of the final scour profile. Furthermore, the temporal development of the mean vorticity field and the vortex system are discussed in terms of their implications on the evolution of the scour hole. In particular, comparison of the circulation development of the observed vortices allows a better understanding of the vortex scouring mechanism. Energy spectra analysis reveals that at the vortex centers, their energy spectra distributions consistently follow the −5/3 law throughout the entire scouring process. As the scour process evolves, the turbulent energy associated with the near-bed vortex, which is responsible for scouring, is gradually reduced, especially for the small-scale eddies, indicating a contribution of the dissipated turbulent energy in excavating the scour hole. Finally, a comparison of the near-bed flow characteristics of the average kinetic energy (AKE), turbulent kinetic energy (TKE), and Reynolds shear stress (RSS) are also discussed in terms of their implications for the scour hole development.

The interaction of a vortex with a boundary layer

1994 ◽  
Vol 98 (978) ◽  
pp. 311-318
Author(s):  
C.P. Yeung ◽  
L.C. Squire
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Turbulent Kinetic Energy ◽  
Energy Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Turbulent Energy ◽  
Test Surface ◽  
Vortex System ◽  
Single Vortex ◽  
Boundary Layer Interaction

SummaryThe three-dimensional vortex/boundary layer interaction of a type which may occur on a high-lift aerofoil has been studied. The experimental configuration simulates the trailing vortex system generated by two differentially-deflected slats which interact with an otherwise two-dimensional boundary layer developed on the wing surface under a nominal zero pressure gradient. The mean and turbulent flowfields are measured by a triple hot-wire system. The measurements show that the trailing vortex system includes the vortex sheets shed from the slats and the single vortex formed at the discontinuity between them. The single vortex moves sideways and interacts with the boundary layer as it develops downstream. During the interaction with the boundary layer, the low momentum, high turbulent-kinetic energy flow carrying negative longitudinal vorticity is entrained from the boundary layer and rolled into the vortex at the line of lateral convergence on the test surface. Likewise, at the line of lateral divergence, the high momentum, low turbulent kinetic energy flow carried by the vortex impinges on the boundary layer, suppressing the turbulent energy level and the growth of the boundary layer.

scholarly journals Ocean model response to stochastically perturbed momentum fluxes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence O'Kane ◽  
Russell Fiedler ◽  
Mark Collier ◽  
Vassili Kitsios
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Weather Prediction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dynamical Theory ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Energy Spectra ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Model Errors ◽  
Momentum Fluxes

In climate model configurations, standard approaches to the representation of unresolved, or subgrid scales, via deterministic closure schemes are being challenged by stochastic approaches inspired by statistical dynamical theory. Despite gaining popularity, studies of various stochastic subgrid scale parameterizations applied to atmospheric climate and weather prediction systems have revealed a diversity of model responses, including degeneracy in the response to different forcings and compensating model errors, with little reduction in artificial damping of the small scales required for numerical stability. Due to the greater range of spatio-temporal scales involved, how to best sample subgrid fluctuations in a computationally inexpensive manner, with the aim of reduced model error and improvements to the simulated climatological state of the ocean, remains an open question. While previous studies have considered perturbations to the surface forcing or subsurface temperature tendencies, we implement an energetically consistent, simple, stochastic subgrid eddy parameterization of the momentum fluxes in regions of the three-dimensional ocean typically associated with high eddy variability. We consider the changes in the modelled energetics of low-resolution simulations in response to stochastically forced velocity tendencies whose perturbation statistics and amplitudes are calculated from an eddy resolving ocean configuration. Kinetic energy spectra from a triple-decomposition reveal a systematic redistribution from the seasonal (climatological minus mean) potential energy to preferentially generate small scale transient kinetic energy while the total energy spectra remains largely unchanged. We show that stochastic parameterization generally improves model biases, noticeably so for the simulated energetics of the Southern Oceans.

scholarly journals Evolution of Hydrodynamic Characteristics with Scour Hole Developing around a Pile Group

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilin Yang ◽  
Meilan Qi ◽  
Jinzhao Li ◽  
Xiaodong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Turbulence Intensity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Pile Group ◽  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Hydrodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scour Hole ◽  
Scour Holes ◽  
Scouring Process

This study concerns the evolution of flow field and hydrodynamic characteristics within the developing scour hole around a four-pile group with 2 × 2 arrangement. The instantaneous velocities in scour holes at four typical stages during the scouring process were measured by an acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV). The evolution and spatial distribution of the time-averaged flow field, turbulence, and the corresponding hydrodynamic characteristics within scour holes were compared. The time-averaged flow field shows that the reverse flow, downward flow, and horseshoe vortex are formed in the upstream of the pile group. During the scouring process, the mean components of flow characteristics (i.e., mean velocity, vorticity, and bed shear stress) around the pile group decrease while the fluctuating components (i.e., turbulence intensity) intensify simultaneously. Similarity of turbulence intensity profiles was found within different scour holes. The horseshoe vortex at upstream of each pile merges and the shear layer in the gap region extends when the dimension of the scour hole increases to that of equilibrium scour status, indicating that the four piles behave more like a single bluff body. With the development of scour holes, the large-scale horseshoe vortex system becomes more stable and the dissipation of small-scale eddies becomes more significant.

