• Title/Summary/Keyword: k-$\varepsilon$ Turbulent Flow

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A low-Reynolds-number 4-equation heat transfer model for turbulent separated and reattaching flows (난류 박리 및 재부착 유동의 해석을 위한 저레이놀즈수 4-방정식 난류 열전달 모형의 개발)

  • Rhee Gwang-Hoon;Sung Hyung-Jin
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 1995
  • In the present study, an improved version of 4-equation low-Reynolds-number 4-equation model is proposed. The equations of the temperature variance ($k_{\theta}$) and its dissipation rate(${\varepsilon}_{\theta}$) are solved, in concert with the equations of the turbulent kinetic energy(k) and its dissipation rate(${\varepsilon}$). In the present model, the near-wall effect and the non-equilibrium effect are fully taken into consideration. The validation of the model is then applied to the turbulent flow behind a backward-facing step and the flow over a blunt body. The predicted results of the present model are compared and evaluated with the relevant experiments.

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Computational study on turbulent flows inside the duct of marine waterjet propulsor (선박 워터제트 추진기 덕트 내부의 난류유동 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Park Il-Ryong;Kim Wu-Joan;Ahn Jong-Woo;Kim Ki-Sup
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.181-184
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    • 2002
  • CFD calculations are carried out to investigate the turbulent flow characteristics inside the duct of marine waterjet propulsors. The Reynolds-averaged Wavier-Stokes equations are solved using a finite-volume method. Standard $k-{\varepsilon}$ model and realizable $k-{\varepsilon}$ model are evaluated with an existing experimental data. Multi-block grid topology is adopted to describe the details of complex duct geometry. The present numerical methods are applied to the preliminary duct design of new waterjet propulsor system. Four different influx conditions are simulated to find out pressure and velocity distribution inside the intake duct. Attention is also paid upon the possible flow separation inside the waterjet duct. It is found that CFD tools can be used for the initial evaluation of inflow condition into the impeller of waterjet propulsor system.

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Numerical Analysis of Rotating Channel Flow with an Anisotropic $k-\varepsilon$ Turbulence Model (비등방 $k-\varepsilon$ 난류모델에 의한 회전 덕트유동의 수치해석)

  • Myeong, Hyeon-Guk
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.1046-1055
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    • 1997
  • An anisotropic k-.epsilon. turbulence model for predicting the rotating flows is proposed with the simple inclusion of a new parameter dealing with the extra straining effects in the .epsilon.-equation. This model is employed to compute the effects of Coriolis forces on fully-developed flow in a rotating channel. The predicted results indicate that the present model captures fairly well the striking rotational-induced effects on the Reynolds stresses and the mean flow distributions, including the argumentation of turbulent transport on the unstable side (pressure surface) of the channel and its damping on the stable side (suction surface).

Unsteady RANS computations of turbulent flow in a high-amplitude meandering channel (고진폭 만곡수로에서 난류흐름의 비정상 RANS 수치모의)

  • Lee, Seungkyu;Paik, Joongcheol
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2017
  • Turbulent flow structure in the high amplitude meandering channel is complex due to secondary recirculation with helicoidal motions and shear layers formed by flow separation from the curved sidewall. In this work, the secondary flow and the superelevation of the water surface produced in the high-amplitude Kinoshita channel are reproduced by the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) computations using the VOF technique for resolving the variation of water surface elevation and three statistical turbulence models ($k-{\varepsilon}$, RNG $k-{\varepsilon}$, $k-{\omega}$ SST). The numerical results computed by a second-order accurate finite volume method are compared with an existing experimental measurement. Among applied turbulence models, $k-{\omega}$ SST model relatively well predicts overall distribution of the secondary recirculation in the Kinoshita channel, while all three models yield similar prediction of water superelevation transverse slope. The secondary recirculation driven by the radial acceleration in the upstream bend affects the flow structure in the downstream bend, which yields a pair of counter-rotating vortices at the bend apex. This complex flow pattern is reasonably well reproduced by the $k-{\omega}$ SST model. Both $k-{\varepsilon}$ based models fail to predict the clockwise-rotating vortex between a pair of counter-rotating vortices which was observed in the experiment. Regardless of applied turbulence models, the present computations using the VOF method appear to well reproduce the superelevation of water surface through the meandering channel.

Numerical Analysis of Two-Dimensional Surface Buoyant Jets by k-$\varepsilon$ Turbulence Model (이차원 표층방류 밀도분류의 k-$\varepsilon$ 모델에 의한 수치해석)

  • 허재영;최한기;강주복
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.81-91
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    • 1991
  • A k-$\varepsilon$ equation model was established to investigate the behaviours of two-dimensional surface buoyant jets. Its computational results were compared with experimental data on the mean flow and the turbulent transport. The model was proved to predict the flow characteristics reasonably. The influence of the values of k and $\varepsilon$ given in the inlet on the evaluation of surface buoyant jets was examined to determine them quantitatively. Computations for several values of buoyancy production coefficient $C\varepsilon$$_3$ in the $\varepsilon$ equation, which has been neglected by many researchers. were carried out to evaluate its effect on the flow development. Computational results of the two-dimensional surface buoyant jets were presented and briefly discussed.

