Numerical aerodynamic analysis of bluff bodies at a high Reynolds number with three-dimensional CFD modeling
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论文类型：期刊论文
发表时间：2013-02-01
发表刊物：SCIENCE CHINA-PHYSICS MECHANICS & ASTRONOMY
收录刊物：SCIE、EI
卷号：56
期号：2
页面范围：277-289
ISSN号：1674-7348
关键字：bluff body; aerodynamic analysis; fluid-structure interaction; three-dimensional CFD modeling; flutter
摘要：This paper focuses on numerical simulations of bluff body aerodynamics with three-dimensional CFD (computational fluid dynamics) modeling, where a computational scheme for fluid-structure interactions is implemented. The choice of an appropriate turbulence model for the computational modeling of bluff body aerodynamics using both two-dimensional and three-dimensional CFD numerical simulations is also considered. An efficient mesh control method which employs the mesh deformation technique is proposed to achieve better simulation results. Several long-span deck sections are chosen as examples which were stationary and pitching at a high Reynolds number. With the proposed CFD method and turbulence models, the force coefficients and flutter derivatives thus obtained are compared with the experimental measurement results and computed values completely from commercial software. Finally, a discussion on the effects of oscillation amplitude on the flutter instability of a bluff body is carried out with extended numerical simulations. These numerical analysis results demonstrate that the proposed three-dimensional CFD method, with proper turbulence modeling, has good accuracy and significant benefits for aerodynamic analysis and computational FSI studies of bluff bodies.
发表时间：2013-02-01