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3D LES computations of a shallow lateral expansion using an immersed boundary method
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| Title: | 3D LES computations of a shallow lateral expansion using an immersed boundary method |
| Authors: | Talstra, Harmen
Uijttewaal, Wim S.J.
Stelling, Guus S. |
| Keywords: | Large eddy simulation
Turbulence modeling
Computational hydraulics |
| Issue Date: | 11-Sep-2006 |
| Publisher: | Michael Piasecki and College of Engineering, Drexel University |
| Citation: | Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, September 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/732 |
| Abstract: | In environmental shallow flows, the phenomenon of flow separation often gives rise to large-scale
turbulent structures (vortex shedding). In this study, 3D LES computations of three Shallow Lateral
Expansion geometries are performed. The resolved large-scale turbulent structures are studied in
detail in order to allow a comparison with laboratory experiments, carried out using the Particle
Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique. When LES is applied for practical cases involving flow
separation, immersed boundaries are often an essential part of the geometry. These boundaries can
cause problems with respect to the Navier Stokes solver used, especially regarding the pressure
correction module. A solution to this problem, known as Immersed Boundary Method (IBM), is
found by using body forces to ensure the impermeability of internal boundaries. The classical IBM
formulation, however, makes a systematic error regarding momentum transfer in the vicinity of solid
walls. In this study an adjusted IBM is proposed, based on momentum fluxes instead of body forces.
The adjusted model is applied to Shallow Lateral Expansion geometries of various aspect ratios. In
order to analyze the real-time large-scale turbulent structures, the vector potential function of the
velocity field is computed. This is a very suitable tool to detect large-scale flow structures. The
turbulence features observed in the 3D LES computation are compared with the PIV data, especially
regarding the vortex shedding behaviour. An analysis of Reynolds stresses and the downstream
development of eddy length scales reveals the existence of two different regimes in the vortex
shedding behaviour. The difference can be explained by the interaction of shed vortices with the
primary and secondary recirculation cells that are present. |
| Description: | Paper presented at The Seventh International Conference on HydroScience and Engineering (ICHE) hosted by the College of Engineering at Drexel Univeristy on September 10-13, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference theme was IT in the Field of HydroSciences. It included several mini-symposia that emphasized IT topics in HydroSciences and the yearly meeting of the metadata group of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange organization. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1463 |
| ISBN: | 0977447405 |
| Appears in Collections: | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on HydroScience and Engineering (ICHE 2006) [ISBN: 0977447405]
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