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This paper presents first results of numerical simulation of turbulent free-surface flow. Simple implementation of surface capturing method is based on the variable density approach. The flow is treated as if there is only one fluid, but with variable material properties (density, viscosity). The switch in these values is done by a function resulting from the mass conservation principle. This approach simplifies the implementation of turbulence model. In this case the SST k−ω model was chosen in modification given by Hellsten.
Numerical solution was carried out by finite-volume method with explicit Runge-Kutta time-integration. The artificial compressibility method was used for time-marching search for steady state solution. The whole model was tested on horizontally placed square-sectioned 90∘ bend, which was partially filled by the water. The main goal of this study was to demonstrate the applicability of this model and solution method for capturing the water-air interface as well as for predicting the turbulent effects in both fluids.
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Bodnár, T., Příhoda, J. Numerical simulation of turbulent free-surface flow in curved channel. Flow Turbulence Combust 76, 429–442 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-006-9030-x
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