NUMERICAL STUDY OF TURBULENT FLOW AROUND TWIN PLATE AT LARGE ATTACK ANGLE

The present work is mainly aimed to study the fluid dynamic force on twin plate in a turbulent flow by solving the governing equations numerically with the well known approach SIMPLE, in which the multiple time scale turbulent k-ε model has been employed to determine the eddy viscosity of turbulent flow field. The turbulence model is used with a restriction for the kinetic energy of smaller turbulent scale to achieve numerical stability. The lengths of recirculation zone for the turbulent flow around twin plate with the definite angle of attack AOA = 50° and constant flow blockage ratio 10% are in good agreement with experimental data, which indicates the wall functions used in the numerical investigation are acceptable as well. It is found that the drag force and distribution of wall pressure are intimately influenced by the arrangement of twin plate at constant flow blockage. The results of multiple time scale k-εmodel are compared with single time scale k-εmodel, indicating that the drag force of

NUMERICAL STUDY OF TURBULENT FLOW AROUND TWIN PLATE AT LARGE ATTACK ANGLE