TY - GEN
T1 - Numerical simulation of interface and plume formation in high-speed multiphase flow
AU - Adam, Carlton P.
AU - Hadim, Hamid
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Empirical and numerical simulation results of the launch of a liquid slug from a tube into the atmosphere at high velocity are presented. The slug, consisting of an aqueous salt solution, is propelled by the gaseous combustion products of a solid propellant, which are in direct contact with the liquid. The numerical simulation of the launch event is used to predict the deformation of the gas-liquid interface by calculating the liquid volume fraction, pressure, temperature, and velocity fields. Transient 2D and 3D simulations are performed with varying mesh densities and with varying refinement near wall boundaries. Turbulence is captured with the Reynolds Stress Model (RSM). The Volume of Fluid method is used to track the three components present in the system (air, saltwater, propellant gas), using separate Eulerian phases for each. Results of the 2D and 3D simulations are compared to each other and to empirical test data, which consists of transient pressure measurements inside the launch tube and high-speed video of the slug exit into the atmosphere. The numerical results predict the formation of both the slug and plume structures, as seen in the video of the launch. The results also capture interface deformation and Rayleigh-Taylor instability while the slug is accelerated through the launch tube.
AB - Empirical and numerical simulation results of the launch of a liquid slug from a tube into the atmosphere at high velocity are presented. The slug, consisting of an aqueous salt solution, is propelled by the gaseous combustion products of a solid propellant, which are in direct contact with the liquid. The numerical simulation of the launch event is used to predict the deformation of the gas-liquid interface by calculating the liquid volume fraction, pressure, temperature, and velocity fields. Transient 2D and 3D simulations are performed with varying mesh densities and with varying refinement near wall boundaries. Turbulence is captured with the Reynolds Stress Model (RSM). The Volume of Fluid method is used to track the three components present in the system (air, saltwater, propellant gas), using separate Eulerian phases for each. Results of the 2D and 3D simulations are compared to each other and to empirical test data, which consists of transient pressure measurements inside the launch tube and high-speed video of the slug exit into the atmosphere. The numerical results predict the formation of both the slug and plume structures, as seen in the video of the launch. The results also capture interface deformation and Rayleigh-Taylor instability while the slug is accelerated through the launch tube.
KW - CFD
KW - Gas-Liquid interface flow
KW - Multiphase flow
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85106836200
T3 - Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
SP - 2605
EP - 2618
BT - Proceedings of the 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2017 and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT 2017
T2 - 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2017 and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT 2017
Y2 - 2 April 2017 through 5 April 2017
ER -