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JUSTIN D. PEREIRA
EDITOR
CONTENTS
vii
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Index
69
93
129
147
167
189
221
PREFACE
This new book presents current research in the study of wind tunnels, including the
design, execution and numerical rebuilding of a plasma wind tunnel with the aim to analyze
shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomena; the Mainz vertical wind tunnel facility
experimenting on cloud physics and chemistry; an air-conditioned wind tunnel environment
for the study of mass and heat flux; using wind tunnel studies to evaluate the drag coefficient
of the tree crown and Pre-X aerodynamic/aerothermal characterization through computational
fluid dynamics and wind tunnels.
Chapter 1 - The present chapter reports the design, execution and numerical rebuilding of
a plasma wind tunnel experimental campaign with the aim to analyse shock wave boundary
layer interaction phenomena in high enthalpy conditions.
This particular flow pattern could arise in proximity of a deflected control surface, thus
generally causing a separation of the boundary layer and a loss of efficiency of the control
surface itself; moreover, high mechanical and thermal loads are generally induced at the flow
reattachment over the flap. Therefore, the analysis of this problem is crucial for the design
and development of the class of hypersonic re-entry vehicles, considering that, even though it
has been widely analyzed in the past, both from an experimental and theoretical point of
view, by describing its physical features, only few studies have been carried to analyse the
phenomenon in high enthalpy real gas and reacting flow conditions.
The activity has been developed by analysing the flow phenomenon of interest in
different conditions: i) hypersonic re-entry conditions considering the ESA EXPERT capsule
as a workbench, and ii) ground-based facility conditions considering the CIRA Plasma Wind
Tunnel Scirocco. The aim has been the correlation of the results predicted, by means of a
CFD code, and then measured through specific experiments suitably designed, in these two
different environments.
To this effect, a flight experiment has been designed to be flown on the EXPERT capsule
along the re-entry trajectory in order to collect flight data (pressure, temperature and heat
flux) on the shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon to be used for CFD
validation and, additionally, as a reference point for the extrapolation-from-flight
methodology developed accordingly. Requirements for the experimental campaign to be
performed in the Scirocco facility have been derived considering the most critical and
interesting points along the EXPERT trajectory. A suitable model, representative of the
EXPERT geometry in the zone of interest, i.e. the flap region, has been conceived by
defining the main design parameters (nose radius, length, width, flap deflection angle) and an
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experimental campaign has been delineated, the aim being to reproduce on this model the
same mechanical and thermal loads experienced ahead and over the EXPERT full- scale flap
during the re-entry trajectory. Suitable facility operating conditions have been determined
through the developed extrapolation-from-flight methodology; the design and the analysis of
shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon has been done by focusing the attention
mainly to the catalytic effects over the interaction induced by the different behaviour in terms
of recombination coefficient of the materials involved in the problem under investigation.
Once defined the design loads, the model has been realized and tested in the Plasma
Wind Tunnel Scirocco under the selected conditions. The numerical rebuilding, showing a
reasonable good level of reproduction, has been also carried out, even though the validation
of the entire extrapolation-from-flight and to-flight developed methodology could be
completed only after the EXPERT flight currently planned in mid 2011.
Chapter 2 - The Mainz vertical wind tunnel is so far a worldwide unique facility to
investigate cloud and precipitation elements under conditions close to the real atmosphere.
Hydrometeors such as water drops, ice crystals, snow flakes, and graupels are freely
suspended at their terminal velocities in a vertical air stream under controlled conditions
regarding temperature (between -30C and +30C), humidity (up to the level of water
saturation), and laminarity (with a residual turbulence level below 0.5%) of the air stream.
Cloud processes in warm, cold, and mixed phase clouds have been investigated in the fields
of cloud physics and chemistry, aerosolcloud interactions, and the influence of turbulence.
The experiments include the behaviour of cloud and rain drops, ice and snow crystals, snow
flakes, graupel grains and hail stones and the simulation of basic cloud processes such as
collisional growth, scavenging, heterogeneous drop freezing, riming, and drop-to-particle
conversion. Atmospheric processes have been investigated under both laminar and turbulent
conditions in order to understand and quantify the influence of turbulence.
The results are essential for applications in cloud chemistry models to estimate the
atmospheric pathway of trace gases, in cloud and precipitation models to improve the
description of the formation of precipitation (growth and melting rates), and in now- and
forecasting of precipitation to improve the evaluation of radar and satellite data.
Chapter 3 - Variation of the characteristics of aerosol clouds created in icing wind tunnels
is studied theoretically and experimentally. The characteristics of interest are the droplet size
distribution, liquid water content, temperature, velocity, and air humidity, which are among
the most important factors affecting atmospheric icing. Several processes influence the
trajectory, velocity, size and temperature of the droplets, such as collision, evaporation and
cooling, gravitational settling, and turbulent dispersion. The authors have developed a twodimensional theoretical model that takes these processes into account, and predicts how they
influence the changes in the characteristics of the droplet cloud during its movement in the
tunnel. The most recent development pays special attention to two of the possible collision
outcomes, i.e. coalescence after minor deformation and bounce, together with the transition
between them. Indeed, these outcomes are frequent when the relative velocity of the droplets
is small, as is the case for a cloud formed after the injection of water droplets in the direction
of air flow. An experimental study is also carried out with different thermodynamic
parameters at different positions in the test section of the tunnel, which makes it possible to
observe the evolution of cloud characteristics under different ambient conditions. The droplet
size distribution and liquid water content of the aerosol clouds were measured using an
integrated system for icing studies, which comprises two probes for droplet size
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measurements and a hotwire liquid water content sensor. Droplet trajectories were observed
using particle image velocimetry. The experimental results are also used to validate the model
by comparing them to model predictions. Satisfactory agreement between the experimental
and calculated results establishes the applicability of the model to determine the evolution of
droplet size distribution and liquid water content in an aerosol cloud in the streamwise
direction, together with their vertical variation.
Chapter 4 - The development of an artificial ecosystem inside a closed environment is
one of the future challenging problems, which is mandatory for the long duration manned
space missions like lunar base or mission to Mars. Plants will be essential companion life
forms for such space missions, where human habitats must mimic the cycles of life on earth
to generate and recycle food, oxygen and water. Thus the optimized growth of higher plants
inside the closed environment is required to obtain efficient biological life support systems.
The stability and success of such systems lie on the control of the hydrodynamics and on an
accurate characterisation of the coupled heat and mass transfer that develop at interfaces
(solids, plants,..) within the space habitat. However, very few data can be found on the precise
characterization / prediction of the mass transfer at interfaces, and more particularly in space.
In most studies the mass flux is deduced from the measured / calculated heat flux by a heat
and mass transfer analogy.
Hence, the authors have developed a ground based experimental set-up to measure the air
flow velocities and concomitant mass transfer on specific geometries under controlled air
flow conditions (flow regime, hygrometry, temperature). The final goal is to derive a
theoretical model that could help for the prediction of the hydrodynamics and coupled
heat/mass transfer on earth, and eventually in reduced gravity. The authors have used a
closed-circuit wind tunnel for our experiments, which can produce very laminar to turbulent
flows with controlled temperature and hygrometric parameters inside the test cell. The initial
experiments have been performed in dry air with an average velocity between 0.5-2.5 m.s-1.
The velocity profiles near a clean aluminium flat plate in horizontal or vertical positions have
been studied for low Reynolds number flows by hot wire anemometry. The measurements
with the horizontal plate showed a boundary layer thickness in agreement with the Blasius
solutions. Condensation of humid air was induced on an isothermal flat plate, which was
cooled by thermoelectricity. The mass transfer on the plate was controlled and recorded with
a precise balance. The obtained results are analyzed, and compared to the available data on
condensation.
Chapter 5 - In order to make a hazard prediction of trees against wind damage, such as
stem breakage or uprooting, it is essential to quantitatively estimate the wind force acting on a
tree. The drag coefficient of the tree crown, which is necessary to estimate wind force, has
been evaluated using wind tunnel studies. Most of the specimens used for wind tunnel studies
were dwarf trees, because of the restrictions due to wind tunnel size. However, with regard to
the wind-force response, the similarity rule is not applicable to the relationship between dwarf
trees and actual-sized trees. In fact, the drag coefficients of small trees were found to be
considerably greater than those of actual-sized trees. To estimate the drag coefficients of
actual-sized trees accurately and easily, a field test method was developed. Using this method,
wind speed and stem deflection were monitored simultaneously. The wind force acting on the
tree crown was calculated from the stem deflection; the stem stiffness was evaluated by
conducting tree-bending tests. The field tests were conducted on black poplars and a Norway
maple; the results showed that the drag coefficients decreased with an increase in wind speed.
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This decrease can be explained mainly by the decrease in the projected area of the crown,
because of the swaying movement of the leaves and branches. Although the variation in the
drag coefficients was large at low wind speeds because of the swaying behavior of the stem
subjected to a variable wind force, the variation at wind speeds above 10 m/s was small. The
average drag coefficient for black poplars at a wind speed of 30 m/s was estimated by the
curve fitting of a power function to the wind velocity-drag coefficient relationship, and this
value was found to be not greater than that of actual-sized conifers previously studied in wind
tunnel experiments. These results suggest that the wind permeability of poplar crowns is
greater than that of conifer crowns due to the difference in leaf flexibility. Although the drag
coefficients in the defoliation season were smaller than those measured in the leaved season at
low wind speeds, the difference in drag coefficients became less pronounced at high wind
speeds.
Chapter 6 - Pre-X was the CNES proposal for demonstrating the maturity of European
technology for gliding re-entry spacecraft. The program finished in year 2007 with the end of
the phase B and a successful PDR. Then it was stopped with the aim of joining the ESA
project IXV.
The main goal of this experience is to demonstrate the implementation of reusable
thermal protections, perform aero thermo dynamics experiments and efficiency of a suitable
guidance navigation and control system. The attitude control is realised by elevons and
reaction thrusters overall the hypersonic flight, with a functional and experimental objective.
This paper presents the Pre-X aerodynamic / aerothermal characterisation through
computational fluid dynamics and wind tunnels tests performed during the phases A and B of
the programme. The tests permitted to cover the Mach range from 0.8 to 14 and to investigate
the main effects of aerodynamic and aerothermal phenomena. In the preceding phases the
aerodynamic shape and centring had been defined.
The logic and main results of this activity are presented in this paper.
Chapter 7 - In this chapter the authors deal with a procedure for the design and build of a
low speed wind tunnel for airfoil aerodynamic analyses and micro wind turbine studies.
The designed closed-circuit wind tunnel has a test chamber with a square cross section
(500 mm x 500 mm) with a design average flow velocity of about 30 m/s along its axis.
The designed wind tunnel has a square test chamber, two diffusers (one adjacent to the
test section and one adjacent to the fan to slow the flow), four corners (with turning vanes) to
guide the flow around the 90 corners, an axial fan to guarantee the mass flow rate and
balance any pressure loss throughout the circuit, a settling chamber with a honeycomb (to
eliminate any transverse flow), a series of ever-finer mesh screens (to reduce turbulence) and
a nozzle to accelerate flow and provide constant velocity over the whole test chamber. The
pressure losses of single components were evaluated as well as the global pressure loss (the
sum of pressure losses of all the single components). Once the pressure losses were evaluated,
the axial fan was chosen to guarantee the designs volumetric flow, balance pressure losses
and above all maximise its performance. The definitive dimensions of the wind tunnel are
10.49 m x 3.65 m.
