Experimental verification and numerical simulation of a vortex flowmeter at low Reynolds numbers |
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Affiliation: | 1. Jo?ef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia;2. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia;3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Abstract: | This study presents experimental verification and numerical simulations of a vortex flow meter in the Reynolds number range between 8300 and 50,000. A custom-designed bluff body with a wedge back shape was used in the flowmeter. A shedding frequency of the flowmeter was measured in an air duct using a hot-film probe. To evaluate the accuracy of the flowmeter, a measurement uncertainty analysis was performed. Numerical simulations of the vortex flowmeter were performed with the open source code OpenFOAM. Transient simulations of periodic vortex shedding behind the bluff body were performed using different simulation methods depending on the pipe Reynolds number, such as Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS), Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (URANS) method. The simulated vortex shedding frequencies matched the experimental data very well. Experiments and simulations demonstrated a clear linear dependence of the shedding frequency on the volumetric flow rate over the entire range of Reynolds numbers. In addition, numerical simulations were used to study the main mechanisms of vortex formation and shedding behind the considered bluff body. |
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Keywords: | Vortex flowmeter Shedding frequency Experimental verification Numerical simulation Low Reynolds number |
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