期刊
WATER
卷 13, 期 21, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w13213104
关键词
computational fluid dynamics; pipeline filling; transient flow; OpenFOAM; air valve
This study developed a two-dimensional CFD model to evaluate the hydraulic performance of the rapid filling process in a hydraulic installation with an air valve, and achieved good results in capturing the pressure evolution in the air pocket.
The rapid filling process in pressurized pipelines has been extensively studied using mathematical models. On the other hand, the application of computational fluid dynamics models has emerged during the last decade, which considers the development of CFD models that simulate the filling of pipes with entrapped air, and without air expulsion. Currently, studies of CFD models representing rapid filling in pipes with entrapped air and with air expulsion are scarce in the literature. In this paper, a two-dimensional model is developed using OpenFOAM software to evaluate the hydraulic performance of the rapid filling process in a hydraulic installation with an air valve, considering different air pocket sizes and pressure impulsion by means of a hydro-pneumatic tank. The two-dimensional CFD model captures the pressure evolution in the air pocket very well with respect to experimental and mathematical model results, and produces improved results with respect to existing mathematical models.
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