Once the design targets were defined, the test chamber dimensions, maximum wind speed
and Reynolds numbers were calculated.
At the end of the design process, the wind tunnel energy consumption was estimated and
on-design and off-design performance was evaluated to obtain the wind tunnel circuit
characteristics for a defined velocity range (0 50 m/s).
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The best circuit and axial fan matches were performed in both the open and closed test
section configurations. Using the matching procedure between the fan and wind tunnels
mechanical characteristics (global pressure loss as a function of wind velocity), the fan
operating parameters were set up for optimum energy conservation.
Chapter 1
ABSTRACT
The present chapter reports the design, execution and numerical rebuilding of a
plasma wind tunnel experimental campaign with the aim to analyse shock wave boundary
layer interaction phenomena in high enthalpy conditions.
This particular flow pattern could arise in proximity of a deflected control surface,
thus generally causing a separation of the boundary layer and a loss of efficiency of the
control surface itself; moreover, high mechanical and thermal loads are generally induced
at the flow reattachment over the flap. Therefore, the analysis of this problem is crucial
for the design and development of the class of hypersonic re-entry vehicles, considering
that, even though it has been widely analyzed in the past, both from an experimental and
theoretical point of view, by describing its physical features, only few studies have been
carried to analyse the phenomenon in high enthalpy real gas and reacting flow conditions.
The activity has been developed by analysing the flow phenomenon of interest in
different conditions: i) hypersonic re-entry conditions considering the ESA EXPERT
capsule as a workbench, and ii) ground-based facility conditions considering the CIRA
Plasma Wind Tunnel Scirocco. The aim has been the correlation of the results
predicted, by means of a CFD code, and then measured through specific experiments
suitably designed, in these two different environments.
To this effect, a flight experiment has been designed to be flown on the EXPERT
capsule along the re-entry trajectory in order to collect flight data (pressure, temperature
1
1. INTRODUCTION
The high cost of access to space is the main limitation to scientific research and space
commercialization, and for this reason all the countries in Europe are thinking how design
advanced spacecrafts in order to achieve low launch costs in the near future (Ref. [4],[12]).
Spacecrafts like the US Space Shuttle Orbiter represent the first generation of reusable launch
systems but several system studies have been conducted during the 80s to investigate
possible future concepts for the next generation of RLVs. In the frame of the ESA-FESTIP
Program in late 90s, system concept studies were carried out and an extensive investigation
of a wide range of RLV concepts (more than 10 configurations) was performed (ref. [37]). In
the following decade several programmes, at European and national level, were launched to
promote the development of some of the identified enabling technologies required for the
future generation of reusable space transportation systems that shall be safer and less
expensive with respect to the US Space Shuttle. Enabling technologies for such vehicles and
derived systems must be inherently reliable, functionally redundant, wherever practical and
designed to minimize or eliminate catastrophic failure modes. Reliability could be improved
through performance margin that translates to robust design, and this presupposes the
maturation of some specific macro-technologies:
Re-entry heating. the aerospace vehicles have to handle the typical large thermal
loads encountered during re-entry to Earth from LEO, due to the necessity of
reducing the vehicle speed before landing;
Hypersonic flight navigation. the future space vehicles will have to fly for large part
of their mission to speed much greater that the speed of the sound, and will have to
maneuver safely in such conditions;
Reusability. the most important characteristic from the operational point of view is
the tendency to be as much like current airplanes thus translating into the reusability
concept.
Starting from the necessity of a proper level of maturity of these high level technologies,
some guidelines and critical points to be developed at lower level, in order to match the
particular requirements for the RLV design, were identified by past space systems and
technological programs. Among the others, can be identified:
Configuration Design
Extrapolation to Flight
Transition Prediction
Control Surface Aerothermodynamics
It is clear that many other technological areas are being involved and ask for other
significant developments (propulsion, flight mechanics, stability and control, guide and
navigation, configuration optimization, etc.) but, in any case, to develop the future space
transportation system a considerable work should be devoted to the aeroshape definition in
order to improve performance, flyability and controllability, propulsion integration, heat load
reduction, stage separation, coupling between forebody aeroelasticity and propulsion system,
coupling between viscous drag and heat loads. The aerodynamic efficiency (E=CL/CD) should
be increased since they will experiment large part of flight at moderate altitude at high Mach
number, strongly asking for more efficient aerodynamic design. Also the transition process
from laminar to turbulent boundary layer should be predicted with greater accuracy since it
plays an important role in the design of aerospace planes thermal protection system, and the
currently available theoretical know-how (i.e. the stability theory) could not yet guarantee for
a safe and reliable transition prediction (Ref. [18], [19], [20]).
Among the others, the study of aerodynamic efficiency of control surfaces plays a role of
primary importance (Ref. [17]). In fact, the necessity of manoeuvrability and high cross-range
during ascent or re-entry phase requires the capacity to increase control surfaces aerodynamic
efficiency whose analysis is strictly connected to the study of shock wave boundary layer
interaction (SWBLI) occurring around them. The increase of knowledge must regard,
especially in the SWBLI phenomenon in high enthalpy conditions, the prediction, with a good
level of approximation, of its behaviour in flight conditions.
In a classical approach, the design of space vehicles (e.g. the Space Shuttle) is based
heavily upon experimental data although, due to the inherent limitations of similarity laws,
ground based facilities cannot simulate completely the physics of flows experienced by such
vehicles during re-entry. To overcome these limitations different strategies could be adopted:
in US data obtained from in-flight experiments, particularly with the X-series vehicles, have
been used to complement the test data obtained from ground-based facilities; on the other
hand, since the times of Hermes Program, Europe chose to complement the knowledge
available from the cold wind tunnels, which are not able to model the high-temperature and
real gas effects typical for higher speeds and altitudes, by means of high enthalpy or hot-flow
facilities. ESA, therefore, supported the updated of existing cold flow wind tunnels, and also
the construction of facilities with new capabilities, as for example the PWT Scirocco of
CIRA, to investigate the heat loads and gas surface interactions on materials and large size
structures (ref. [10], [38]).
In any case, the prediction of hypersonic flows, both for the complexity of the required
physical modelling and for the impossibility to duplicate in wind tunnels real flight conditions
due to the high energy required, is still one of the main problem related to the development of
the new class of space vehicles. Moreover, high efficiency space vehicles require complex
investigations because of the large contribution of the viscous effects to the aerodynamic
forces and heating, while the effects of the gas modelling are important since the small blunt
nose, necessary to increase the aerodynamic efficiency, does not shield the rest of the vehicle,
thus implying the presence of large chemical effects on most of the vehicle surface.
The main data sources for the aerothermodynamic design of a space vehicle are
computational fluid dynamics, wind tunnel tests and flight experiments, generally on
simplified geometries:
wind tunnel tests are important because they allow carrying on controlled
simulations and therefore to better understanding the flow-physics phenomena;
although ground-based facilities provide fundamental information for flight, no one
facility can provide all of the aerothermodynamic information required for the design
of a vehicle. As today it is well recognised, duplication of all flight characteristic
parameters (Mach, Reynolds, Damkhler, state of the gas) in a ground facility is not
possible, particularly flight Reynolds number and high enthalpy effects are critical
and difficult to be reproduced at ground;
flight experiments data represent the truth to be predicted, i.e. they show the real
performance of the vehicle in representative conditions and, therefore, they are
unique for vehicle qualification although they are quite costly, require considerable
time and have uncertain repeatability and accuracy. Many phenomena can not be
directly measured and de-coupling of effects is not always an easy task;
numerical simulations still play a fundamental role in the study of aerothermodynamics; moreover, the highest confidence in any ground-based or flight data
set occurs when the results obtained with CFD are in agreement with them, the socalled extrapolation-to-flight technique. Even if today CFD is contributing
significantly to the aerothermodynamic design of advanced vehicles, it still suffers
from lack of physical modelling, robustness and accuracy of the mathematical
algorithms, grid generation flexibility and hardware limitations; thus good windtunnel and flight data are still necessary for validation and/or calibration of CFD
codes used to predict surface and flow field variables for the full-scale vehicle at reentry flight conditions.
The best approach for improving confidence in aerothermodynamic design tools, from a
computational and ground-based experimental point of view, is to validate those tools and
design approaches with respect to flight experiments. As matter of fact, although in the last
years Europe has dedicated significant effort to improve the quality and reliability of
aerothermodynamic predictions, due to their key importance in the design and development
of any hypersonic space vehicle, and a considerable effort has been devoted to the realization
of ground based plasma facilities and development of advanced numerical tools with the state
of the art physical model, in-flight experimentation is still needed to validate the
computational codes and to establish meaningful and reliable ground-to-flight extrapolation
methodology.
Above Mach 10, where in particular high-temperature effects become dominant, CFD
represents the only prediction tool, and therefore the appropriate validation of numerical
codes is a great concern. Generally it is achieved, by comparing data measured in hightemperature facilities with those obtained by numerical prediction and in many cases a
numerical approach is used to define the experimental test cases and for the interpretation of
the measured data. CFD codes are subsequently being used for flight simulations above Mach
10 even if this extrapolation method assumes that the physical models enabling good results
for the simulation of the experimental test cases, provide good results also for free flight.
Therefore, free-flight data are required to remove any doubt about the validity and accuracy
of the CFD predictions, and to confirm the extrapolation methodology as well. The main
argument for the in-flight experimentation is therefore the need for realistic and combined
loads levels which are representative for the operational environment of a RLV. Such tests
must be performed complementarily to on-ground testing for validating critical enabling
technologies of the reference RLV concept.
The analysis of this phenomenology is complicated by the fact that, in hypersonic regime,
scaling laws have not yet been found. Plasma Wind Tunnels, which allow the same energy
levels of the real flight, are in fact characterized by the test chamber flow rather dissociated
conditions, and this has a large influence on the flow-field around the test article, while cold
hypersonic wind tunnels, where the simulation is focused on the duplication of Mach and
Reynolds numbers, permit only to reproduce the classical aerodynamic forces and the related
coefficients even though with strong limitations. The influence of real gas effects and viscous
interaction effects on control flap efficiency and heating is one of the main
aerothermodynamic issues for the next generation RLV design, together with the qualification
testing of the thermal protection system in ground-based facility and the consequent
extrapolation to flight for experimental results.
In order to assess these issues, a numerical approach has been followed to define a windtunnel experimental campaign on a representative model to reproduce the in-flight expected
values of mechanical and thermal loads acting on a typical control device, in interpreting the
measured data and finally for the extrapolation to the flight conditions of the experimental
results, as the local conditions in the wind tunnel facility only partially duplicate those in
flight. Moreover, a flight experiment whose results could be used as point of reference for
such phenomena has been also designed. As matter of fact, aerothermodynamic design issues,
as the analysis of flap efficiency for control and navigation, has been addressed using
advanced numerical codes, ground-based facilities and flight testing.