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A Numerical Analysis of Flow through Open Channel Constrictions using Turbulence Model (난류모델을 이용한 개수로 급축소부 흐름의 수치해석)

  • Choe, Heung-Sik
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.201-210
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    • 1997
  • To analyze the flow through open-channel constrictions using $\kappa$-$\varepsilon$ turbulence mode, a numerical model is developed. The simulated results agree well with existing experimental data which attributes to the adequate input of turbulent eddy-viscosity by turbulence model. A stream function and velocity distributions enable the analysis of flow characteristics at the downstream of constriction. Turbulent eddy viscosities over channel are spatially varied with stream pattern. For the evaluation of rapidly varied flow, the eddy-viscosity input by turbulence model is required instead of the empirical effective viscosity to solve a shallow water equation.

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Numerical analysis of continuous casting process with electromagnetic brake (연속주조공정에서의 EMBR의 수치해석)

  • 김현경;유흥선;유수열
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.766-773
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    • 1999
  • A numerical analysis has been performed solidification problem using the fixed grid-enthalpy method with enthalpy-porosity relation. A modified standard $k-\varepsilon$ model was applied to describe the influence of turbulent flow. Computational procedures are based on the finite volume method and the non-staggered grid system. Comparisons with the different three experimental results show that applying a modified standard $k-\varepsilon$model in mushyzone is better than the previous computation results. This paper includes another EMBR's influences such as change of velocity field, Increasement of temperature and dispersion of flow out of nozzle into the flow field. These EMBR's influences are compared to case without EMBR.

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CFD evaluation of a suitable site for a wind turbine on a trapezoid shaped hill

  • Unchai, Thitipong;Janyalertadun, Adun
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.75-88
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    • 2014
  • The computational fluid dynamic is used to explore new aspects of the hill flow. This analysis focuses on flow dependency and the comparison of results from measurements and simulations to show an optimization turbulent model and the possibility of replacing measurements with simulations. The first half of the paper investigates a suitable turbulence model for determining a suitable site for a wind turbine. Results of the standard k-${\varepsilon}$ model are compared precisely with the measurements taken in front of the hilltop, The Reynolds Stress Model showed exact results after 1.0 times of hill steepness but the standard k-${\varepsilon}$ model and standard k-${\omega}$ model showed greater underestimation. In addition, velocity flow over Pha Taem hill topography and the reference geometry shape were compared to find a suitable site for a turbine in case the actual hill structure was associated with the trapezoid geometric shape. Further study of geometry shaped hills and suitable sites for wind turbines will be reported elsewhere.

Redeveloping Turbelent Boundary Layer after Separation-Reattachment(II) -A Consideration on Turbulence Models- (박리-재부착 이후의 재발달 난류경계층 II -난류 모델들에 관한 고찰-)

  • 백세진;유정열
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.999-1011
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    • 1989
  • A consideration on the trubulence models for describing the redeveloping turbulent boundary layer beyond separation-reattachment in the flow over a backward-facing step is given through experimental and numerical studies. By considering the blance among the measured values of respective terms in the transport equations for the turbulent kinetic energy and the turbulent shear stress, the recovering process of the redeveloping boundary layer from non-equilibrium to equilibrium has been investigated, which takes place slowly over a substantial distance in the downstream direction. In the numerical study, the standard K-.epsilon. model and the Reynolds stress model have been applied to two kinds of flow regions, one for the entire downstream region after the backward-facing step and another for the downstream region after reattachment. Then the results are compared to a meaningful extent, with the experimental values of the turbulent kinetic energy k, the turbulent energy production term P, the dissipation term K-.epsilon. model, a necessity for a new modelling has been brought forward, which can be also applied to the case of the nonequlibrium turbulent flow.

A Numerical Study on the Turbulent Flow Characteristics Near Compression TDC is Four-Valve-Per-Cylinder Engine (4밸브기관의 압축상사점 부근의 난류특성에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • 김철수;최영돈
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 1993
  • The three-dimensional numerical analysis for in-cylinder flow of four-valve engine without intake port has been successfully computed. These computations have been performed using technique of the general coordinate transformation based on the finite-volume method and body-fitted non-orthogenal grids using staggered control volume and covariant variable as dependent one. Computations are started at intake valve opening and are carried through top-dead-center of compression. A k-$\varepsilon$model is used to represent turbulent transport of momentum. The principal study is the evolution of interaction between mean flow and turbulence and of the role of swirl and tumble in generating near TDC turbulence. Results for three different inlet flow configuration are presented. From these results, complex flow pattern may be effective for promoting combustion in spark-ignition engines and kinetic energy of mean flow near TDC is well converted into turbulent kinetic energy.

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