A study of grid convergence issues for the simulation of the massively separated flow around a stalled airfoil using DES and related methods

A systematic grid convergence study is conducted for the Detached-Eddy Simulation (DES) of the massively separated flow around a NACA0021 airfoil at high angle of attack. In order to study the convergence characteristics of DES/LES problems, velocity fields using a series of grids must be generated that demonstrate sufficient dynamic similarity...

Turbulence modelling improvement for highly detached unsteady aerodynamic flows by statistical and hybrid approaches

This paper analyses the performances of adapted URANS and DES turbulence^modelling for high-Reynolds 2D and 3D aerodynamic flows with a pronounced periodic character. The flow configurations is the NACA0012 airfoil in pitch (experimental test-case by Mc Croskey & Mc Alistair, 1976) at Reynolds number 0.98x10^6, as well as the inherently unsteady...

A Study on the Sloshing Motions within a Rectangular Moonpool and the Effect of Implementing Appendages: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach

Moonpools are vertical wells used on most offshore vessels at Huisman Equipment. The oscillations in the moonpool lead to a significant increase in resistance for vessels in transit conditions. In the concept design phase it has proven difficult to predict the moonpool behaviour, as well as the effect of implementing appendages within a long...

Detached Eddy Simulation applied to three-dimensional aerodynamic full car simulations in motorsport

Detached Eddy Simulation is investigated as a potential method to improve the design process in the Aerodynamic Prototype Development Department of Porsche Motorsport. Detached Eddy Simulation is a CFD method that combines the scale resolving capabilities of Large Eddy Simulation with the low cost modelling of the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes...