10/25/2014

Introductory FLUENT Training-Transient Flow Modeling

Nearly all flows in nature are transient!
Steady-state assumption is possible if we:
Ignore transient fluctuations
Employ ensemble/time-averaging to remove unsteadiness (this is what is done in modeling turbulence)
In CFD, steady-state methods are preferred
Lower computational cost
Easier to postprocess and analyze
Many applications require resolution of transient flow:
Aerodynamics (aircraft, land vehicles,etc.) – vortex shedding
Rotating Machinery – rotor/stator interaction, stall, surge
Multiphase Flows – free surfaces, bubble dynamics
Deforming Domains – in-cylinder combustion, store separation
transient Heat Transfer – transient heating and cooling

Many more.
Naturally occurring transients
transient flow due to growth of instabilities within the fluid or a non-equilibrium initial fluid state
Examples: natural convection flows, turbulent eddies of all scales, fluid waves (gravity waves, shock waves)
Forced transients
Time-dependent boundary conditions, source terms drive the transient flow field
Examples: pulsing flow in a nozzle, rotor-stator interaction in a turbine stage

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