Following the previous considerations, it arises the need to develop an extrapolationfrom-flight and to-flight methodology able to combine and mutually validate the flight and
ground data on the problem of interest. Even though the prediction of mechanical and thermal
loads acting on the control surfaces of hypersonic vehicles is crucial for the design of their
aerodynamic shapes and thermal protection system, at the moment the lack of hypersonic
flight data that can serve as a point of reference for the validation process, makes it
impossible, especially for some of the most challenging hypersonic problems.
The issue of an extrapolation-to-flight methodology for high enthalpy flow must be in the
light of a progressive building up of confidence in the design of a space vehicle. The
development of such methodology, whose rationale is shown in Figure 1, has been carried out
referring to the ESA EXPERT capsule (ref. [40]), which has the indubitable advantage to be a
simple geometry, conceived as an experimental test-bed for in-flight experimentation and
designed to avoid degradation and flow contamination. In order to develop the methodology
and to extrapolate plasma facility results to real flight conditions, it is necessary, first of all, to
characterize by means of CFD simulations the flight conditions in the flap region and design a
flight experiment in order to instrument the vehicle and to collect flight data during the reentry mission, to be used for the post-flight analysis to validate the entire procedure. On the
other hand it is necessary to design, perform and numerically rebuild a number of
experimental tests in a plasma wind tunnel facility that can be representative of the flight
conditions with respect to the SWBLI phenomenon over the flap. Finally, plasma wind tunnel
results must be correlated, by means of the relevant parameters of the interaction as viscous
interaction parameter and rarefaction parameter, with those predicted (and then measured)
during the flight, the goal being to understand the test conditions necessary to reproduce
(simultaneously or separately) the mechanical (pressure) and thermal (heat flux, temperature)
loads acting on the control surface device.
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Design,
Execuution and Num
merical Rebuilding of Shocck Wave
laayer interactio
on, shock layyer chemistryy) has been separately annalyzed, and a specific
exxperiment hass been designned for each of them in the
t frame of the Technicaal Research
Prrogram related
d to the capsuule developmeent. The scienttific data will then be used to validate
sttate-of-the-art numerical toools for aeroothermodynam
mic applicationns and grounnd-to-flight
exxtrapolation prrocedures (Reef. [39]).
Each Paylo
oad will be qualified
q
accoording to thee relevant Asssembly, Integgration and
V
Verification
Plan;
P
in paraallel a numbber of experrimental activvities in thee field of
aeerothermodynamics are carrried out to acqquire all necessary pre-flight information on specific
phhenomena allo
owing for an optimized posst-flight phasee. Among the others, speciaal attention
haas been given
n to the Shockk Wave / Bounndary Layer Innteraction pheenomenon whhose effects
onn the open flapps are being innvestigated with
w two differeent Scientific Payloads, i.e. Payload 6,
thhrough instrum
mentation of flaps
f
and caviities with maiinly classical sensors, and Payload 7,
thhrough the chaaracterization of the boundaary layer apprroaching the flap,
f
whose deevelopment
haas been carried
d out in the fraame of the preesent research activity.
The referen
nce geometry of the EXPER
RT capsule iss a body of revvolution with an ellipsecllothoid-cone two-dimensionnal longitudinaal profile cut by
b 4 planes annd equipped with
w 4 fixed
oppen flaps. Thhe elliptical nose
n
has a raadius of 600 mm at the stagnation
s
point and an
ecccentricity of 2.5. The fixedd flaps have a deflection off 20 deg, a widdth of 400 mm
m and an xaxxis projected length
l
of 300 mm
m (see Figurre 2).
Fiigure 2. EXPER
RT capsule.
2 MATHEM
2.
MATICAL MODEL
t developm
ment of the
The analyssis of shock wave boundaary layer inteeraction, for the
exxtrapolation-frrom-flight meethodology, haas been carriedd out considerring the CIRA
A numerical
coode H3NS which
w
allowss for the aeerothermodynaamic analysiss over compplex threediimensional geeometries andd suitable to simulate
s
com
mpressible flow
w at high entthalpy (ref.
[228]).
One of the main charactteristics of hyppersonic flows is that, due to the high temperatures
exxperienced beehind the bow
w shock, thee gas cannot be considereed as a perffect gas as
coommonly assu
umed for low
w speed flows;; air moleculees at temperattures higher thhan 800 K
sttart to vibratee and for tempperatures arouund 1500 K the
t dissociatioon of oxygen molecules
beegin whereas for higher tem
mperature also nitrogen moolecules dissoociate. The moodelling of
hiigh temperatu
ure phenomeena is quite difficult beccause of the difference among
a
the
characteristic time of fluid-dynamics and that of chemical reactions and vibration. This
situation generally leads to the thermochemical non-equilibrium. In fact, there are many
problems in high-speed gas dynamics where the gas doesnt reach the equilibrium state; a
typical example is the flow across a shock wave, where the pressure and temperature are
rapidly increased within the shock front. By the time equilibrium properties have been
approached, the fluid element has moved a certain distance downstream of the shock front.
The modelling of these phenomena cannot be limited to a calculation of equilibrium
conditions at a certain temperature and pressure, but a number of equations must be added to
the classical Navier-Stokes formulation, one for each vibrating or dissociated species.
In the code considered for numerical computations, governing equations have been
discretized using a finite volume technique with a centred formulation over structured multiblock meshes. This approach is particularly suitable to the integral form of the equations; in
fact, in a first order approximation, it is simply obtained by integrating the equations for each
cell and considering the variables constant inside each volume. The integral formulation
ensures that mass, momentum and energy are conserved at the discrete level. Suitable models
have to be taken into account to define the thermodynamics, the transport coefficients and
turbulent variables as reported in detail in Appendix 1. The inviscid fluxes at cell interfaces
are computed using a Finite Difference Splitting (FDS) Riemann solver, which is especially
suitable for high speed problems (Ref.[3]). This method solves for every mesh interval the
one-dimensional Riemann problem for discontinuous neighboring states (the states at both
sides of the cell face). The second order approximation for FDS is obtained by means of a
higher order ENO (Essentially Non Oscillatory) reconstruction of interface values. The
viscous fluxes are calculated by central differencing, i.e. computing the gradients of flow
variables at cell interfaces by means of Gauss theorem. Time integration is performed by
using an Euler forward scheme with a semi-implicit pre conditioner based on the derivative of
the source chemical and vibrational terms.
mechanical and thermal loads acting on flap in flight conditions over the selected model. The
rest of the activity has been devoted mainly to the choice of the different protection materials,
its equipment (sensors distribution) and the experimental tests at the selected flow conditions.
The final model configuration reproduces the full-scale EXPERT 20 deg flap, mounted
on a holder composed by a flat plate with a rounded leading edge (made of copper and
actively cooled) and lateral edges. The flap has been realized in C-SiC, which is the same
material foreseen for the realization of the EXPERT capsule flap, whereas for the flat plate it
has been used Haynes 25 whose main thermo-mechanical characteristics are quite similar to
PM1000 which is the material foreseen on the capsule. The effects of catalysis jump, due to
the coupling of different materials, have been analysed by considering the available
recombination coefficients for the materials of interest, or modelling the different parts as
fully or not catalytic.
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The energetic heart of the facility is the segmented constricted arc heater, a column with a
maximum length of 5.5 m and a bore diameter of 0.11 m. At the extremities of this column
there are the cathode and the anode between which the electrical arc is generated. A power
supply feeds the electrical DC power to the electrodes for the discharge. A compressed air
supply distributes dry compressed air to the various segments of the arc heater column, being
able to supply a mass flow rate ranging from 0.1 to 3.5 kg/s, heated up to 10000 K.
The last important subsystem of Scirocco is the vacuum system, which generates the
vacuum conditions in test chamber required by each test. The system consists of ejectors that
make use of high pressure water steam as motor fluid (30 bar and 250 C). The achievement
of the operating conditions (P0, H0) in test chamber is assured by the presence, before the
insertion of the model, of a 100mm-diameter hemi-spherical calibration probe made of
copper, cooled, that measures radial profiles of stagnation pressure (Ps) and stagnation heat
flux (Qs) at a section 0.375 m downstream of the conical nozzle exit section, by means of
high precision pressure transducers and Gardon-Gage heat flux sensors, respectively. Facility
regulations (mass flow, current) are tuned in order to measure on the calibration probe a
certain couple of values (Ps, Qs) which correspond to the desired set point in terms of the
couple (P0, H0).
length experienced during the flight that has been preliminary predicted through CFD
simulations. Even if in this phase preliminary flight values have been used, it was important
only to develop an extrapolation from flight methodology that allowed to set the facility
operating parameters necessary to duplicate assigned flight values, that have been then
updated through three-dimensional non equilibrium computations.
Starting from the nominal operating envelope of PWT facility, considering the conical
nozzle D (length 3.1 m from the throat section, exit diameter 1.15 m) and assuming fully
laminar flows, a certain number of numerical simulations has been performed, basing on the
currently explored region of the envelope, where qualification and validation tests have been
already executed in order to have a clear idea of what can be simulated in terms of SWBLI
interesting parameters inside the facility; in particular, the effects of total pressure (at low,
medium and high total enthalpy) and total enthalpy (at low, medium and high total pressure)
have been investigated. Then, additional computations have been performed in order to
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duplicate the estimated flight values of the interesting parameters of the interaction around the
body-flap. The complete CFD test matrix, for this preliminary phase, is reported in Table 1 in
terms of total pressure (P0) and total enthalpy (H0), while in Figure 4 these points have been
shown inside the PWT Scirocco theoretical envelope.
Table 1. CFD Matrix for preliminary computations
P0 (bar)
2.45
2.45
2.40
4.70
5.20
5.20
7.90
7.90
7.90
13.00
12.00
10.00
7.90
10.00
PWT-1
PWT-2
PWT-3
PWT-4
PWT-5
PWT-6
PWT-72
PWT-8
PWT-9
PWT-10
PWT-111
PWT-121
PWT-13
PWT-14
H0 (MJ/kg)
11.90
15.00
18.80
10.40
15.00
18.80
11.00
15.00
18.80
11.00
15.00
15.00
17.90
11.00
45
40
35
H0, MJ/kg
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Additional Computations
25
20
15
10
0
0
10
12
14
16
18
P0, bar
For each of the considered points, the PWT nozzle flow has been simulated in the
hypothesis of fully laminar thermo-chemical non equilibrium flow, then the centreline
conditions at X = Xnozzle exit + 0.15m (= 3.25 m) have been taken as free stream conditions to
perform the simulation of flow around the model (located preliminarily 0.15 m downstream
of the nozzle exit section).
2 For these conditions an angle of attack of the model equal to 10 deg has been also considered
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This CFD-based procedure was also successfully applied to previous experiments design,
where it was clearly shown that the same test chamber flow is predicted by means of the
uncoupled (single simulation of nozzle flow with geometrical extension to the model
stagnation point section) as done in this work and coupled (complete simulation of flow
through PWT facility, with test chamber details) simulations, thus assessing the accuracy of
the overall experimental test design.
The preliminary geometry, which can be considered representative of the EXPERT
geometry around the body-flap region (scale 1:2), was a 0.60 m long blunted flat plate with a
0.15 m long flap forming a 20 deg angle with the plane and a cylindrical nose whose radius
was equal to 0.25 m as schematically reported in Figure 5.