Kinetic energy spectra of divergent wind in the atmosphere

Tellus ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsing-Chang Chen ◽  
Joseph J. Tribbia
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Energy Spectra ◽  
Divergent Wind

scholarly journals A New Method to Determine the Impact of Individual Field Quantities on Cycle-to-Cycle Variations in a Spark-Ignited Gas Engine

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4136
Author(s):  
Clemens Gößnitzer ◽  
Shawn Givler
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Turbulent Kinetic Energy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Engine Operation ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Cycle Simulation ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Impact

Cycle-to-cycle variations (CCV) in spark-ignited (SI) engines impose performance limitations and in the extreme limit can lead to very strong, potentially damaging cycles. Thus, CCV force sub-optimal engine operating conditions. A deeper understanding of CCV is key to enabling control strategies, improving engine design and reducing the negative impact of CCV on engine operation. This paper presents a new simulation strategy which allows investigation of the impact of individual physical quantities (e.g., flow field or turbulence quantities) on CCV separately. As a first step, multi-cycle unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (uRANS) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of a spark-ignited natural gas engine are performed. For each cycle, simulation results just prior to each spark timing are taken. Next, simulation results from different cycles are combined: one quantity, e.g., the flow field, is extracted from a snapshot of one given cycle, and all other quantities are taken from a snapshot from a different cycle. Such a combination yields a new snapshot. With the combined snapshot, the simulation is continued until the end of combustion. The results obtained with combined snapshots show that the velocity field seems to have the highest impact on CCV. Turbulence intensity, quantified by the turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate, has a similar value for all snapshots. Thus, their impact on CCV is small compared to the flow field. This novel methodology is very flexible and allows investigation of the sources of CCV which have been difficult to investigate in the past.

scholarly journals Quantification of Measurement and Model Effects in Monopile Foundation Scour Protection Experiments

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 585
Author(s):  
Minghao Wu ◽  
Leen De Vos ◽  
Carlos Emilio Arboleda Chavez ◽  
Vasiliki Stratigaki ◽  
Maximilian Streicher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Maximum Wave Height ◽  
Chaotic Flow ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Scour Protection ◽  
Damage Number ◽  
Measurement Effects

The present work introduces an analysis of the measurement and model effects that exist in monopile scour protection experiments with repeated small scale tests. The damage erosion is calculated using the three dimensional global damage number S3D and subarea damage number S3D,i. Results show that the standard deviation of the global damage number σ(S3D)=0.257 and is approximately 20% of the mean S3D, and the standard deviation of the subarea damage number σ(S3D,i)=0.42 which can be up to 33% of the mean S3D. The irreproducible maximum wave height, chaotic flow field and non-repeatable armour layer construction are regarded as the main reasons for the occurrence of strong model effects. The measurement effects are limited to σ(S3D)=0.039 and σ(S3D,i)=0.083, which are minor compared to the model effects.

scholarly journals Surface kinetic energy transfer in surface quasi-geostrophic flows

2008 ◽  
Vol 604 ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
XAVIER CAPET ◽  
PATRICE KLEIN ◽  
BACH LIEN HUA ◽  
GUILLAUME LAPEYRE ◽  
JAMES C. MCWILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Surface Velocity ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Surface Dynamics ◽  
Spectral Flux ◽  
Advection Term ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Geostrophic Flows ◽  
Scale Range ◽  
Density Variance

The relevance of surface quasi-geostrophic dynamics (SQG) to the upper ocean and the atmospheric tropopause has been recently demonstrated in a wide range of conditions. Within this context, the properties of SQG in terms of kinetic energy (KE) transfers at the surface are revisited and further explored. Two well-known and important properties of SQG characterize the surface dynamics: (i) the identity between surface velocity and density spectra (when appropriately scaled) and (ii) the existence of a forward cascade for surface density variance. Here we show numerically and analytically that (i) and (ii) do not imply a forward cascade of surface KE (through the advection term in the KE budget). On the contrary, advection by the geostrophic flow primarily induces an inverse cascade of surface KE on a large range of scales. This spectral flux is locally compensated by a KE source that is related to surface frontogenesis. The subsequent spectral budget resembles those exhibited by more complex systems (primitive equations or Boussinesq models) and observations, which strengthens the relevance of SQG for the description of ocean/atmosphere dynamics near vertical boundaries. The main weakness of SQG however is in the small-scale range (scales smaller than 20–30 km in the ocean) where it poorly represents the forward KE cascade observed in non-QG numerical simulations.

scholarly journals Development of a two zone turbulence model and its application to the cycle-simulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Momir Sjeric ◽  
Darko Kozarac ◽  
Rudolf Tomic
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Turbulent Kinetic Energy ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Progress Variable ◽  
Cycle Simulation ◽  
Pressure Cycle ◽  
Turbulent Flow Field

The development of a two zone k-? turbulence model for the cycle-simulation software is presented. The in-cylinder turbulent flow field of internal combustion engines plays the most important role in the combustion process. Turbulence has a strong influence on the combustion process because the convective deformation of the flame front as well as the additional transfer of the momentum, heat and mass can occur. The development and use of numerical simulation models are prompted by the high experimental costs, lack of measurement equipment and increase in computer power. In the cycle-simulation codes, multi zone models are often used for rapid and robust evaluation of key engine parameters. The extension of the single zone turbulence model to the two zone model is presented and described. Turbulence analysis was focused only on the high pressure cycle according to the assumption of the homogeneous and isotropic turbulent flow field. Specific modifications of differential equation derivatives were made in both cases (single and two zone). Validation was performed on two engine geometries for different engine speeds and loads. Results of the cyclesimulation model for the turbulent kinetic energy and the combustion progress variable are compared with the results of 3D-CFD simulations. Very good agreement between the turbulent kinetic energy during the high pressure cycle and the combustion progress variable was obtained. The two zone k-? turbulence model showed a further progress in terms of prediction of the combustion process by using only the turbulent quantities of the unburned zone.

Regular and chaotic advection in the flow field of a three-vortex system

1998 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 7330-7349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid Kuznetsov ◽  
George M. Zaslavsky
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Chaotic Advection ◽  
Vortex System
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