Coupling Viscous Vorticity Equation (VISVE) method with OpenFOAM to predict turbulent flow around 2-D hydrofoils and cylinders

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dc.contributor.advisorKinnas, Spyros A.
dc.creatorYao, Hao
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T20:00:18Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T20:00:18Z
dc.date.created2019-05
dc.date.issued2019-06-19
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-10-02T20:00:19Z
dc.description.abstractThe VIScous Vorticity Equation (VISVE) method has already been applied to solve the laminar flow around a cylinder and a hydrofoil at low Reynolds numbers. This method is more computationally efficient and spatially compact than a viscous flow method based on primitive variables. However, the VISVE method fails at high Reynolds numbers due to the effects of turbulence. In this thesis, a synchronous coupling method was developed to couple the VISVE and a turbulence model in OpenFOAM, enabling the VISVE method to solve the turbulent flow at high Reynolds numbers in a 2-D hydrofoil case and a 2-D cylinder case. The velocity, vorticity, and pressure calculated by the coupling method agree well with the results obtained by a RANS method.
dc.description.departmentCivil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/76084
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/3182
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectVorticity
dc.subjectVISVE
dc.subjectOpenFOAM
dc.subjectTurbulence
dc.subjectRANS
dc.subjectSynchronous coupling
dc.titleCoupling Viscous Vorticity Equation (VISVE) method with OpenFOAM to predict turbulent flow around 2-D hydrofoils and cylinders
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentCivil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Engineering

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