All the computations have been performed in non-equilibrium fully laminar conditions,
assuming a fully catalytic wall with a fixed temperature equal to 300 K or the radiative
equilibrium condition, considering the symmetry plane of the model with a two dimensional
approach. For numerical reasons a horizontal plate has been considered at the flap trailing
edge; the effect of this plate, that could fix the reattachment at the end of the flap, has been
analyzed for the conditions PWT-7 and PWT-3 of Table 1, that are the conditions,
respectively, characterized by the highest and the lowest Reynolds number.
This effect seems to be negligible (see Figure 6 and Figure 7) being the reattachment
mechanism not driven by the expansion at the flap trailing edge, but it occurs on the flap
far enough from its trailing edge. From the computed results of the present analysis, and
from considerations about the complexity of baseflow (useless) prediction, it can be
concluded that the geometry model with the flat plate extension behind the flap can be always
employed for present simulations.
mach
7.5
7
6.5
6
5.5
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
-0.5
1.2
Y (m)
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.3
Y (m)
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
X (m)
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.4
X (m)
Figure 6. Mach contours for the condition PWT-7 with base flow.
200000
200000
180000
1000
140000
800
120000
600
100000
80000
400
60000
Pressure (Pa)
160000
Pressure (Pa)
1000
1200
180000
Pressure
Pressure - Base
Heat Flux
Heat Flux - Base
800
140000
120000
600
100000
80000
400
40000
200
160000
Pressure
Pressure - Base
Heat Flux
Heat Flux - Base
60000
40000
200
20000
0
0.4
0.6
20000
0.8
1200
13
0.4
0.6
X (m)
0.8
X (m)
Figure 7. Pressure and Heat Flux distribution for PWT-7 (left) and PWT-3 (right).
The pressure distribution along the wall for all the computations is reported in Figure 8
(left); after the rapid expansion starting from the stagnation point, a quasi-constant pressure
region is observed along the flat plate up to the zone of shock wave boundary layer
interaction induced by the presence of the flap; at the separation location there is a pressure
jump due to the separation shock, then pressure reaches a plateau in the recirculation region
and a peak after the reattachment on the flap followed by a sharp expansion at the end of the
flap. The overall distribution is typical of such SWBLI interaction. Pressure levels on the
model are mainly influenced by the value of the total pressure being negligible the effect of
the total enthalpy; therefore, it is clear that higher values of the pressure in the interaction
zone can be achieved with higher values of the total pressure (or additionally giving an
incidence to the model in the test chamber).
In the same figure (right) it is reported the wall heat flux distribution for the same
computations; in this case both the total pressure and total enthalpy influence wall heat
transfer, that increases as these two variables increase (following roughly the dependency
upon the product
p 0 H 0 ).
8000
1E+06
Pressure (Pa)
4000
P0=2.45
P0=2.45
P0=2.40
P0=4.70
P0=5.20
P0=5.20
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
800000
H0=11.90
H0=15.00
H0=18.80
H0=10.40
H0=15.00
H0=18.80
H0=11.00
H0=15.00
H0=18.80
6000
H0=11.90
H0=15.00
H0=18.80
H0=10.40
H0=15.00
H0=18.80
H0=11.00
H0=15.00
H0=18.80
600000
P0=2.45
P0=2.45
P0=2.40
P0=4.70
P0=5.20
P0=5.20
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
400000
2000
200000
0.2
0.4
X (m)
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
X (m)
Figure 8. Wall pressure (left) and heat flux (right) distributions in PWT operating conditions.
In the recirculation region there is a decrease of the heat flux, typical of fully laminar
interactions, followed by an increase on the flap and a peak just immediately after the
reattachment point, where boundary layer thickness reaches the minimum value.
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For some of the computations, the effect of the wall temperature has been estimated by
considering the radiative equilibrium condition. The results of these computations are
reported in Figure 9 for pressure (left) and heat flux (right) wall distribution. As general trend,
with the radiative equilibrium temperature at the wall, the separation bubble is larger (except
for the condition PWT-3 where the effect is negligible) and the peak loads over the flap (both
thermal and mechanical) are lower than those predicted with a fixed wall temperature equal to
300K.
This is due to the higher temperatures in the boundary layer in the case of the radiative
equilibrium condition, and then to the lower values of density causing an increase of the
boundary layer thickness; the upstream propagation of pressure disturbances is enhanced in
the case of radiative equilibrium and, consequently, an early separation is predicted.
The effects on mechanical loads is a reduction of 4% with the condition of equilibrium
radiative wall whereas is 3% for thermal loads as reported also in Table 2. It can be
concluded that in these conditions surface temperature has only a small effect on thermal and
mechanical loads acting on the flap.
1600
Pressure (Pa)
1200
1000
400000
H0=11.90
H0=11.90
H0=18.80
H0=18.80
H0=15.00
H0=15.00
H0=11.00
H0=11.00
H0=18.80
H0=18.80
P0=2.45
P0=2.45
P0=2.40
P0=2.40
P0=5.20
P0=5.20
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
P0=7.90
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
300000
1400
800
600
400
H0=11.90 P0=2.45
H0=11.90 P0=2.45
H0=18.80 P0=2.40
H0=18.80 P0=2.40
H0=15.00 P0=5.20
H0=15.00 P0=5.20
H0=11.00 P0=7.90
H0=11.00 P0=7.90
H0=18.80 P0=7.90
H0=18.80 P0=7.90
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
T=300K
T=Tradeq
200000
100000
200
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0
0.2
0.8
0.4
X (m)
0.6
0.8
X (m)
Figure 9. Twall effects on wall pressure (left) and heat flux (right) distributions.
PWT 1
PWT 3
PWT 5
PWT 7
PWT 9
Ppk
(Pa)
331.7
328.8
680.4
1093.7
949.0
Tw=Trad.eq.
qpk
(kW/m2)
78.8
131.6
171.2
146.9
293.2
Ppk
(Pa)
306.5
328.7
639.8
1054.3
907.2
qpk
(kW/m2)
72.9
129.7
167.0
142.8
286.5
15
8000
1.5E+06
Pressure (Pa)
6000
Rnose = 25 cm
Rnose = 10 cm
Rnose = 5 cm
4000
Rnose = 25 cm
Rnose = 10 cm
Rnose = 5 cm
1E+06
500000
2000
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
X (m)
Figure 10. Effects of nose radius on wall pressure and heat flux.
0.2
0.4
X (m)
0.6
0.8
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Table 3. Nose radius effects: mechanical and thermal loads ahead and over the flap
Rnose
(m)
0.25
0.10
0.05
Pref
(Pa)
1024.91
1002.02
890.92
Qref
(kW/m2)
120.85
152.36
167.18
Ppk
(Pa)
2226.34
2095.86
2004.07
qpk
(kW/m2)
266.34
252.26
239.16
The reduction of the nose radius causes a decrease of the separated region mainly due to
the movement towards the flap hinge line of the separation point whereas the reattachment
point is located more or less in the same position for all the analyzed configurations (see
Figure 11).
0.03
Rnose = 25 cm
Rnose = 10 cm
Rnose = 5 cm
0.02
0.01
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
X (m)
From this analysis it results that the model with the nose radius equal to 0.1m seems to be
the best solution for the model configuration, also considering the fact that a lower value of
the radius could make difficult the handling and positioning of model instrumentation
whereas the model with the biggest value of the nose radius could result in a too heavy model
difficult to sustain during the test execution with the MSS.
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1200
Flap 1:2
1000
800
4000
600
400
Flap 1:1
Pressure [Pa]
6000
200
2000
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
X [m]
MATERIALS
Nose : TBD
0.4
Plate : PM1000
Flap : C-SiC
0.3
Y (m)
Lplate = 0.20 m
0.2
flap = 20 deg
0.1
R nose = 0.10 m
0
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
X (m)
The final geometrical configuration of the model to be tested in the plasma wind tunnel
Scirocco is a trade-off between the aerothermodynamic requirements necessary to
reproduce the flight characteristic parameters of the interaction in PWT conditions, and the
thermo-mechanical design issues that have taken under consideration also different aspects of
the problem.
The model reproduces the EXPERT capsule flap (scale 1:1) characterized by 20 deg
deflection angle; it is mounted on an holder with a flat plate ahead the flap with rounded
leading and lateral edges. In Figure 14 it is reported a schematic representation of the model.
To be consistent with the EXPERT capsule, the model will be built by using as much as
possible the same materials to manufacture its different parts: the leading edge is a GLIDCOP
AL-15 copper cylinder with an active cooling system; the upper part is covered by a flat plate
of PM1000 equipped with pressure taps, thermocouples and combined heat flux/pressure
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sensors; the flap is covered by a 4mm thick plate of C-SiC with a deflection angle of 20 deg
with respect to the flat plate, and it is equipped with pressure taps and thermocouples. The
lateral rounded panels, the entire lower panel and the parts below the PM1000 flat plate will
be realized in PROMASIL 1100; the wedge underlying the C-SiC flap will be realized in
amorphous carbon.
For what concerns the dimensions of the model, the cylinder leading edge has a radius of
100mm and a length of 400mm, the flat plate is 400m wide and 200mm long, the flap is
400mm wide and 300mm long. All the lateral edges are rounded with a radius of 50mm in
order to avoid localized over heating, whereas the flap plate has a radius of curvature at the
lateral edges equal to 4mm (i.e. its thickness).
The model will be installed on the PWT Model Support System (MMS) by means of a
proper interface that consists of a commercial steel circular beam built with AISI 316L; the
interface is covered by proper thermal insulator of PROMASIL 1100 to avoid any critical
solicitation due to the plasma interaction with the model surface. Such a covering has a
cylindrical shape for the proper alignment of the upper and lower parts of the test article with
the MSS body surface. It is realised to avoid the presence of gaps between the surfaces and
the possibility of any peak heating occurrence.
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inside the facility on the representative model that has been defined and dimensioned. To this
purpose, it is necessary to define the facility operating conditions and model positioning and
attitude within the test chamber to achieve the goal.
The wide amount of CFD results obtained in different operating conditions has permitted
the development of the extrapolation-from-flight procedure, in such a way to determine the
experimental test conditions (P0, H0 and model angle of attack) that allow for the duplication
of the representative mechanical and thermal loads ahead and over the flap of the model.
For each of the computations carried out in PWT conditions, considering the effect of
facility operating conditions, of the angle of attack of the model, wall temperature, radius of
the nose and length of the flap, different variables of interest have been analyzed:
2.00E+05
CFD Flight 2D
Qref Flight 2D
Qref Flight 3D
Point P1
Point P2
Qref - PWT
Qref - PWT Additional Runs
Qref (W/m2)
1.50E+05
1.00E+05
5.00E+04
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
2.00E+06
4.00E+06
6.00E+06
8.00E+06
1.00E+07
1.20E+07
1.40E+07
1.60E+07
1.80E+07
2.00E+07
H0 (J/Kg)
Figure 15. Comparison between qw ahead the flap in flight and PWT conditions.
