Numerical simulation and analysis of multi-scale cavitating flows
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

Cavitating flows include vapour structures with a wide range of different length scales, from micro-bubbles to large cavities. The correct estimation of small-scale cavities can be as important as that of large-scale structures, because cavitation inception as well as the resulting noise, erosion and strong vibrations occur at small time and length scales. In this study, a multi-scale cavitating flow around a sharp-edged bluff body is investigated. For numerical analysis, while popular homogeneous mixture models are practical options for large-scale applications, they are normally limited in the representation of small-scale cavities. Therefore, a hybrid cavitation model is developed by coupling a mixture model with a Lagrangian bubble model. The Lagrangian model is based on a four-way coupling approach, which includes new submodels, to consider various small-scale phenomena in cavitation dynamics. Additionally, the coupling of the mixture and the Lagrangian models is based on an improved algorithm that is compatible with the flow physics. The numerical analysis provides a detailed description of the multi-scale dynamics of cavities as well as the interactions between vapour structures of various scales and the continuous flow. The results, among others, show that small-scale cavities not only are important at the inception and collapse steps, but also influence the development of large-scale structures. Furthermore, a comparison of the results with those from experiment shows considerable improvements in both predicting the large cavities and capturing the small-scale structures using the hybrid model. More accurate results (compared with the traditional mixture model) can be achieved even with a lower mesh resolution.

cavitation

bubble dynamics

multiphase flow

Författare

Ebrahim Ghahramani

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Marin teknik

Henrik Ström

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Strömningslära

Rickard Bensow

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Marin teknik

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

0022-1120 (ISSN) 1469-7645 (eISSN)

Vol. 922 A22

CaFE

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/H2020/642536), 2015-01-01 -- 2019-01-01.

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Teknisk mekanik

Annan fysik

Strömningsmekanik och akustik

Infrastruktur

C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)

DOI

10.1017/jfm.2021.424

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