Detection of memory loss of symmetry in the blockage of a turbulent flow within a duct

F. Rodrigues Santos, G. da Silva Costa, A. T. da Cunha Lima (), M. P. de Almeida () and I. C. da Cunha Lima
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F. Rodrigues Santos: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia, Camaçari, BA, Brazil2Programa de Modelagem Computacional - SENAI - Cimatec, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
G. da Silva Costa: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia, Camaçari, BA, Brazil2Programa de Modelagem Computacional - SENAI - Cimatec, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
A. T. da Cunha Lima: Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
M. P. de Almeida: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
I. C. da Cunha Lima: Programa de Modelagem Computacional - SENAI - Cimatec, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil5Pursuelife - Consutancy on Applied Science, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2017, vol. 28, issue 06, 1-14

Abstract: This paper aims to detect memory loss of the symmetry of blockades in ducts and how far the information on the asymmetry of the obstacles travels in the turbulent flow from computational simulations with OpenFOAM. From a practical point of view, it seeks alternatives to detect the formation of obstructions in pipelines. The numerical solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations were obtained through the solver PisoFOAM of the OpenFOAM library, using the large Eddy simulation (LES) for the turbulent model. Obstructions were placed near the duct inlet and, keeping the blockade ratio fixed, five combinations for the obstacles sizes were adopted. The results show that the information about the symmetry is preserved for a larger distance near the ducts wall than in mid-channel. For an inlet velocity of 5m/s near the walls the memory is kept up to distance 40 times the duct width, while in mid-channel this distance is reduced almost by half. The maximum distance in which the symmetry breaking memory is preserved shows sensitivity to Reynolds number variations in regions near the duct walls, while in the mid channel that variations do not cause relevant effects to the velocity distribution.

Keywords: Turbulence; obstruction; OpenFOAM; Navier–Stokes; pipeline (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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