Multiphysics; Coupled Simulations; Particle laden flow; Discrete Element Methods; Fluid Structure Interaction; Abrasive Water Jet Cutting
Abstract :
[en] The objective of this work is to study the particle‐induced erosion within a nozzle for abrasive cutting. So far, the erosion in the nozzle was predicted only through the number of collisions, using only a simple DEM+CFD coupling. To improve these predictions, we extend our model to a 6‐way momentum coupling with DEM+CFD+FEM to account for deformations and vibrations in the nozzle.
Our prototype uses preCICE to couple 3 numerical solvers: XDEM (for the particle motion), OpenFOAM (for the water jet), and CalculiX (for the nozzle deformation). The OpenFOAM adapter has been adapted to add particles drag, which is modeled as semi‐implicit porosity, implicit and explicit drag terms injected to OpenFOAM solver through fvOptions.
This 6‐way coupling between DEM+CFD+FEM brings the simulation of the particle‐laden multiphase flow inside the abrasive cutting nozzle close to the real‐life conditions. Thus opening up opportunities for further investigation and improvement of the Nozzle design.
Research center :
ULHPC - University of Luxembourg: High Performance Computing LuXDEM - University of Luxembourg: Luxembourg XDEM Research Centre
Disciplines :
Computer science
Author, co-author :
ADHAV, Prasad ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Engineering (DoE)
BESSERON, Xavier ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Engineering (DoE)
Rousset, Alban
PETERS, Bernhard ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Engineering (DoE)
Language :
English
Title :
Evaluation of erosion inside AWJC Nozzle by 6-way coupling of DEM+CFD+FEM using preCICE
