A Method to Simulate Unsteady Turbulent Flows Using a Vorticity Based Method

Abstract

This patent application involves a computerized method for determining the velocity field of a three-dimensional fluid flow over a submerged body. Inflow velocities, turbulence, spectral behavior is provided over a body geometry. The method uses filament elements near the body and blob elements at a distance from the body. Velocity and vorticity are calculated at each time increment and then the elements are evolved based on the calculated values. Blob elements are moved using the centroid of the blob, and filament elements are moved by use the ends of the filaments. New elements are added as required upstream in the flow field. The time is incremented and the routine is repeated for a period of interest, providing a model of the flow field about the body. Hairpin filaments can be modeled by attaching multiple filaments end to end.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 27, 2005
Accession Number
ADD020207

Entities

People

  • Stephen A. Huyer

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Layers
  • Mathematical Models
  • Patents
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
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