Numerical simulations of oil flow inside a gearbox by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2018

In this paper, numerical simulations of oil flow inside a gearbox are presented and compared to experimental particle image velocimetry (PIV) results. Instead of a traditional grid-based finite volume method, a mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method is employed. A multi-phase SPH formulation is utilized to resolve the complex multiphase fluid flow. A total of nine simulations are carried out for three oil levels and three Reynolds numbers, to investigate the flow field behavior and to compare with the experimental results. The aeration effect is first considered to qualitatively analyze the quantity and size of bubbles generated due to the rotation of the gears. Furthermore, the velocity field and velocity profile beneath the oil surface are comprehensively analyzed. Our simulation results exhibit physically consistent behavior of the oil flow and good agreement is achieved compared to the experimental results. Flow structures, splashing and recirculation areas are very well captured by the simulation. However, some discrepancies of the velocity field between the numerical and experimental results are also observed, and discussed.

CFD

Oil distribution

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

Gearbox

Författare

Zhe Ji

FluiDyna GmbH

Milos Stanic

FluiDyna GmbH

Erwin Adi Hartono

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Strömningslära

Valery Chernoray

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Strömningslära

Tribology International

0301-679X (ISSN)

Vol. 127 47-58

Ämneskategorier

Geofysisk teknik

Teknisk mekanik

Strömningsmekanik och akustik

Infrastruktur

Chalmers strömningslaboratorium

DOI

10.1016/j.triboint.2018.05.034

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