To explore the relationship between dynamic characteristics and wake patterns,numerical simulations were conducted on three equal-diameter cylinders arranged in an equilateral triangle.The simulations varied reduced v...To explore the relationship between dynamic characteristics and wake patterns,numerical simulations were conducted on three equal-diameter cylinders arranged in an equilateral triangle.The simulations varied reduced velocities and gap spacing to observe flow-induced vibrations(FIVs).The immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann flux solver(IB–LBFS)was applied as a numerical solution method,allowing for straightforward application on a simple Cartesian mesh.The accuracy and rationality of this method have been verified through comparisons with previous numerical results,including studies on flow past three stationary circular cylinders arranged in a similar pattern and vortex-induced vibrations of a single cylinder across different reduced velocities.When examining the FIVs of three cylinders,numerical simulations were carried out across a range of reduced velocities(3.0≤Ur≤13.0)and gap spacing(L=3D,4D,and 5D).The observed vibration response included several regimes:the desynchronization regime,the initial branch,and the lower branch.Notably,the transverse amplitude peaked,and a double vortex street formed in the wake when the reduced velocity reached the lower branch.This arrangement of three cylinders proved advantageous for energy capture as the upstream cylinder’s vibration response mirrored that of an isolated cylinder,while the response of each downstream cylinder was significantly enhanced.Compared to a single cylinder,the vibration and flow characteristics of this system are markedly more complex.The maximum transverse amplitudes of the downstream cylinders are nearly identical and exceed those observed in a single-cylinder set-up.Depending on the gap spacing,the flow pattern varied:it was in-phase for L=3D,antiphase for L=4D,and exhibited vortex shedding for L=5D.The wake configuration mainly featured double vortex streets for L=3D and evolved into two pairs of double vortex streets for L=5D.Consequently,it well illustrates the coupling mechanism that dynamics characteristics and wake vortex change with gap spacing and reduced velocities.展开更多
针对自由表面流动与弹性结构的流固耦合计算效率低、计算耗时长的问题,将流体体积法与基于结构-虚拟弹性体的快速动网格方法相结合,发展了一种适用于自由表面流动的高效流固耦合方法。使用流体体积(volume of fluid,VOF)法对流体自由表...针对自由表面流动与弹性结构的流固耦合计算效率低、计算耗时长的问题,将流体体积法与基于结构-虚拟弹性体的快速动网格方法相结合,发展了一种适用于自由表面流动的高效流固耦合方法。使用流体体积(volume of fluid,VOF)法对流体自由表面进行追踪;将流体域视为虚拟弹性体并构建结构-虚拟弹性体系统,以流固耦合界面的多相流体力为激励求解系统的动力学方程得到结构振动位移和流场网格变形;在每一个时间步内依次求解流体流动、结构变形和流场动网格,实现流固耦合计算。基于发展的方法计算了溃坝水流冲击下弹性挡板的流固耦合响应,得到了溃坝水流的自由液面和弹性挡板的运动行为,结果表明:自由液面演变和弹性挡板振动位移的计算结果与已有算法的结果吻合良好;在同等网格规模下,与已有算法相比本文方法可减少33.3%的计算时间;在水流冲击作用下,弹性挡板向冲击侧小幅弯曲。随后水流沿挡板左侧上升并形成射流,挡板向另一侧大幅弯曲。最后由于两侧流体的阻尼,挡板振幅逐渐衰减。展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52201350,52201394,and 52271301)the Innovation Group Project of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai)(Grant No.SML2022008).
文摘To explore the relationship between dynamic characteristics and wake patterns,numerical simulations were conducted on three equal-diameter cylinders arranged in an equilateral triangle.The simulations varied reduced velocities and gap spacing to observe flow-induced vibrations(FIVs).The immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann flux solver(IB–LBFS)was applied as a numerical solution method,allowing for straightforward application on a simple Cartesian mesh.The accuracy and rationality of this method have been verified through comparisons with previous numerical results,including studies on flow past three stationary circular cylinders arranged in a similar pattern and vortex-induced vibrations of a single cylinder across different reduced velocities.When examining the FIVs of three cylinders,numerical simulations were carried out across a range of reduced velocities(3.0≤Ur≤13.0)and gap spacing(L=3D,4D,and 5D).The observed vibration response included several regimes:the desynchronization regime,the initial branch,and the lower branch.Notably,the transverse amplitude peaked,and a double vortex street formed in the wake when the reduced velocity reached the lower branch.This arrangement of three cylinders proved advantageous for energy capture as the upstream cylinder’s vibration response mirrored that of an isolated cylinder,while the response of each downstream cylinder was significantly enhanced.Compared to a single cylinder,the vibration and flow characteristics of this system are markedly more complex.The maximum transverse amplitudes of the downstream cylinders are nearly identical and exceed those observed in a single-cylinder set-up.Depending on the gap spacing,the flow pattern varied:it was in-phase for L=3D,antiphase for L=4D,and exhibited vortex shedding for L=5D.The wake configuration mainly featured double vortex streets for L=3D and evolved into two pairs of double vortex streets for L=5D.Consequently,it well illustrates the coupling mechanism that dynamics characteristics and wake vortex change with gap spacing and reduced velocities.
文摘针对自由表面流动与弹性结构的流固耦合计算效率低、计算耗时长的问题,将流体体积法与基于结构-虚拟弹性体的快速动网格方法相结合,发展了一种适用于自由表面流动的高效流固耦合方法。使用流体体积(volume of fluid,VOF)法对流体自由表面进行追踪;将流体域视为虚拟弹性体并构建结构-虚拟弹性体系统,以流固耦合界面的多相流体力为激励求解系统的动力学方程得到结构振动位移和流场网格变形;在每一个时间步内依次求解流体流动、结构变形和流场动网格,实现流固耦合计算。基于发展的方法计算了溃坝水流冲击下弹性挡板的流固耦合响应,得到了溃坝水流的自由液面和弹性挡板的运动行为,结果表明:自由液面演变和弹性挡板振动位移的计算结果与已有算法的结果吻合良好;在同等网格规模下,与已有算法相比本文方法可减少33.3%的计算时间;在水流冲击作用下,弹性挡板向冲击侧小幅弯曲。随后水流沿挡板左侧上升并形成射流,挡板向另一侧大幅弯曲。最后由于两侧流体的阻尼,挡板振幅逐渐衰减。
