Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body

Unlike a slender body, vortices are shed off alternately in the wake of a blunt body. In the case of liquid flows, when the pressure falls below the vapor pressure, cavitation occurs in the vortex core and affects the formation of the vortex street. This phenomenon is of major importance in many pra...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ji-Hye Kim, So-Won Jeong, Byoung-Kwon Ahn, Chul-Soo Park, Gun-Do Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Ocean Engineers 2018-02-01
Series:한국해양공학회지
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.26748/KSOE.2018.2.32.1.036
_version_ 1818144522526261248
author Ji-Hye Kim
So-Won Jeong
Byoung-Kwon Ahn
Chul-Soo Park
Gun-Do Kim
author_facet Ji-Hye Kim
So-Won Jeong
Byoung-Kwon Ahn
Chul-Soo Park
Gun-Do Kim
author_sort Ji-Hye Kim
collection DOAJ
description Unlike a slender body, vortices are shed off alternately in the wake of a blunt body. In the case of liquid flows, when the pressure falls below the vapor pressure, cavitation occurs in the vortex core and affects the formation of the vortex street. This phenomenon is of major importance in many practical cases because the alternate shedding of vortices creates imbalanced forces on the body. Hence, it is very important to determine the shedding frequency of cavitating vortices. In this paper, the unsteady cavitating flow around a two-dimensional wedge-shaped submerged body was simulated using the commercial code STAR-CCM+. A numerical investigation of the structure of cavitating vortices was performed for a model with an apex angle of 20°. The results were validated by comparing them with experimental measurements carried out at a cavitation tunnel of Chungnam National University (CNU-CT). It was found that the shedding frequency of the vortex increased by up to 18%, which was strongly affected by the development of cavitation.
first_indexed 2024-12-11T11:48:54Z
format Article
id doaj.art-9e477afb1fee4c8a8f8510fbb46bb3d9
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1225-0767
2287-6715
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-11T11:48:54Z
publishDate 2018-02-01
publisher The Korean Society of Ocean Engineers
record_format Article
series 한국해양공학회지
spelling doaj.art-9e477afb1fee4c8a8f8510fbb46bb3d92022-12-22T01:08:24ZengThe Korean Society of Ocean Engineers한국해양공학회지1225-07672287-67152018-02-01321364210.26748/KSOE.2018.2.32.1.036Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged BodyJi-Hye Kim0 So-Won Jeong1Byoung-Kwon Ahn2Chul-Soo Park3Gun-Do Kim4Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Chungnam National UniversityNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Chungnam National UniversityNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Chungnam National UniversityKorea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean EngineeringKorea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean EngineeringUnlike a slender body, vortices are shed off alternately in the wake of a blunt body. In the case of liquid flows, when the pressure falls below the vapor pressure, cavitation occurs in the vortex core and affects the formation of the vortex street. This phenomenon is of major importance in many practical cases because the alternate shedding of vortices creates imbalanced forces on the body. Hence, it is very important to determine the shedding frequency of cavitating vortices. In this paper, the unsteady cavitating flow around a two-dimensional wedge-shaped submerged body was simulated using the commercial code STAR-CCM+. A numerical investigation of the structure of cavitating vortices was performed for a model with an apex angle of 20°. The results were validated by comparing them with experimental measurements carried out at a cavitation tunnel of Chungnam National University (CNU-CT). It was found that the shedding frequency of the vortex increased by up to 18%, which was strongly affected by the development of cavitation.https://doi.org/10.26748/KSOE.2018.2.32.1.036Cavitating flowMultiphase flowWake flowVortex
spellingShingle Ji-Hye Kim
So-Won Jeong
Byoung-Kwon Ahn
Chul-Soo Park
Gun-Do Kim
Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body
한국해양공학회지
Cavitating flow
Multiphase flow
Wake flow
Vortex
title Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body
title_full Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body
title_fullStr Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body
title_short Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Cavitating Vortex around Two-dimensional Wedge-shaped Submerged Body
title_sort numerical analysis of unsteady cavitating vortex around two dimensional wedge shaped submerged body
topic Cavitating flow
Multiphase flow
Wake flow
Vortex
url https://doi.org/10.26748/KSOE.2018.2.32.1.036
work_keys_str_mv AT jihyekim numericalanalysisofunsteadycavitatingvortexaroundtwodimensionalwedgeshapedsubmergedbody
AT sowonjeong numericalanalysisofunsteadycavitatingvortexaroundtwodimensionalwedgeshapedsubmergedbody
AT byoungkwonahn numericalanalysisofunsteadycavitatingvortexaroundtwodimensionalwedgeshapedsubmergedbody
AT chulsoopark numericalanalysisofunsteadycavitatingvortexaroundtwodimensionalwedgeshapedsubmergedbody
AT gundokim numericalanalysisofunsteadycavitatingvortexaroundtwodimensionalwedgeshapedsubmergedbody