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== Key Physics == | == Key Physics == | ||
The inflow condition is of major relevance for the vortex system. The horseshoe vortex dynamics are driven by the downflow in front of the cylinder. This downward directed flow is caused by a vertical pressure gradient, which in turn depends on the shape of the approaching inflow profile. Therefore, to | The inflow condition is of major relevance for the vortex system. The horseshoe vortex dynamics are driven by the downflow in front of the cylinder. This downward directed flow is caused by a vertical pressure gradient, which in turn depends on the shape of the approaching inflow profile. Therefore, one has to be aware which flow profile approaches the cylinder to be able to interpret the results and compare it to other studies. In the presented study, we took special care to have a fully developed turbulent open-channel flow approaching the cylinder in both experiment and simulation. | ||
== Numerical Modelling Issues == | == Numerical Modelling Issues == | ||
A high spatial resolution is required for both the CFD and the experiment, especially to capture wall-shear. The near-wall velocity distribution in the region of interest (the wall jet) is hard to be modelled or approximated and thus has to be resolved. An evaluation of every single term of the stress balance reveals various terms to contribute significantly to the wall shear stress (Schanderl et al. 2017a). Further, at the investigated Reynolds number the dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy is not necessarily isotropic (Schanderl & Manhart 2018). Thus, the turbulence model should be chosen with care or its contribution to the momentum balance kept small. | |||
== Physical Modelling == | == Physical Modelling == |
Revision as of 19:08, 8 September 2019
Cylinder-wall junction flow
Underlying Flow Regime 3-35
Best Practice Advice
Key Physics
The inflow condition is of major relevance for the vortex system. The horseshoe vortex dynamics are driven by the downflow in front of the cylinder. This downward directed flow is caused by a vertical pressure gradient, which in turn depends on the shape of the approaching inflow profile. Therefore, one has to be aware which flow profile approaches the cylinder to be able to interpret the results and compare it to other studies. In the presented study, we took special care to have a fully developed turbulent open-channel flow approaching the cylinder in both experiment and simulation.
Numerical Modelling Issues
A high spatial resolution is required for both the CFD and the experiment, especially to capture wall-shear. The near-wall velocity distribution in the region of interest (the wall jet) is hard to be modelled or approximated and thus has to be resolved. An evaluation of every single term of the stress balance reveals various terms to contribute significantly to the wall shear stress (Schanderl et al. 2017a). Further, at the investigated Reynolds number the dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy is not necessarily isotropic (Schanderl & Manhart 2018). Thus, the turbulence model should be chosen with care or its contribution to the momentum balance kept small.
Physical Modelling
The horseshoe vortex system is a complex three-dimensional flow configuration. Therefore, the two-dimensional data acquisition method is a limitation as the out-of-plane velocity component leads to a corresponding loss of particles. The number of valid samples suffered from this issue in combination of the low seeding density resulting from the large size of the flume. To overcome this issue, we additionally evaluated the PIV images with a grid. Whenever the instantaneous velocity fields based on a grid revealed a missing vector, the corresponding vector of the coarser evaluation was taken as a substitute, if possible. In this way, we could improve the number of valid samples and still keep the spatial resolution high. However, the spatial resolution of the PIV data was too coarse to resolve the velocity gradient correctly. Therefore, a single pixel evaluation is recommended, in order to capture the wall-shear stress correctly.
Application Uncertainties
The standard error of the mean value of the measured velocities was determined as follows:
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the standard error of the higher central moments was obtained likewise:
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The standard errors with respect to the standard deviation were quantified as follows:
Recommendations for Future Work
Performing a converged Direct Numerical Simulation would end all discussions about models and is - in our opinion - not out of reach. Further, considering surface roughness might give additional insight in the interaction of the wall jet with the wall.
The experiments could be improved by stereoscopic or tomographic PIV to acquire three dimensional data sets. Furthermore, the temporal resolution could be increased, in order to analyse the time scales of the horseshoe vortex system. The experimental setup can be improved by providing the light sheet from below passing through the transparent bottom plate, while the PIV camera(s) are mounted at the side outside of the flume.
Contributed by: Ulrich Jenssen, Wolfgang Schanderl, Michael Manhart — Technical University Munich
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