1.00E+05
CFD Flight 2D
Pref - FLIGHT 2D
Pref FLIGHT 3D
Point P1
Point P2
Pref - PW T
Pref - PW T Additional Runs
Pref (Pa)
1.00E+04
1.00E+03
1.00E+02
1.00E+01
8.00E+06
1.00E+07
1.20E+07
1.40E+07
1.60E+07
1.80E+07
2.00E+07
H0 (J/Kg)
Figure 16. Comparison between Pw ahead the flap in flight and PWT conditions.
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As it is clear from the comparison between the estimated reference values in flight
conditions and the computed values on the selected model in PWT conditions, there is still a
difference in the range of trajectory around the point with the maximum stagnation point heat
flux (a factor 10 for the pressure, 1.5 for the heat flux), but the Scirocco facility seems to
be able to duplicate the reference values (Pref and qref) at an higher value of the altitude (h50
Km, M18).
Pref [Pa]
800
600
Pref
Eq. 25
400
200
0
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
P0 [bar]
10.00
12.00
14.00
(1)
The variation of the reference heat flux (for a fixed wall temperature equal to 300 K) is
reported in Figure 18; in this case it has been found that the reference heat flux is a linear
function of the parameter
q ref [W/m ]
35000
30000
25000
20000
Qref
15000
Eq. 26
10000
5000
0
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
(P0)
35.00
1/2
40.00
45.00
50.00
55.00
60.00
H0
P0 H 0 .
In all the curve-fits reported in the present paragraph the following units are used: H0 in MJ/kg and P0 in bar,
whereas the results are expressed in Pa and W/m2 respectively for pressure and heat flux (both reference and
peak values).
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(2)
In Figure 19 and Figure 20 are reported, respectively, the iso-lines of reference pressure
and reference heat flux inside the PWT envelope.
45
40
H0 (MJ/kg)
35
30
25
Pref
20
15
10
5
0
0
10
15
P0 (bar)
20
25
H0 (MJ/kg)
35
30
25
20
qref
15
10
5
0
0
10
P0 (bar)
15
20
25
22
2500
Ppeak [Pa]
2000
1500
1000
Ppeak
Eq. 29
500
0
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
18.00
P0 [bar]
(3)
The variation of the peak value of heat flux (for a fixed wall temperature equal to 300 K)
is reported in Figure 22; in this case it has been found that the reference heat flux is a linear
function of the parameter
250000
qpeak [W/m ]
200000
150000
Qpeak
100000
Eq. 30
50000
0
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
(P0)
35.00
1/2
40.00
45.00
50.00
55.00
60.00
H0
P0 H 0 4
(4)
In Figure 23 and Figure 24 it is reported, respectively, the variation inside the PWT
envelope of the peak values of pressure and heat flux.
23
45
40
H0 (MJ/kg)
35
30
25
20
ppeak
15
10
5
0
0
10
P0 (bar)
15
20
25
45
40
H0 (MJ/kg)
35
30
qpeak
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
10
P0 (bar)
15
20
25
pref | 0
Rp peak =
p peak | 0
pref | =0
p peak | =0
= 0.0842 + 1
(5)
= 0.0641 + 1
(6)
24
qref | 0
Rq peak =
q peak | 0
qref | =0
q peak | = 0
= 0.0483 + 1
(7)
= 0.0382 + 1
(8)
Figure 25. Heat flux over the EXPERT capsule: M=13.99, AoA=0 deg.
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According to the precious results, requirements for the PWT experimental campaign are
extracted in the following Table 4:
Table 4. PWT experiment requirements
condition
Target P1
Target P2
Variable
Pflap (Pa)
Qflap (kW/m2)
Pref (Pa)
Qref (kW/m2)
Flight
Estimation
19573.7
250.0
511.9
80.8
In order to determine the facility operating conditions that guarantee the achievement of a
certain value of the couple (Pref,qref) or (Ppeak,qpeak) it is necessary to solve, respectively the
system of Equations 1, 2, 3, and 4 in terms of P0 and H0. As already said these relationships
refer to the case of =0 deg but, if the solution the couple (H0,P0) falls outside of the
operating envelope of the facility is it necessary also to take into account the possibility to
have an incidence of the model different from zero and then to consider also Equations 5, 6,
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7 and 8. In particular, for point P1 the operating conditions of the facility have been
determined in order to duplicate the peak values of pressure and heat flux over the flap
estimated in flight conditions whereas for the point P2 the reference values ahead of the flap
of pressure and heat flux have been considered as target of the experimental test.
40
H0 (MJ/kg
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
10
15
P0 (bar)
20
25
40
H0 (MJ/kg
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
10
15
P0 (bar)
20
25
27
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In Figure 31 the temperature transient is shown for different points of the model
according to the following legenda:
TEMP_2 is PM1000 leading edge surface temperature;
TEMP_3 is PM1000 trailing edge surface temperature;
TEMP_4 is PM1000-PROMASIL leading edge interface temperature;
TEMP_5 is PM1000-PROMASIL trailing edge interface temperature;
TEMP_6 is PROMASIL-frame leading edge interface temperature;
TEMP_7 is PROMASIL-frame trailing edge interface temperature
At the end of the test PM1000 panel maximum temperature (TEMP_2) is lower than
1500 K, that is its melting temperature, while promasil-frame maximum interface temperature
(TEMP_6) is lower than 500 K that is suitable with the maximum service temperature of the
model internal components.
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PM1000-PROMASIL interface, result in the order of 2 mm, while the vertical movements
are negligible; consequently, longitudinal and transversal gaps of 2 mm were imposed to the
borders of the panel flat plate in order to avoid thermal stress occurrence.
The final concept has been selected and analyzed more in detail through thermal and
structural analysis. The plate is made of Keraman C/SiC panel bonded through 0.15 mm layer
of ceramic adhesive to an amorphous Carbon wedge which is connected to the frame.
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Figure 33. Keraman C/SiC and amorphous Carbon wedge temperature field at t=150 sec.
Figure 34. Keraman C/SiC and amorphous Carbon wedge temperature transient.
In Figure 34:
TEMP_2 is leading edge C/SiC surface temperature;
TEMP_3 is leading edge C/SiC-Amorphous Carbon interface temperature;
TEMP_4 is leading edge Amorphous Carbon-frame interface temperature;
TEMP_5 is trailing edge C/SiC surface temperature;
TEMP_6 is trailing edge C/SiC-Amorphous Carbon interface temperature;
TEMP_7 is trailing edge Amorphous Carbon -frame interface temperature.
TEMP 8 is Amorphous Carbon-frame interface temperature, 110 mm downstream the
leading edge
At the end of the test amorphous Carbon-frame interface temperature attains about 800 K
at the leading edge (TEMP_4), about 400 K at 110 mm downstream the leading edge
(TEMP_8) and remains practically cold at the trailing edge (TEMP_7); the highest Keraman
C/SiC temperature (TEMP_5) exceeds 85% of temperature transient, not achieving radiative
equilibrium. Being the frame designed as a cold structure, it is necessary to limit its
temperature to at least 420 K; finally, the wedge leading edge will be 110 mm cantilever
respect to the frame and the frame area between the wedge leading edge and 110 mm
downstream will be thermally protected by PROMASIL insulating material at least 10 mm
thick. Two-dimensional ANSYS transient thermal analysis carried out in this condition
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confirmed the protective effect of the additional PROMASIL insulator with respect to the
metallic frame.
The maximum longitudinal and vertical expansions of the panel resulted respectively in
the order of +0.3/-0.4 mm and +0.2/-0.4 mm as shown in
Figure 36. Keraman C/SiC flap longitudinal (left) and vertical (right) expansion field x20 at t=150s.
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The laterals are also stuck to the frame of the test article. They are sized to resist to the
high heat flux transferred to the model due to its geometry. In fact, at the extremities of the
PM1000 panel, the heat flux value increases due to the finite size of the model. In order to
reduce the aerothermal load at the extremities, a radius of 50 mm has been considered and
such lateral panels of the model are sized to resist to that heat flux value. Panels have a length
of 480.5 mm, a flat part of 100 mm and two radiuses at the top and the bottom of 50 mm for
each one. By this way, the frame of the model and its instrumentation are well protected by
thermal loads coming from the plasma.
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part its thickness is 5 mm. It is cylindrical for the main length of the body, with a diameter of
200 mm and a length of 400 mm. At the extremities the body has two shoulders to guarantee
the geometrical connection to the main cylindrical body surface. On this component, very
high values of heat flux are foreseen.
The inner part of the leading edge is a massive solid of copper with the same geometrical
components of the outer part. Its overall length is 490 mm, and the diameter of the cylindrical
body is 182 mm. On its back, a flat surface of copper with a thickness of 4 mm allows to fix
the body to the outer part of the leading edge, by means of proper welding. Thus between
these parts a cooling jacket is realised, with a thickness of 4 mm and cooling water is
introduced into the jacket, then it flows through the cooled jacket along the length of the
leading edge body, from a shoulder to the other and viceversa, and it is driven by means of
proper copper dams which are properly realized on the surface of the inner body.
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At the back of the cage, two vertical beams are welded to the upper and lower anglers to
bolt the MSS interface. Such an interface will be installed by proper bolts and nuts M12. In
fact, the two vertical beams and anglers at the back part of the cage will be drilled for the
realization of the 8 holes with a diameter of 13 mm. Thus, 8 nuts M12 will be welded at the
inside part of the beams and anglers, in order to permit the screwing of the corresponding
bolts of the interface.
The frame can be outlined in a conservative way as a structure of just 8 cantilever Lbeams (I =1,4010-8 m4, =0.456 m) loaded on the edge by a transverse load F of 1979 N at
20 angle of attack. Under these assumptions the structure constitutes a system of 8 stiffeners
acting in parallel, each cantilever having the same deflection of the others and being loaded
by 1/8 of the transverse load F; the frame edge deflection results of 2.910-3 m while the
normal stress at the joint is 174 MPa, the yield safety factor is 1.18.
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longitudinal symmetry plane of the model, the computational grid has been generated only for
a half of the model. It is composed of hexahedral elements obtained with a block-structured
approach; the total number of blocks is 62 and the total number of cells is about 1.5 millions
for the finest grid level.
Computational grid over model surface and in the symmetry and outlet planes is shown in
Figure 41. The mesh has been stretched in correspondence of the flap hinge line (i.e. the
interface between Haynes 25 and C-SiC, where flow separation takes place), and normally to
the model surfaces in order to properly predict the different boundary layers developing
around the geometric configuration. The minimum spacing normal to the wall for the fine
grid level is 5.910-6 m at the geometrical stagnation point (with a correspondent aspect ratio
of about 1200), and is 410-6 m at the hinge line (with an aspect ratio of 2.5). A factor 8 exists
between the number of cells of the fine grid level and that of the coarse grid level: each edge
of the coarse grid level has been split in two parts to obtain the fine grid level, while a
medium grid level has been properly created to verify the grid independence of the computed
results on the fine grid. Table 5 reports the total number of cells, blocks and faces of the mesh
for the three different grid levels employed for the computations.
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CELLS
189088
771803
1512704
BLOCKS
FACES
62
234
Nose
Plate/Flap
Notes
C-SiC
373
Rad.Eq.
373
Rad.Eq.
