Flow simulations over porous media – Comparisons with experiments

•Aerodynamic measurements for evaluation of a wing with porous trailing edge•Turbulent numerical RANS-simulations of wing with porous trailing edge•Validation of numerical methods with experiments A closure model is presented to compute turbulent flow over and through porous media. The model is base...

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Published in:Computers & fluids 2017-09, Vol.154, p.358-370
Main Authors: Mößner, M., Radespiel, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Experimental validation
Flow over porous media
Mathematical models
Porous materials
Porous media
Reynolds number
Reynolds stress modelling
Turbulence
Turbulent flow
Wind tunnels
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Summary:•Aerodynamic measurements for evaluation of a wing with porous trailing edge•Turbulent numerical RANS-simulations of wing with porous trailing edge•Validation of numerical methods with experiments A closure model is presented to compute turbulent flow over and through porous media. The model is based on the Darcy and Forchheimer term which are also applied to a Reynolds-stress turbulence model. The implementation of the model into a flow solver is validated with wind-tunnel experiments of a 2D-wing with a porous trailing edge. Pressure and PIV measurements are performed for the determination of integral force coefficients and the understanding of the detailed flow field. The measurement data are discussed and compared with the results of the numerical computations. The simulations match most of the experiments very well and reproduce the flow phenomena correctly. The remaining differences are studied in detail by parameter variations in order to understand the flow phenomena. The results yield confidence for using the closure model with minor modifications for more general applications.
ISSN:0045-7930
1879-0747
DOI:10.1016/j.compfluid.2017.03.002