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Numerical Simulation of 3-D Cavitation behind a Disk Cavitator Using OpenFOAM

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10.22034/jast.2018.144792

Abstract

In this paper simulation of cavitating flow over a disk cavitator is reported using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. To apply the cavitation model, the flow has been considered as a single fluid, two-phase mixture. A transport equation model for the local volume fraction of vapor is solved and a finite rate mass transfer model is used for the vaporization and condensation processes based on the Kunz model. The volume of fluid (VOF) method is applied to track the interface of liquid and vapor phases. Our simulation is performed using a two phase solver available in the framework of the OpenFOAM package, namely “interPhaseChangeFoam”. The solver is based on finite volume method. Two different turbulence model, i.e., k-w SST and large eddy simulation (LES) are employed. Simulation is performed for the supercavitation regime. The results of our simulation are compared with the experimental data and analytical expressions and suitable accuracy has been investigated.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

Numerical Simulation of 3-D Cavitation behind a Disk Cavitator Using OpenFOAM

Author [Persian]

  • Ehsan Roohi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract [Persian]

In this paper simulation of cavitating flow over a disk cavitator is reported using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. To apply the cavitation model, the flow has been considered as a single fluid, two-phase mixture. A transport equation model for the local volume fraction of vapor is solved and a finite rate mass transfer model is used for the vaporization and condensation processes based on the Kunz model. The volume of fluid (VOF) method is applied to track the interface of liquid and vapor phases. Our simulation is performed using a two phase solver available in the framework of the OpenFOAM package, namely “interPhaseChangeFoam”. The solver is based on finite volume method. Two different turbulence model, i.e., k-w SST and large eddy simulation (LES) are employed. Simulation is performed for the supercavitation regime. The results of our simulation are compared with the experimental data and analytical expressions and suitable accuracy has been investigated.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Disk cavitator
  • LES turbulence model
  • mass transfer model
  • VOF
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Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology
Volume 11.1, Issue 1
June 2018
Pages 1-8
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