Rad.Eq.
Rad.Eq.
373
Rad.Eq.
0.05
0.015
373
Rad.Eq.
0.001
0.001
0.05
0.015
373
Rad.Eq.
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.015
373
Rad.Eq.
0.1
0.1
0.05
0.015
373
Rad.Eq.
0.05
0.015
373
Rad.Eq.
Base Flow
Regarding points 1) and 2) of the present analysis, it is useful to remind that when the
preliminary requirements have been given, the model surface was assumed to be fully
catalytic and in radiative equilibrium without any interface between different materials. For
4
The conditions of run #9 have been applied for two computations whose model differs for the geometry of the flap
trailing edge, as it will be shown when the effects of the base flow region on the model will be discussed.
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all these computations the nose and the lower part of the model have been always considered
as fully catalytic.
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In the same way, the effect of the C-SiC recombination coefficients over the SWBLI flow
has been analyzed. This analysis has been done considering the Haynes 25 as a fully catalytic
material and by changing the recombination coefficients of C-SiC. Wall temperature has been
considered equal to 373 K for the nose and equal to the radiative equilibrium temperature for
the flat plate and the flap as done in the previous analysis. The simulations used for this
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The effects of C-SiC catalysis on heat flux and temperature distribution over the model
are much more evident, as shown, respectively, in Figure 47 and Figure 48. It is interesting to
note that the catalytic recombination coefficients of C-SiC do not affect the results only over
the flap itself but also on the Haynes 25 flat plate. In particular, when the C-SiC is considered
as a non-catalytic material (i.e. no recombination at the wall is forced), a strong increase of
the heating on Haynes 25 has been found: following the flow direction inside the separation
bubble, the particles composing the air mixture feel a discontinuity at the hinge-line,
between a low and a high catalytic material, thus forcing a sudden recombination with a
strong energy release and a consequent heat flux (and temperature) increase.
Of course, this effect is more evident when the flap is non catalytic rather than in partially
catalytic conditions, when a certain recombination of the atomic oxygen and nitrogen over the
C-SiC is allowed. This effect will be also treated when analyzing the 3D computations
because the phenomenon is highly influenced by the three-dimensional effects of the
interaction around the flap, as it will be described in sec. 0.
It is also interesting to note that the partially catalytic condition over the flap, assuming
the coefficients O=0.05 and N=0.015, causes a little reduction of the heat flux (see Figure
47) and temperature (see Figure 48) over the flap with respect to the fully catalytic condition.
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The effects of C-SiC catalysis over the size of the separation bubble are negligible (as
well as those of the Haynes 25 catalysis) as it results from Figure 49, where the skin-friction
coefficient distribution over the model is reported.
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10000
0.7
8000
0.6
RUN #2 - T nose=373 K
RUN #3 - Tnose=Trad.eq.
Geometry
Pressure [Pa]
4000
0.5
0.4
2000
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
X [m]
0.5
0.6
0
0.7
y [m]
6000
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1500
0.7
1000
0.5
0.4
y [m]
0.6
RUN #2 - Tnose=373 K
RUN #3 - Tnose=Trad.eq.
Geometry
0.3
500
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0
0.7
X [m]
2200
RUN #2 - T nose=373 K
RUN #3 - Tnose=Trad.eq.
Geometry
2000
0.7
0.6
1800
0.5
1400
0.4
1200
1000
y [m]
Temperature [K]
1600
0.3
800
0.2
600
400
0.1
200
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0
0.7
X [m]
0.05
0.7
0.6
RUN #2 - T nose=373 K
RUN #3 - T nose=Trad.eq.
Geometry
0.03
0.5
0.4
0.02
y [m]
0.04
0.3
0.01
0.2
0
-0.01
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0
0.7
X [m]
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for the preliminary configuration of the model (see par.0) it is important to verify also in this
case that the assumption to neglect the simulation of this region does not affect significantly
the numerical predictions over the model, therefore a couple of computations with the base
flow region has also been performed (run #9 of Table 6).
The grid used for this comparison is showed in Figure 54. In the forward part it is exactly
the same grid used for the computations without the base; at flap trailing edge three blocks
have been added to simulate the base flow region whose length is equal to 1.5 Lflap, that has
been estimated sufficient to allow for the closure of the base vortex.
0.8
0.6
Y [m]
0.4
0.2
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
X [m]
Two different flap trailing edge shapes have been considered and are shown in Figure 55:
the sharp and the rounded one, the latter with a 2mm radius of curvature. Computations have
been performed in the hypothesis of radiative equilibrium temperature and fully catalytic
base.
Mach number contours of simulation with sharp flap trailing edge are reported in Figure
56, showing clearly that the selected length of the computational domain in the base region is
sufficient to allow for the closure of the vortex.
0.215
Sharp
Y (m)
0.21
0.205
0.2
Rounded R=2 mm
0.195
0.19
0.565
0.57
0.575
0.58
X (m)
0.585
0.59
0.595
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0.7
Mach_number: 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7
0.6
0.5
0.4
Y [m]
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
X [m]
In Figure 57 wall pressure distribution for the computation without the base flow region
(run #1 of Table 6) is compared with the results obtained considering the base flow region; as
it is clear, the presence of the base region, independently from the shape of the flap trailing
edge, causes a reduction of the separation length and a slight decrease of the pressure load
over the flap.
For what concerns the thermal loads, the reduction of the separation length causes an
increase over the flap as shown in terms of wall heat flux and temperature distributions,
respectively, in Figure 58 and Figure 59. For a quantitative estimation, the values at the
reattachment point of heat flux and temperature have been reported in Table 7: the increase is
equal to 5% in terms of wall heat flux and 1% in terms of wall temperature.
The effect of the trailing edge geometry is negligible for the values of heat flux and
temperature over the flap being important only very close to the trailing edge itself; the
maximum temperature, in the case of base flow calculation, is 25 K higher in the case of the
sharp trailing edge with respect to the case with a rounded trailing edge, as reported in Figure
59.
In Figure 60 the skin-friction coefficient distribution over the model is reported; it is clear
from this figure the reduction of the separation length in the case of base flow calculations;
the effect of the base flow affects both the separation point location and the reattachment
point one. The exact positions of separation and reattachment in the cases with or without the
presence of the base region are reported in Table 7, and show a reduction of about 15% of the
separation length due to base flow effects, independently of the shape of the flap trailing
edge.
Table 7. Base flow effects: thermal loads and separation
# ID
Geometry
Tflap
qflap
2
Tmax
Xsep
Xreat
Lsep
[K]
[kW/m ]
[K]
[m]
[m]
[m]
No base
1367
171
1367
0.1504
0.4857
0.3353
Sharp TE
1386
180
1605
0.1639
0.4467
0.2828
Rounded TE
1387
181
1580
0.1637
0.4459
0.2822
RUN #1 - No Base
RUN #9 - Baseflow - Rounded flap trailing edge
RUN #9 - Baseflow - Sharp flap trailing edge
3000
Pressure [Pa]
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
X [m]
RUN #1 - No Base
RUN #9 - Baseflow - Rounded flap trailing edge
RUN #9 - Baseflow - Sharp flap trailing edge
600
500
400
300
200
100
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
X [m]
RUN #1 - No Base
RUN #9 - Baseflow - Rounded flap trailing edge
RUN #9 - Baseflow - Sharp flap trailing edge
1800
1600
Temperature [K]
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
X [m]
0.8
0.9
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46
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
-0.01
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
X [m]
H0
[MJ/kg]
AoA
[deg]
nose
Temperature
plate lateral/bottom
P1-PWT
10
15
12
373 K
rad. eq.
P2-PWT
10
11
373 K
rad. eq.
Catalysis
lateral/bottom
flap
nose
plate
rad. eq.
rad. eq.
FC
FC
FC
rad. eq.
rad. eq.
FC
FC
FC
flap
FC
NC
FC
NC
Note that, as reported in Table 4, for point P1 the peak loads acting on the flap are
reported as targets (to be duplicated in PWT experiments), while for point P2 the targets are
represented by the reference values ahead of the flap, upstream of the boundary layer
separation front.
Temperature at the cylindrical leading edge of the model has been imposed for all the
computations equal to 373 K (100C) due to the presence of the active cooling system,
whereas for all the other parts of the model the hypothesis of wall radiative equilibrium has
been made. For what concerns the catalytic behaviour of the different materials, all the parts
have been considered as fully catalytic, in order to provide a conservative estimation of the
heat flux, whereas for the C-SiC flap the two limit conditions of fully catalytic and non
catalytic wall have been considered. This latter condition has been chosen since the twodimensional sensitivity analysis of Sec. 0 has shown that assuming a non catalytic flap causes
an unexpected overheating at the Haynes 25 plate/C-SiC flap interface, i.e. at the hinge line.
In order to completely describe the predicted results on the test article, a series of planes
cutting the model have been defined, along which the surface distributions of the interesting
aerothermodynamic variables as pressure, heat flux and temperature have been plotted.
These cutting planes are shown in Figure 61. The extraction of the numerical surface
results will be performed on three longitudinal planes corresponding to the symmetry plane
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(Z=0 m), to a middle plane in the spanwise direction (Z=0.1 m) and to a plane near the model
lateral edge (Z=0.195 m), and six transversal planes located on the Haynes 25 flat plate
(X=0.125 m, X=0.200 m and X=0.275 m) and on the C-SiC flap (X=0.350 m, X=0.450 m and
X=0.550 m).
Moreover, the predicted flow features will be described in detail also by means of
contour maps on the model surface (pressure, temperature, heat flux) and skin-friction lines.
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edge and the flat plate is predicted whereas it is almost completely lost over the flap, where
finite span effects are larger due to the stronger flow expansion at flap lateral edge
(transversal pressure gradient is stronger over the flap, behind the reattachment shock).
Temperature contours in the case of fully catalytic C-SiC flap are shown in Figure 65,
whereas in Figure 66 it is reported an enlargement of the flap region. Temperature on the
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leading edge is imposed at 373 K whereas on the rest of the model the radiative equilibrium is
assumed. On the flap, temperature reaches values of about 1200 K on the symmetry plane
with an increase at the lateral edge due to the thinning of the boundary layer caused by the
flow expansion. In Figure 66 an enlargement of the flap region is shown; in the same figure is
also visible the pattern of the skin-friction lines in the lateral flap region. Separation vortex in
front of the flap turns around the flap itself, and a double-vortex structure on the lateral part of
the model takes place. Two separation lines and two attachment lines are clearly visible, thus
evidencing a typical corner flow structure with a inner vortex and a outer main vortex, this
latter separating just below the flap lateral edge and attaching on the rounded lateral
protection of the model. In particular, along the attachment line of the main vortex an local
peak of temperature up to values of about 1300 K has been predicted.
Figure 66. P2-PWT, FC flap: skin-friction lines and temperature contours in the flap region.
In Figure 67 pressure transversals distribution on the Haynes 25 flat plate are reported at
the three different X=const planes selected for analysis purposes. Pressure decreases moving
along the plate up to the separation location where a sharp increase due to the separation
shock is predicted, and finite span effects are again evident at all X=const sections.
