scholarly journals Capturing Plume Rise and Dispersion with a Coupled Large-Eddy Simulation: Case Study of a Prescribed Burn

Atmosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 579
Author(s):  
Nadya Moisseeva ◽  
Roland Stull
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Plume Rise ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Prescribed Burn ◽  
Smoke Plume ◽  
Fire Emissions ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy

Current understanding of the buoyant rise and subsequent dispersion of smoke due to wildfires has been limited by the complexity of interactions between fire behavior and atmospheric conditions, as well as the uncertainty in model evaluation data. To assess the feasibility of using numerical models to address this knowledge gap, we designed a large-eddy simulation of a real-life prescribed burn using a coupled semi-emperical fire–atmosphere model. We used observational data to evaluate the simulated smoke plume, as well as to identify sources of model biases. The results suggest that the rise and dispersion of fire emissions are reasonably captured by the model, subject to accurate surface thermal forcing and relatively steady atmospheric conditions. Overall, encouraging model performance and the high level of detail offered by simulated data may help inform future smoke plume modeling work, plume-rise parameterizations and field experiment designs.

scholarly journals Large-eddy simulation for atmospheric dispersion of stack gas with momentum plume-rise and building downwash

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Hiroshi TAKIMOTO ◽  
Hiroki ONO ◽  
Ayumu SATO ◽  
Takenobu MICHIOKA
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Atmospheric Dispersion ◽  
Plume Rise ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Stack Gas

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis of End-Gas Autoignition and Pressure Oscillation in a Downsized SI Engine Using Large Eddy Simulation

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong ◽  
Liu
Keyword(s):  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Gasoline Engine ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Pressure Oscillation ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Auto Ignition ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Primary Reference

Knock and super-knock are abnormal combustion phenomena in engines, however, they are hard to study comprehensively through optical experimental methods due to their inherent destructive nature. In present work, the methodology of large eddy simulation (LES) coupled with G equations and a detailed mechanism of primary reference fuel (PRF) combustion is utilized to address the mechanisms of knock and super-knock phenomena in a downsized spark ignition gasoline engine. The knock and super-knock with pressure oscillation are qualitatively duplicated through present numerical models. As a result, the combustion and onset of autoignition is more likely to occur at top dead center (TDC), which causes end gas at a higher temperature and pressure. It is reasonable to conclude that the intensity of knock is not only proportional to the mass fraction of mixtures burned by the autoignition flame but the thermodynamics of the unburned end-gas mixture, and the effect of thermodynamics is more important. It also turns out that two auto-ignitions occur in conventional knock conditions, while only one auto-ignition takes place in super-knock conditions. However, the single autoignition couples with the pressure wave and they reinforce each other, which eventually evolves into detonation combustion. This work gives the valuable insights into knock phenomena in spark ignition gasoline engines.

Large Eddy Simulation of Heat Transfer Over In-Line Flat-Tube Array in Laminar and Turbulent Flows

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salar Taghizadeh ◽  
Sumanta Acharya ◽  
Kong Ling ◽  
Yousef Kanani ◽  
Xuan Ge
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Turbulent Flows ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Flat Tube ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Large Eddy

This study presents a transient three-dimensional numerical study on fluid flow and heat transfer of flat-tube array using large eddy simulation (LES) covering both laminar and turbulent flow regimes. The simulations were performed in a rectangular region containing only one tube with periodic conditions specified on all boundaries. A staggered flat-plate array was first studied, and an existing solution was used for validation purpose. The numerical models were then applied to an in-line array composed of flat tubes with an aspect ratio of 0.25 and fixed tube spacings. By varying the in-flow velocity, the tube array was studied over a wide range of Reynolds number (600–12000). Temperature, velocity, and turbulent kinetic energy distributions as well as the interactions between them are presented and analyzed. Furthermore, the local heat transfer rate was analyzed along the various parts of the tube (leading edge, flat-top and wake or trailing-edge regions). Heat transfer correlation for each region of the tube and the entire tube array is proposed.

scholarly journals Optimizing Smoke and Plume Rise Modeling Approaches at Local Scales

Atmosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Mallia ◽  
Adam Kochanski ◽  
Shawn Urbanski ◽  
John Lin
Keyword(s):  
Complex Function ◽  
Atmospheric Modeling ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Distribution Model ◽  
Plume Rise ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Prescribed Burn ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Fire Emissions ◽  
Input Parameters

Heating from wildfires adds buoyancy to the overlying air, often producing plumes that vertically distribute fire emissions throughout the atmospheric column over the fire. The height of the rising wildfire plume is a complex function of the size of the wildfire, fire heat flux, plume geometry, and atmospheric conditions, which can make simulating plume rises difficult with coarser-scale atmospheric models. To determine the altitude of fire emission injection, several plume rise parameterizations have been developed in an effort estimate the height of the wildfire plume rise. Previous work has indicated the performance of these plume rise parameterizations has generally been mixed when validated against satellite observations. However, it is often difficult to evaluate the performance of plume rise parameterizations due to the significant uncertainties associated with fire input parameters such as fire heat fluxes and area. In order to reduce the uncertainties of fire input parameters, we applied an atmospheric modeling framework with different plume rise parameterizations to a well constrained prescribed burn, as part of the RxCADRE field experiment. Initial results found that the model was unable to reasonably replicate downwind smoke for cases when fire emissions were emitted at the surface and released at the top of the plume. However, when fire emissions were distributed below the plume top following a Gaussian distribution, model results were significantly improved.

MODELING BLOOD FLOW IN AN ECCENTRIC STENOSED ARTERY USING LARGE EDDY SIMULATION AND PARALLEL COMPUTING

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550086 ◽  
Author(s):  
FERESHTEH BAHRAMIAN ◽  
HADI MOHAMMADI
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Parallel Computing ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Heart Valves ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Prosthetic Heart Valves ◽  
Computational Tool ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an excellent computational tool to assess the hemodynamics and detailed blood-flow structure for cardiovascular applications. Modeling turbulence for cardiovascular applications can be achieved (to some extent) using available numerical models such as Reynolds average Navier–Stokes (RANS), the large eddy simulation (LES) and the direct numerical solution (DNS). In order to develop an efficient model which is as accurate as DNS and as quick as RANS, our laboratory's focus is on LES. In this study, we develop an efficient numerical model which is based on LES and structured but non-orthogonal finite volumes. Using the proposed model, the detailed flow structure and turbulent features of the blood stream in a complicated geometry is captured. The aim of this study is to model blood-flow through an eccentric stenosis accurately and quickly. The results are similar to those obtained using DNS but in a fraction of the CPU time. The computational tools implemented in this study are based on a FORTRAN based in-house code coupled with parallel computing using SHARCNET. The developed model is a significant computational tool which can be used to assess the hemodynamic properties for cardiovascular applications, e.g., prosthetic heart valves and atherosclerosis.

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