Numerical Simulations of Air Cavities in Inclined Plunging Jets

Qian Sun, Hao Yuan, Lei Jiang, Guangxiang Xu and Xujin Zhang

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2020, vol. 2020, 1-15

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The dynamic process of circular water jets plunging into a quiescent pool was analyzed in this study based on the RNG k ∼ ε turbulence model and VOF method. The effects of jet velocity and inclination angles relative to horizontal on the cavity shapes and sizes were analyzed. The simulation successfully captured the formation, development, pinch-off, and disintegration phenomena of cavities. The shape of the cavity is mainly affected by the impact angle, while the impact velocity mainly affects the size of the cavity. The cavity pinch-off initially appears at a certain point in any direction for vertical jets, while the cavity in the opposite direction of flow pinch-off appears before the cavity in the direction of flow for inclined jets. Before cavity pinch-off, the maximum radial and axial sizes of the cavity generally increase with the impact velocity and the time after impingement. The axial penetration velocity of the cavity tip is approximately half of the impact velocity, which is consistent with previous research. Finally, based on the statistics of the cavity sizes, empirical formulas for predicting the maximum radial and axial sizes of the cavity were established.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1155/2020/5296531

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