Abstract

Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) coupling with mass transfer cavitation models was used to resolve the turbulent flow structure with cavitation. Kubota and Merkle cavitation models were tested. As part of the work, the Merkle model is implemented into CFX by User Fortran code because this model has shown good cavitation prediction capability according to the literature. The results will focus on the unsteady cavitation shedding dynamics around NACA66 hydrofoil. The predicted results compare well with the experimental measurements for unsteady sheet/cloud cavitating flows. Numerical visualizations of cloud cavity evolution and surface pressure signals show relatively good agreement with the experimental data.

Details

Title
Numerical simulation of unsteady sheet/cloud cavitation
Author
Tran, T D 1 ; Nennemann, B 2 ; Vu, T C 2 ; Guibault, F 3 

 Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
 Andritz-Hydro Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
 Department of Computer and Software Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Mar 2014
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2534472075
Copyright
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