Investigation of the effects of fluid properties representation and boundary condition selection in numerical simulations of micro scale flows with phase change

[EN] Cavitation is a phenomenon affected considerably by the underlying pressure waves that occur on similar time and length scales as the bubble dynamics. Thus appropriate representation of wave dynamics within numerical frameworks is of paramount importance for the prediction of the phase change p...

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Autores: Pearce, Daniel, Vogiatzaki, Konstantina, Taylor, A.M.K.P, Hardalupas, Yannis
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/100281
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/100281
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cavitation
LES
Pressure waves
Open FOAM
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Sumario:[EN] Cavitation is a phenomenon affected considerably by the underlying pressure waves that occur on similar time and length scales as the bubble dynamics. Thus appropriate representation of wave dynamics within numerical frameworks is of paramount importance for the prediction of the phase change process in the nozzle as well as the subsequent spray formation. In this paper we focus on investigating the sensitivity of the wave dynamics within a compressible Large Eddy Simulation framework with regards to downstream geometry and boundary representation. Diesel was used as working fluid and was injected at various pressures through a micro-channel. Results in terms of vapour fraction, velocity and pressure are compared with the experimental data of Winklhofer [30, 31]. The downstream domain length and reflectivity properties are shown to exert a significant effect on in-nozzle processes.