Heat flux distributions over the plate are shown in Figure 68; in the zone of attached flow
(sections X=0.125 m and X=0.200 m), a rather constant distribution in the central part of the
model is predicted, then it decreases moving towards the lateral edge up to a sharp increase
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due to the rounded lateral edge of the model. At the section X=0.275 m, that is inside the
separation bubble, heat flux distribution is almost constant on the plate up to the lateral edge
where a sudden increase is predicted. The same behaviour is found, of course, in terms of
wall temperature whose transversal distributions are shown in Figure 69. The threedimensional effects over the plate are enhanced in the separation bubble as it results from the
increase of heat flux and temperature at the lateral edge of the model with respect to the
values on the model symmetry plane predicted at X=0.275 m, rather than the same increase at
the location X=0.125 m and X=0.200 m.
Figure 67. P2-PWT: pressure distributions along Z axis on the Haynes 25 flat plate.
Pressure distribution over the flap is not affected by the catalytic behaviour of the
material as shown clearly from Figure 70, where pressure transversal distributions at three
different X=const planes over the flap itself are plotted. Two-dimensionality of the flow in
terms of pressure seems better moving towards the flap trailing edge, where pressure levels
are higher. On the contrary, as expected, heat flux (see Figure 71) and temperature (see Figure
72) distributions over the flap are strongly influenced by the catalytic properties of C-SiC. In
the case of non catalytic C-SiC, even though the heat flux and temperature values over the
flap are clearly lower than the fully catalytic results, the increase at the lateral edge of the flap
is much higher. This is due to the combined effect of three-dimensionality (flow expansion at
the flap lateral edge) and the catalytic interface between the top of the flap, modelled as non
catalytic, and the lateral side of the flap, that is always considered as fully catalytic. It must be
also underlined that predicted heat flux and temperature remain constant in the spanwise
direction for most of the flap width, and at all transversal planes, and that the strong increase
of thermal loads at the flap lateral edge is confined in very small regions (1 to 2 cm).
Figure 68. P2-PWT: heat flux distributions along Z axis on the Haynes 25 flat plate.
Figure 69. P2-PWT: temperature distributions along Z axis on the Haynes 25 flat plate.
Figure 70. P2-PWT: pressure distributions along Z axis on the C-SiC flap.
Figure 71. P2-PWT: heat flux distributions along Z axis on the C-SiC flap.
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Figure 72. P2-PWT: temperature distributions along Z axis on the C-SiC flap.
Wall pressure longitudinal distributions are shown in Figure 73 along the three different
Z=const planes for the non catalytic and fully catalytic flap. Distributions are typical of a
shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon in laminar regime: downstream of the
strong expansion around the blunted leading edge, pressure slightly decreases on the flat plate
up to the separation location where the separation shock causes an increase of pressure to a
plateau value. On the flap, flow reattaches through the reattachment shock thus causing a
local peak of pressure in correspondence of the minimum thickness of the boundary layer,
just downstream of the reattachment point. By the way, three-dimensional effects are present
along the entire geometry of the model with the exception of the cylindrical leading edge,
thus indicating that the model is not sufficiently wide to inhibit the influence of finite span
effects on the shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon. Furthermore, these effects
are stronger over the flap than over the flat plate, this being due to the greater transversal
pressure gradients which establish at the flap lateral edge. The small kink of pressure at
X=0.1 m is caused by the thermal interface between the cooled nose (Tw=373 K) and the
Haynes 25 plate assumed at the radiative equilibrium, that causes a sudden change of
boundary layer thickness. Note that the effects of three-dimensionality become stronger just
in correspondence of such (geometrical and thermal) interface.
In Figure 74 and Figure 75, respectively, heat flux and temperature distributions over the
model for fully catalytic and non catalytic flap conditions are reported. As expected, a strong
catalytic effect is observed over the flap (at all longitudinal sections), with a significant
reduction of both heat flux and temperature in non catalytic conditions. The threedimensional effects result in an increasing of the thermal loads in the lateral part of the model
(section Z=0.195 m), and are clearly independent of the catalytic flap condition, being
induced exclusively by the pressure gradient which establishes at the flap lateral edge and
causes a flow expansion and a boundary layer thinning. Inside the separation bubble the
classical cuspid-like distribution is predicted, with heat flux and temperature that decrease
due to the increasing of the boundary layer thickness, and the reduction of the gradients at
wall, whereas a local peak of thermal loads at the reattachment point is predicted (where
boundary layer thickness is minimum).
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An interesting flow feature predicted in the present simulations is the localized effect of
the catalytic interface at the hinge line, between the fully catalytic Haynes 25 flat plate and
the non catalytic modelled C-SiC flap, on the flow separated region. This effect has been
anticipated also in the two-dimensional sensitivity analysis of Sec. 0.
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In Figure 76 it is shown a detail of the recirculation zone and atomic oxygen field at the
interface described above, in the case the C-SiC flap is modelled as non catalytic (top), and
the heat flux distributions at model centreplane in both cases of fully catalytic (FC) and non
catalytic (NC) flap (bottom). In the case of non catalytic C-SiC hypothesis a strong heat flux
peak on the Haynes 25 plate just before the hinge line is predicted as a consequence of the
sudden recombination of dissociated species over the plate. In fact, the atoms that do not
recombine on the non catalytic flap, following the re-circulating streamlines, encounter a
fully catalytic surface and suddenly recombine, with a consequent strong energy release
which reflects on a localized peak heating (however, in an extent less than 1 cm).
This sudden recombination of atomic oxygen and nitrogen over the PM1000 flat plate
inside the recirculation bubble is clearly shown also in Figure 77 and Figure 78, where O and
N mass fraction contour maps are shown respectively, in the case of non catalytic C-SiC flap.
Figure 76. P2-PWT: atomic oxygen mass fraction and heat flux in the recirculation region.
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Pressure measurements have been performed by the Scirocco PWT ESP (Electronic
Scanner Pressure) System by PSI Engineering, used also for previous experimental
campaigns carried out in the PWT facility. Temperature measurements have been performed
through type-K (flat plate) and type-B (flap) thermocouples whose signals have been acquired
by the Scirocco LBDS Data Acquisition System. The acquisition rate has been 10 Hz for
pressure and 25 Hz for temperature.
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During the test, facility I/R thermograph system has been also used in order to acquire a
spatially well resolved temperature map with a data rate of about 15Hz. In this context the
two thermocouples on the Haynes 25 flat plate have been used only as support and
verification of the data coming from the IR system. Three dual-color pyrometers have been
pointed, during the test, at specific locations of the model surface to compare the
measurements with the acquisition carried out through the I/R system (see Figure 79). Dualcolor pyrometers measure in the 2-color principle in which two adjacent wavelengths are used
to calculate the temperature by rationing the radiation intensities of the two wavelengths. This
technique offers the advantage, with respect conventional one-color pyrometer, to measure
temperature independently of the emissivity of the object in wide ranges. Additionally, these
pyrometers have been switched to one-color mode and used like a conventional pyrometer to
calculate the emissivity of the material (combined with the TC acquisition) during the post
run analysis.
Two sensors for a combined heat flux/pressure (CFP) measurement have been placed on
the Haynes 25 flat plate; this choice has allowed a pre-flight verification and qualification in
plasma wind tunnel conditions of both sensors and related mechanical interfaces with the
model TPS material and structure, that is fundamental for the EXPERT flight being these
sensors the same which will be used on the real capsule.
Figure 80. Instrumentation on the flat plate (left) and the flap (central, right).
In Figure 81, Figure 82 and Figure 83 the sensors positions are shown on the model
together with the predicted contour maps of the model surface properties to be measured in
the test conditions P1-PWT and P2-PWT. The proposed distributions are able to properly
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characterize all the aspects (flow separation, pressure plateau, peak loads over the body-flap,
etc.) of the shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon in the flap region and the
boundary layer characteristics ahead of the flap.
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7. TEST EXECUTION
The first test of the experimental campaign was performed in July 2008 considering the
facility condition able to duplicate the thermal and mechanical loads foreseen at point P2 of
the EXPERT re-entry trajectory.
During the development of the test, the arc-heater was ignited and driven to the planned
set point. Flow conditions into the test chamber were qualified by the probe insertion. Test
Article was then inserted into the plasma flow and removed as planned at the end of the test
whose duration was equal to about 92s. Test has been performed considering also the
variation of the angle of attack from 0 deg (at the beginning of the test) to 5 deg for the
central part of the test, to 0 deg again before the extraction of the model. This movement has
allowed to evaluate the effect of the angle of attack on the separation due to the interaction.
Some of the results acquired during the test are shown in the following figures. In Figure
85 temperature measurement on the flat plate acquired through the two thermocouples is
shown; at the end of the test, the plate reaches a temperature of about 500 C; the two
thermocouples measured more or less the same value for the entire test duration. In Figure 86,
pressure measurement on the plate is shown: after the insertion in the plasma flow, at 0 deg of
angle of attack, the model is tilted to 5 deg and a increase of pressure, which remains almost
constant during the entire duration, is predicted. Before the extraction the angle of attack is
reduced to 0 deg and pressure is back to the same values predicted at the beginning of the test.
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The same trend, from a qualitative point of view, is predicted on the flap (see Figure 87).
In this case it is interesting to highlight the variation in the measurement of pressure PT10
whose value decreases during the test: this is due to the increase of separation bubble
extension (due to the effect of temperature of the flap) and the movement of the reattachment
shock.
Figure 88. Temperature field maps from I/R camera, t=20 sec (left) and t=80 sec (right).
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Temperature maps, at two different instants of the test, respectively t=20 sec and t=80
sec, are shown in Figure 88. The presence of the separation bubble produces a reduction of
temperature in the flat plate near the corner and a peak, at the reattachment, clearly visible on
the flap.
Heat flux on the flat plate has been measured through two combined heat flux / pressure
sensors; these sensors are built with a copper calorimeter equipped with two thermocouples,
to derive heat flux measurement, and with a central hole connected to a pressure transducer to
measure pressure at the same point where heat flux evaluation is carried out. During the test
execution the time evolution of temperature inside the two CFP sensors has been measured
through the thermocouples installed at the top and the bottom of the copper calorimeter; the
results are reported in Figure 88 for the CFP1 (left) and CFP2 (right).
Figure 88. Temperature measurement in CFP1 (left) and CFP2 (right) sensors.
Starting from these measurements the heat flux acting on the calorimeter itself has been
derived by means of the following relation:
q' =
dT
Q' m c dT
=
= Ccal
dt
A A dt
(9)
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The results obtained for the CFP1 and CFP2 are reported in following Figure 89: as it is
clear the two sensors are able to measure the heat flux over the flat plate and also to capture
the different phases of the test (model injection in the plasma, increase/decrease of the angle
of attack, extraction from the plasma).
The computed results have been obtained after a smoothing on temperature
measurements, in order to guarantee the continuity of the time derivative.
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and applied, and with the experimental results measured during the test, to verify the
reliability of the numerical tool used for all the computations.
It is useful to remind here the working hypotheses on which are based the thermochemical non equilibrium laminar flow simulations performed for the present activity: 3D
simulations for the pre-test and rebuilding phase have been performed by assuming all the
parts of the model as fully catalytic and in radiative equilibrium (except for the nose where a
cold wall condition has been imposed).
