The application of impedance boundary conditions reduces the computational cost of CFD
(computational fluid dynamics) simulations. For example, if one is only interested in combustion
stability, it is possible to simulate the combustion chamber only. The remaining parts
of the engine up- and downstream of the combustion chamber are modelled by impedance
boundary conditions. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the impedance boundary conditions
implemented in ANSYS Fluent. Therefore we investigate the non-reflecting outlet of laminar
and turbulent pipe flows. In another setup the influence of non-reflecting wall sections is examined
for laminar and turbulent pipe flows. In addition, we prescribe an impedance at the
inlet and outlet of laminar and turbulent pipe flows. Finally, we evaluate non-reflecting walls
in combustion chambers.
Using impedance boundary conditions at inlets or outlets, one canmodel orifices. Setting
the reflection coefficient for acoustic waves by means of imposing an impedance on an inor
outflow boundary is practicable in principle. However, when measuring the flow variables
on this boundary, thus determining the actual reflection coefficient, observed and imposed
reflection coefficient diverge. In contrast to the imposed reflection coefficient, the boundary
shows reflecting behaviour towards low frequencies. This behaviour is observed for laminar
and turbulent test cases. The reason is an additional constraint to prevent the mean fields
from drifting. Non-reflecting behaviour at low frequencies improves when the characteristic
domain length is larger.
Another part of this thesis is dedicated to the evaluation of the consequences when imposing
a non-reflecting boundary condition on the walls of the domain, which can be used
to model mufflers. When changing the behaviour of a wall section from reflecting to nonreflecting,
the magnitude of downstream propagating acoustic waves decreases considerably.
Sequential combustors are prone to transverse thermal instabilities, which can be eliminated
in a simulation using non-reflecting walls. Therefore we investigate the influence of
non-reflecting walls on a stable combustion simulation. Two combustion test cases are used
to determine the influence of the acoustic parameters of the combustion chamber wall on
the flame. It shows that setting the combustion chamber walls to non-reflecting has only a
marginal effect on mean flow fields. The flame position does not change when using nonreflecting
walls.
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The application of impedance boundary conditions reduces the computational cost of CFD
(computational fluid dynamics) simulations. For example, if one is only interested in combustion
stability, it is possible to simulate the combustion chamber only. The remaining parts
of the engine up- and downstream of the combustion chamber are modelled by impedance
boundary conditions. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the impedance boundary conditions
implemented in ANSYS Fluent. Therefore we inve...
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