Computational analysis of incompressible turbulent flow in an idealised swirl combustor
by A.C. Benim, M.P. Escudier, A. Nahavandi, A.K. Nickson, K.J. Syed, F. Joos
Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal (PCFD), Vol. 11, No. 1, 2011

Abstract: Isothermal turbulent swirling flow in a water test rig, representing an idealised swirl combustor, has been investigated experimentally and numerically. The Reynolds number based on combustor inlet diameter and mean axial velocity was 4600. Two cases were investigated at two different swirl intensities. Time-averaged velocities and RMS turbulence intensities were measured by Laser Doppler Anemometer (LDA), along radial traverses at different axial stations. In the three-dimensional, transient computations, Large Eddy Simulations (LES) and URANS Reynolds Stress Models (RSM) have basically been employed as modelling strategies for turbulence. To model subgrid-scale (SGS) turbulence for LES, the models owing to Smagorinsky and Voke were used. In one of the cases, Detached Eddy Simulations (DES) were also applied. The predictions have been compared with the measurements. It has been observed that LES provides the best overall accuracy, where no significant differences between the Smagorinsky and Voke models could be discerned.

Online publication date: Sun, 19-Dec-2010

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