Comparison of Different Turbulent Models in Flow on a Rotating Airfoil Considering Centrifugal Acceleration Force, Coriolis Force and Thermal Dissipation

The moving blades in a circular path have many industrial applications, in more modern turbo machines, such as jet engine compressors, the flow conditions are completely incompressible. On the other hand, the 2D study of the flow around these blades, which shows many characteristics of the flow and simplifies the matter, is usually unavoidable. In this regard, the simulation methods LES and RANS, in order to simulate the flow around the NACA0012 airfoil, different modes of fixed and rotating airfoil with different angles of attack and 3D impeller mode have been implemented. The lift coefficient, drag coefficient, torque, and mass flow of S-A, RNG, SST, RSM, and LES models are compared. The net mass rate will be different in the above methods. In RANS methods, the value of the net mass rate is negative; that is, loss of mass rate occurs, but in the LES method, the value of the net mass rate is positive. The highest net mass rate is related to the LES method, and in RANS models, the reverse flow is observed. According to the results, the effects of body forces in energy equation or thermal dissipation under circular motion are important in comparison with experimental data. A comparison of fixed and rotating airfoil lift coefficient diagrams with the LES model shows that the lift coefficient in a fixed airfoil is two times relative to a rotating airfoil. Also, the torque on the impeller, compared with different turbulent models, varies from  88381 to 172116.

Comparison of Different Turbulent Models in Flow on a Rotating Airfoil Considering Centrifugal Acceleration Force, Coriolis Force and Thermal Dissipation Keywords:

Rotating Airfoil , Coriolis , RANS , LES