OPhO 2022, Експеримент — Задача 3. Law of the Wall

OPhO Invitational: Fluid Dynamics · 25 т.

1 Introduction

Fluid dynamics is an important area in physics and engineering, and being able to simulate fluids properly is a challenging task that is applicable for rocketry, airplanes, cars, and even in designing pipes for air conditioning! The most popular technique is computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which numerically solves the Navier-Stokes equation. However, it is very difficult to set up and is very slow.

In this experiment, we will use a very simple simulation software that simulates fluids in two dimensions through the Lattice-Boltzmann algorithm (and is thus, not CFD), which you can find here.

Please take time to read the description on the page. Make sure to keep all settings as default. By dragging your cursor around, you can create different types of barriers, and clicking start will run the simulation. The first dropdown menu tells us the number of pixels. While a higher resolution will lead to more accurate results, it will be more strenuous for the computer and harder to create boundaries. We recommend you to draw the barriers on a lower resolution but run the simulation on a higher resolution.

On the last row, we recommend checking Flowlines and Sensor. Enabling sensor will result in a cursor to appear on the screen that you can drag around, where the density ρ\rho, horizontal speed uxu_x, and vertical speed uyu_y will all be shown. If for some reason the simulation is unstable, you may also check the Data button, which will record the data on the cursor as a function of time.

Условие

The Law of the Wall provides an empirical relationship between the average velocity of a turbulent flow at some point and the distance to a wall (or fluid boundary). Namely,

ux=uTκln⁡(ρuTμy)+C,u_x = \frac{u_T}{\kappa} \ln\left(\frac{\rho u_T}{\mu} y\right) + C,

where

  • uxu_x is the component of velocity parallel to the wall
  • uTu_T is the shear velocity defined by uT=τW/ρu_T = \sqrt{\tau_W/\rho},
  • ρ\rho is the density
  • μ\mu is the viscosity (specifically, the dynamic viscosity)
  • κ,C\kappa, C are constants.

Note that τw=μ∂ux∂y∣y=0\tau_w = \mu \dfrac{\partial u_x}{\partial y}\Big|_{y=0} is the wall shear stress.

Studies have shown that κ\kappa ranges from 0.350.35 to 0.420.42. Using a straight line to model a wall, answer the following questions:

1. Is the relationship between uxu_x and yy logarithmic? (10 pts)

2. What are the values of κ\kappa and CC? (10 pts)

3. Does the value of κ\kappa agree with experiment? If it does not, suggest a possible reason why. (5 pts)

You are encouraged to add graphs.

Note:

  • You are free to pick the length and direction of the boundary.
  • Please report your figures with uncertainties and make clear how you estimated and/or obtained them! You do not need to show your computations.
  • Provide a screenshot of the boundaries and the parameters.

Решение

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Оригинал в Архива: experiment.pdf