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Turbulent Flow

Pressure Drop Along Pipe Length – Turbulent

Problem Statement: 3D turbulent flow in a straight pipe is modeled using the standard k-ε turbulence model.

References: F.M. White. Fluid Mechanics. 3rd Edition. McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc., New York, NY, 1994.

Fluid Properties	Geometric Properties	Working Conditions
Density = 1.225 kg/m3 Viscosity = 1.7894e-5 Pa-s	Radius = 0.002 m Length = 2 m	Inlet Velocity = 50m/s Outlet Pressure = 0 Pa

Result Comparison

Results	Analytical	Creo Flow Analysis	% Difference
Pressure Drop (Pa)	0.743	0.73	0.48

Transonic Flow Over an Airfoil RAE2822

Problem Statement: 2D transonic flow is modeled around an airfoil RAE2822 under wind tunnel conditions using the standard k-ε turbulence model.

Chord Length = 1 m

References: P.H. Cook, M.A. McDonald, M.C.P. Firmin. “Aerofoil RAE 2822 - Pressure Distributions, and Boundary Layer and Wake Measurements.” AGARD Advisory Report No. 138.

Fluid Properties	Geometric Properties	Working Conditions
Air Density = Ideal Gas Law Viscosity= 3.54822 X 10 -5 kg/ ms	RAE 2822 Airfoil AoA = 2.31 deg Wind tunnel height = 72 m Wind tunnel length = 96 m	M = 0.729 Pressure at boundaries = 71154 Pa Temperature at boundaries = 271 K

Result – Pressure contours around airfoil

Result Comparison – Lift and drag coefficients

Results	Target	Creo Flow Analysis	Percent Error
Lift Coefficient	0.743	0.73	1.75
Drag Coefficient	0.0127	0.0126	0.79

Result Comparison – Coefficient of pressure distribution

Turbulent Flow Over A Backwards Facing Step

Problem Statement: 2-D turbulent flow with separation and reattachment is modeled for a backwards facing step with the Renormalization Group k-ε model.

• A = Inlet

• B = Step

• C = Outlet

References: D.M. Driver, H.L. Seegmiller, "Features of a Reattaching Turbulent Shear Layer in Divergent Channel Flow". AIAA Journal,Vol 23, pp. 163-171, 1985.

Fluid Properties	Geometric Properties	Working Conditions
Density: 1 kg/m3 Viscosity: 0.0001 kg/m-s	Step height = 1 m Length of the channel = 34 m Height of the channel = 9 m	Inlet: Fully developed velocity profile at 3.74 m/s Outlet: Atmospheric pressure

Result Comparison – Reattachment length

The reattachment length is the distance from the step at which the flow resumes in the positive flow direction. The experiment provides a range for the reattachment length.

Reattachment Length
Experiment	Creo Flow Analysis
x/H = 6.16 – 6.34	x/H = 6.21

Result Comparison – Skin friction coefficient

Prediction of the reattachment point downstream of the step was determined in the experiment by the following:

• Laser oil-flow interferometer measurements of skin-friction

• Interpolation of the zero skin-friction location. The experimental and the CFD results along the wall are compared below.

Vortex Shedding Over A Cylinder

Problem Statement: Flow over a cylinder is modeled using the standard k- ε turbulence model.

References: Williamson, C. H. K. (1988). Defining a universal and continuous Strouhal–Reynolds number relationship for the laminar vortex shedding of a circular cylinder. Physics of Fluids.

Fluid Properties	Geometric Properties	Working Conditions
Density=1 kg/m3 Viscosity= 0.01 Pa-s	See Image Above	Transient = 0.01 s Inlet velocity = 1m/s Outlet pressure = 0 Pa

Results – z-Vorticity after 150 s

Result Comparison – Strouhal number

The Strouhal number measures the shedding frequency.

Result	Target	Creo Flow Analysis	% Difference
Strouhal Number	0.164	0.165	0.61

Transitional Recirculatory Flow Inside a Ventilation Enclosure

Problem Statement: 3D recirculatory flow is modeled in a ventilation enclosure using the standard k-ε model.

• I = Inlet

• O = Outlet

References: P.V. Nielsen, A Restivo, J.H. Whitelaw, “The Velocity Characteristics of Ventilated Rooms”, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol 100, pp.291-298 , 1978.

Fluid Properties	Geometric Properties	Working Conditions
Density = 1.1766 kg/m3 Viscosity = 1.853e-5 Pa-s	L = 267.9 mm W = 89.3 mm Inlet height = 5 mm Outlet height = 14.3 mm	Inlet velocity = 15.78 m/s Outlet pressure = Atmospheric

Results – X-Velocity contours at centerline

Results – Y-Velocity contours at centerline

Result Comparison – Normalized velocity along the y-direction of the enclosure

Turbulent Flow in a Diffuser

Problem Statement: 3D turbulent flow in a diffuser is modeled using the standard k- ε turbulence model.

References: Azad, R. S., & Kassab, S. Z. (1989). Turbulent flow in a conical diffuser: Overview and implications. Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics, 1(3), 564–573.

Fluid Properties	Geometric Properties	Working Conditions
Density = 1.15758 kg/m3 Viscosity = 1.8406 x 10-5 Pa-s	See Image Above	Inlet velocity = 18.06 m/s Outlet pressure = 0 Pa

Results – Pressure contours

Results Comparison – Coefficient of pressure along diffuser wall

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