Effects of flow control on flow past bluff bodies
The aim of this Ph.D. thesis, "Effects of flow control on flow past bluff bodies" is to study and analyzes the effects of Flow Control on various aspects and proverbs of flow past bluff bodies. Flow control techniques are presently researched and studied across the world to gauge their eff...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/398031 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/398031 https://dx.doi.org/10.5821/dissertation-2117-98107 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física 531/534 629 |
| Sumario: | The aim of this Ph.D. thesis, "Effects of flow control on flow past bluff bodies" is to study and analyzes the effects of Flow Control on various aspects and proverbs of flow past bluff bodies. Flow control techniques are presently researched and studied across the world to gauge their effectiveness in altering flow properties and patterns in different flow scenarios. The inspiration for the present work is derived from automobile industry, as analyzing the flow over backward step and inclined step shall help in understanding the characteristics of the rear vehicle wake. Since a considerable percentage of the energy needed to propel the vehicle is dissipated by the vorticity generated in the rear of the vehicle, hence it is of utmost importance to understand the properties of the wake. In the present study various possibilities were explored for application and examine effectiveness of active flow control techniques in bluff bodies to increase the aerodynamic efficiency. The primary aim of the study is to reduce the drag acting on bluff bodies by determining an effective active flow control technique and configuration. Two different kinds of Active Flow Control techniques have been used in this thesis namely, "Zero Net Mass Flow Actuator" and "Fluidic Actuator". The characteristics of laminar and turbulent boundary layer were analyzed and the effectiveness of flow control in delaying the detachment of the boundary layer was analyzed. Numerical simulation programs were developed in C language for simulating various cases in the thesis and a 3D LES turbulence modeling finite volume code was developed using Smagorinsky-Lilly model in C language for the simulating the flow over backward step in turbulence regime. All the numerical simulation codas were validated with previous research works. The thesis is divided into five chapters analyzing flow over square cylinder, backward step and inclined step geometries in 2D and 3D in laminar and turbulent regimes |
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