نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشکده مهندسی مکانیک - دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد.
2 دانشکده مهندسی مکانیک - دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
In this study, transient cavitating flows over 2D-axisymmetric geometries of cavitators and projectile bodies were simulated using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method and Youngs free surface reconstruction algorithm. To predict the shape of the cavity, Navier-Stokes equations, in addition to an advection equation for the liquid volume fraction, are solved. The main application of the Volume of Fluid method is on the simulation of free surface flows. In this work, another capability has been added to the original Volume of Fluid model to solve, simultaneously, the gas and liquid phases. After this step, by applying an analytical-numerical mass transfer algorithm, the cavitation henomenon has been simulated. The mass transfer between the liquid and vapor is modeled using
Kunzs method. Simulation of the cavitation is based on a homogenous equilibrium flow model. The main features of the developed model compared to available work in the literature are in the use of Youngs algorithm to
construct the cavity region and in the consideration of surface tension, which becomes important in the prediction of the cavity closure region. The developed model was used for different geometries in a wide range of cavitation numbers from cloud cavitation to a super cavitation regime. The developed numerical model can accurately predict the geometrical parameters of a super cavity, such as its length, diameter, and the closure region. In addition, the flow parameters of a supercavity, such as its drag coefficient, pressure coefficient, and re-entrant jet, were simulated with very high accuracy. The model can also simulate the characteristics of cloud cavitation, such as the separation of large vapor structures from the main cavity region. Totally, the developed model accurately captured the cavity closure region with its transient features of re-entrant jet movement and bubble detachment. In comparison with other available models for cavitation (such as the commercial software, Fluent) the developed algorithm is more efficient and needs far less CPU time and memory.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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