Numerical analysis of unsteady three-dimensional flow in a propeller fan using multi-scale lattice boltzmann method

Kazuya Kusano, Kazutoyo Yamada, Masato Furukawa

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Abstract

The present paper provides validation results of the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for the simulation of a complicated flow field around a propeller fan. In the present numerical simulation, solid boundaries of the rotor and the shroud were calculated by a simple immersed boundary scheme. The computational grid around the propeller fan was generated by the Building-Cube Method (BCM). Furthermore, the multi-scale model was introduced into the LBM to allow the calculation with such grids. The LBM result agreed well with the experimental result and the result of detached eddy simulation (DES) which solved the Navier-Stokes equations. It confirmed that the present approach was effective for flow simulations of propeller fans using LBM.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFAN 2015 - International Conference on Fan Noise, Technology and Numerical Methods
PublisherInstitution of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780957237438
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventInternational Conference on Fan Noise, Technology and Numerical Methods, FAN 2015 - Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
Duration: Apr 15 2015Apr 17 2015

Publication series

NameFAN 2015 - International Conference on Fan Noise, Technology and Numerical Methods
Volume2015-April

Other

OtherInternational Conference on Fan Noise, Technology and Numerical Methods, FAN 2015
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLyon, Villeurbanne
Period4/15/154/17/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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