Apparatus for and method of simulating turbulence
Abstract
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a novel apparatus for and method of simulating physical processes such as fluid flow is provided. Fluid flow near a boundary or wall of an object is represented by a collection of vortex sheet layers. The layers are composed of a grid or mesh of one or more geometrically shaped space filling elements. In the preferred embodiment, the space filling elements take on a triangular shape. An Eulerian approach is employed for the vortex sheets, where a finite-volume scheme is used on the prismatic grid formed by the vortex sheet layers. A Lagrangian approach is employed for the vortical elements (e.g., vortex tubes or filaments) found in the remainder of the flow domain. To reduce the computational time, a hairpin removal scheme is employed to reduce the number of vortex filaments, and a Fast Multipole Method (FMM), preferably implemented using parallel processing techniques, reduces the computation of the velocity field.
- Inventors:
-
- (Rockville, MD)
- (Potomac, MD)
- (Silver Spring, MD)
- (Sykesville, MD)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Krispin Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875014
- Patent Number(s):
- 6512999
- Assignee:
- Vorcat, Inc. (Rockville, MD) CHO
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-97ER82413
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; simulating; turbulence; embodiment; novel; physical; processes; fluid; flow; provided; near; boundary; wall; represented; collection; vortex; sheet; layers; composed; grid; mesh; geometrically; shaped; space; filling; elements; triangular; shape; eulerian; approach; employed; sheets; finite-volume; scheme; prismatic; formed; lagrangian; vortical; tubes; filaments; found; remainder; domain; reduce; computational; time; hairpin; removal; fast; multipole; fmm; implemented; parallel; processing; techniques; reduces; computation; velocity; field; fluid flow; /703/
Citation Formats
Dimas, Athanassios, Lottati, Isaac, Bernard, Peter, Collins, James, and Geiger, James C. Apparatus for and method of simulating turbulence. United States: N. p., 2003.
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@article{osti_875014,
title = {Apparatus for and method of simulating turbulence},
author = {Dimas, Athanassios and Lottati, Isaac and Bernard, Peter and Collins, James and Geiger, James C.},
abstractNote = {In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a novel apparatus for and method of simulating physical processes such as fluid flow is provided. Fluid flow near a boundary or wall of an object is represented by a collection of vortex sheet layers. The layers are composed of a grid or mesh of one or more geometrically shaped space filling elements. In the preferred embodiment, the space filling elements take on a triangular shape. An Eulerian approach is employed for the vortex sheets, where a finite-volume scheme is used on the prismatic grid formed by the vortex sheet layers. A Lagrangian approach is employed for the vortical elements (e.g., vortex tubes or filaments) found in the remainder of the flow domain. To reduce the computational time, a hairpin removal scheme is employed to reduce the number of vortex filaments, and a Fast Multipole Method (FMM), preferably implemented using parallel processing techniques, reduces the computation of the velocity field.},
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year = {2003},
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