Solver for turbomachinery?

nathan · June 6, 2011, 10:41

Hello,

I have recently begun using OpenFOAM and am working on a project involving turbomachinery. I have already done quite a bit of research on available solvers and have reviewed the work that is being done with OpenFOAM and turbomachinery (rhoPorousMRFPimpleFoam, MRFSimpleFoam, cyclicGGI bc). However I haven't found a solver that has all of the capabilities I'm looking for.

I'm looking for a steady, compressible solver, that can handle multiple reference frames. Being able to handle transonic/sonic flow would be a plus.

Has there been any work done in this area with OpenFOAM or possibly a work in progress? I have looked around the entire forum and other resources but haven't found anything.

I would program my own but at the moment I don't have the experience for such a project. Any feedback, news, or suggestions in this area would be appreciated!

nav · January 17, 2012, 23:01

Hello Nathan,

I have somehow similar problem. Have you found the answer of your problem.

Thanks,
-nav

elvis · January 27, 2012, 09:46

Hi,

is "Density Based Navier Stokes Solver for Transonic Flows" of interest for you? see abstract http://www.openfoamworkshop.org/6th_...er_borm_ab.pdf
http://www.openfoamworkshop.org/6th_...orm_slides.pdf

=> A new density based Navier-Stokes solver for laminar and turbulent transonic flows was developed.
Such solvers are in general better suited for transonic and supersonic flows,
+ the SRF and MRF [LBL04] formulation for rotating turbomachineries were implemented.

nav · January 30, 2012, 23:02

Thanks a lot Elvis for the reply.

How about for incompressible flow. Do you have any recommendation? for example for modeling flow around rotating water turbine.

Thanks a lot.

dre · February 6, 2012, 09:03

I just started on working with OpenFOAM on turbomachinery applications. Thank you very much for the informations about the solver!

June 6, 2011, 10:41	Solver for turbomachinery?	#1
nathan New Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello, I have recently begun using OpenFOAM and am working on a project involving turbomachinery. I have already done quite a bit of research on available solvers and have reviewed the work that is being done with OpenFOAM and turbomachinery (rhoPorousMRFPimpleFoam, MRFSimpleFoam, cyclicGGI bc). However I haven't found a solver that has all of the capabilities I'm looking for. I'm looking for a steady, compressible solver, that can handle multiple reference frames. Being able to handle transonic/sonic flow would be a plus. Has there been any work done in this area with OpenFOAM or possibly a work in progress? I have looked around the entire forum and other resources but haven't found anything. I would program my own but at the moment I don't have the experience for such a project. Any feedback, news, or suggestions in this area would be appreciated!

January 27, 2012, 09:46		#3
elvis Senior Member Elvis Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sindelfingen, Germany Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 24	Hi, is "Density Based Navier Stokes Solver for Transonic Flows" of interest for you? see abstract http://www.openfoamworkshop.org/6th_...er_borm_ab.pdf http://www.openfoamworkshop.org/6th_...orm_slides.pdf => A new density based Navier-Stokes solver for laminar and turbulent transonic flows was developed. Such solvers are in general better suited for transonic and supersonic flows, + the SRF and MRF [LBL04] formulation for rotating turbomachineries were implemented. nav and dre like this.

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