In this paper, an CFD simulation-based analysis on the Tip vortex cavitation(TVC) and TVC-induced noise around NACA series hydrofoils with RaNS(Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes), DES(Detached eddy simulation), and LES(Large eddy simulation) was conduct...
In this paper, an CFD simulation-based analysis on the Tip vortex cavitation(TVC) and TVC-induced noise around NACA series hydrofoils with RaNS(Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes), DES(Detached eddy simulation), and LES(Large eddy simulation) was conducted. The cavitation model for each CFD simulations for analyzing the TVC-induced noise spectrum was Schnerr-Sauer model or Rayleigh-Plesset model, and the comparison on the TVC-induced noise spectral-analysis results between these simulations by the cavitation model was conducted also. For the comparison on the TVC-induced cavity and vortex distribution around the section at the tip on the trailing edge of the hydrofoil between each CFD simulations with different turbulent models, the TVC-induced cavity form and vorticity magnitude field distributions were compared between each CFD simulations.
Also, the superiority of the Reynolds stress model(RSM) turbulent model with elliptic blending method on the near-wall flow treatment was proven by the comparison with wall shear stress distribution by the CFD simulation results with RSM turbulent model based on the linear pressure strain method. For the reduction on the time consumption, these CFD simulations were conducted as steady-state simulation with single-phase flow. As a result, the cases without elliptic blending method showed the inappropriate near-wall flow treatment results on the relatively low-Reynolds number flow with 10 5
-order, even though
RSM-based turbulent models without elliptic blending method applied.
Meanwhile, the comparison on TVC-induced noise spectral-analysis results based on the CFD simulations with LES by the direct method between the different cavitation models was conducted. And, for the guarantee of the fidelity on the reconstruction of background noise components in the real-world experiments, the computational domain with consideration of structures outside of the test section, such as contraction nozzle, was applied. As a result, the difference of the background noise analysis results and flow fields distribution between the CFD simulation result with consideration of structures outside the test section and CFD simulation with computational domain with test section only was shown.