Wall pressure distributions are shown in Figure 91: the comparison between the flight
expected results and the measured/computed results in PWT conditions in front of the flap,
i.e. the reference value of pressure, is rather good, even though in flight conditions a larger
extension of the separation bubble is predicted.
Heat flux distributions are shown in Figure 92: on the flat plate, heat flux levels
computed in flight and PWT conditions, before the separation, compare rather well and agree
also well with the experimental results. On the flap, the determined conditions for the test
execution allowed to duplicate well the target values, i.e. the heat flux distribution expected in
flight conditions.
From the analysis of these distributions, it can be concluded that point P2 targets,
extracted from the computations carried out in flight conditions, have been reasonably
achieved in PWT conditions and correctly duplicated in the post test activity. Therefore, it can
be concluded that the developed extrapolation from flight methodology allowed for the
achievements of the requirements over the designed model, also accepting the facts that the
(maximum possible) model width is not sufficient to avoid finite span effects on the shock
wave boundary layer interaction around the flap and over the entire model.
Figure 91. P2 pressure distribution: comparison between test, flight and exp. Conditions.
Figure 92. P2 heat flux distribution: comparison between test, flight and exp. Conditions.
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9. CONCLUSION
Shock wave boundary layer interaction in real gas, high enthalpy conditions have been
analyzed through a numerical and experimental activity. In detail, different, but strictly
connected, directions have been followed, the aim was to develop an extrapolation from flight
methodology in order to reproduce, in a realistic plasma environment, on a representative
model the same conditions, in terms of wall pressure and heat flux distribution, expected on
the EXPERT capsule in the region of the interaction in critical points along the re-entry
trajectory.
The followed approach is justified by the consideration that the prediction of hypersonic
flows, both for the complexity of the required physical modelling and for the impossibility to
duplicate in wind tunnels real flight conditions due to the high energy required, requires the
necessity to take into account, and mutually validate, different sources of data as flight and
wind tunnel experiments, and combining them by means of a numerical activity. This
methodology has been developed and applied to the analysis of shock wave boundary layer
interaction in high enthalpy flow conditions being the understanding of this phenomenon,
which takes place for example in proximity of a deflected control surface, crucial for the
design of the next generation of RLV.
Predicted reference and peak values of pressure and heat flux (estimated in some
characteristics points along the flight trajectory) have been considered to design the
experimental campaign, whose first test has been presented and critically discussed,
performed in the CIRA Plasma Wind Tunnel Scirocco on a representative model, with the
aim to duplicate those levels in a realistic plasma environment. For a meaningful design of
such experimental test campaign a massive use of CFD has been carried out to analyze
several aspects of the problem which must be necessarily taken into account. The model
considered is constituted by a cylindrical leading edge followed by a flat plate and the 1:1
scale 20 deg deflected EXPERT flap with rounded lateral edges to minimize local heating
effects. During the preliminary phase, based on two dimensional analysis on the model
symmetry plane, the main design parameters of the model (leading edge radius of curvature,
length of the flat plate and flap dimensions) have been chosen to duplicate on the model itself
pressure and heat flux levels encountered in flight conditions. Moreover, different facility
operating conditions (in terms of reservoir enthalpy, H0, and pressure, P0) and model
positioning/attitude within the test chamber have been determined, considering some laws
determined on the basis of the performed computational activity, and this in order to duplicate
either the shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon occurring around the flap
either the associated thermo-mechanical loads acting on it during the EXPERT re-entry flight.
It has been demonstrated, through the experimental results and the numerical rebuilding
activity that the selected operating conditions were able to produce on the model a shock
wave boundary layer interaction around the flap qualitatively similar to the one occurring in
flight. Moreover, heat flux and pressure are duplicated ahead and over the flap in the
experimental test corresponding to the point P2.
Anyhow, differences in terms of wall pressure over the model, with respect to the levels
estimated in flight conditions, combined with the fact that necessarily in PWT conditions the
flow arrives over the model in dissociated conditions play a role also on the catalysis effects
over the interaction that have been analyzed through a parametric analysis. In particular, it
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can be concluded that the differences in terms of catalytic behaviour between the plate and
the flap causes local overheating phenomena at the junction location due to the discontinuity
that the flow within the recirculating bubble feels in the recombination coefficients, and these
effects could be significant when the flap is less catalytic than the forward plate. The effects
have been analyzed from a quantitative point of view through two- and three-dimensional
computations over the model design for the PWT experiments, and through qualitative
analysis in EXPERT flight conditions where it has been found that catalysis has a strong
effect on the heating rates but a negligible effect on the interaction main parameters (upstream
influence and reattachment).
An instrumentation layout and sensor positioning over the model conceived for the
experimental campaign, combined with non intrusive instrumentation available, have also
allowed for the measurements of the interesting variables as temperature, pressure and heat
flux, whose values compares well with the post test numerical results, to properly characterize
all the aspects (flow separation, pressure plateau, peak loads over the body-flap, etc.) of the
shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomenon in the flap region and the boundary layer
characteristics ahead of the flap.
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Chapter 2
ABSTRACT
The Mainz vertical wind tunnel is so far a worldwide unique facility to investigate
cloud and precipitation elements under conditions close to the real atmosphere.
Hydrometeors such as water drops, ice crystals, snow flakes, and graupels are freely
suspended at their terminal velocities in a vertical air stream under controlled conditions
regarding temperature (between -30C and +30C), humidity (up to the level of water
saturation), and laminarity (with a residual turbulence level below 0.5%) of the air
stream. Cloud processes in warm, cold, and mixed phase clouds have been investigated in
the fields of cloud physics and chemistry, aerosolcloud interactions, and the influence of
turbulence. The experiments include the behaviour of cloud and rain drops, ice and snow
crystals, snow flakes, graupel grains and hail stones and the simulation of basic cloud
processes such as collisional growth, scavenging, heterogeneous drop freezing, riming,
and drop-to-particle conversion. Atmospheric processes have been investigated under
both laminar and turbulent conditions in order to understand and quantify the influence of
turbulence.
The results are essential for applications in cloud chemistry models to estimate the
atmospheric pathway of trace gases, in cloud and precipitation models to improve the
description of the formation of precipitation (growth and melting rates), and in now- and
forecasting of precipitation to improve the evaluation of radar and satellite data.
E-mail: szakall@uni-mainz.de;
Tel.: (+49) 6131 3925102; Fax: (+49) 6131 3923532
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Keywords: vertical wind tunnel; laboratory experiments; cloud physics; cloud chemistry.
1. INTRODUCTION
Clouds play an important role in the climate system of the earth. They affect the energy
budget of the atmosphere by reflecting, scattering, and absorbing the short-wave radiation
coming from the sun and the long-wave radiation from the earth surface. By scavenging
aerosol particles and trace gases, cloud particles and raindrops are involved in wash-out
processes of the atmosphere and affect the partitioning of particles and gases between the
phases and their pathway in the atmosphere. In the initiation of clouds, the growth of cloud
droplets or ice crystals by the deposition of water vapor and by collision and coalescence is
essential. At temperatures below the freezing point, ice nucleation processes and, afterwards,
processes in mixed phase clouds such as riming are important. In later stages of cloud
development, the further growth of cloud drops and ice particles to larger sizes affects the
initiation of precipitation. To improve the knowledge of all these cloud and rain processes,
laboratory experiments are essential. They demand the reliable simulation of processes under
atmospheric conditions and became more and more important during the last century. Harsh
atmospheric and climatic processes, such as acidic rain, severe hailstorms, hurricanes, floods,
or even droughts have not only environmental but also serious social impacts. Thus, in order
to reliably forecast weather and climate changes and to avoid possible destructive effects, the
thorough understanding of chemical and physical processes of clouds and precipitation is of
great importance.
The correct interpretation of measured meteorological parameters using different
platforms (e.g., radars or satellites, radiosondes) requires the accurate knowledge of cloud
processes as well. To forecast weather and climate variations, one has to correctly describe
the processes within clouds in model simulations. Thus, modeling requires reliable input
parameters in order to generate reasonable outputs. On the other hand, to verify theoretical
models, repeatable measurements under different but well-controlled conditions are required
which can be performed only under laboratory conditions.
So far, there exist a number of laboratory facilities to simulate atmospheric cloud
processes such as cloud chambers (e.g., Mhler et al., 2003), flow tubes (e.g., Bertram et al.,
1996, Stratmann et al., 2004), continuous flow diffusion chambers (e.g., DeMott and Rogers,
1990), fall shafts (Beard et al., 1991), free-fall freezing tubes (Wood et al., 2002), drop
levitators (e.g., Carleton et al., 1997; Ettner et al., 2004; Diehl et al., 2009), and vertical wind
tunnels. In contrast to other constructions such as the cloud chamber AIDA (Mhler et al.,
2003) or the cloud simulator LACIS (Stratmann et al., 2004), vertical wind tunnels are
restricted to processes after the formation of cloud droplets or ice particles as the relative
humidity is always below saturation. On the other hand, in vertical wind tunnels
hydrometeors are freely floated at their terminal velocities so that all microphysical and
chemical processes taking place in clouds or with raindrops can be simulated not within a
large cloud but with single drops or ice particles.
There are three main types of wind tunnels used in atmospheric simulation applications.
In the open L-type wind tunnels a blower maintains the continuous air flow through the
tunnel (e.g., Blanchard, 1950; Kamra and Ahire, 1989; Saylor and Jones, 2005). A
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backpressure plate at the upper end of the construction ensures a velocity minimum at the
centre of the tunnel so that hydrometeors can be freely floated in the wind tunnel. The
disadvantages are turbulences produced by the blower and the backpressure plate and
maintaining temperature and humidity at constant values is not possible because of the open
region where the drop is suspended. In the O-type wind tunnels the air is circulated by a
blower (e.g., List, 1966). Although this construction manages to keep the temperature and
humidity at near constant values, it is impossible to achieve turbulence-free conditions
because of the placement of the blowers in the flow path. In the layout for wind tunnels of the
Z-type the air is sucked through the tunnel by a vacuum pump at the upper downstream end
of the construction through a sonic nozzle which avoids turbulence in the tunnel air stream.
Furthermore, the air can be conditioned in the lower (upstream) section of the tunnel. The
Mainz vertical wind tunnel is so far a worldwide unique representative of the Z-type tunnel. It
allows the observation of individual hydrometeors freely floating at their terminal velocities
in a laminar or controlled turbulent environment. Temperature, humidity as well as the
aerosol and trace gas content of the air, in which the hydrometeors are suspended, are exactly
controlled during the measurements. For further physical or chemical analysis, the suspended
hydrometeors are investigated in-situ and/or extracted from the wind tunnel.
2.2. Construction
The schematic drawing of the Mainz vertical wind tunnel can be seen in Figure 1. The
wind tunnel consists of three main sections: In the lower horizontal part of the Z-construction
the air is modified according to the requirements of the experiment: It can be filtered to
remove unwanted aerosol particles and trace gases, dried and possibly warmed or cooled. For
the cooling of the air a three stage air conditioning system with a double feedback loop
temperature control is available consisting of a dehumidifier unit and two cooling units. Post-
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cooling humidification of the tunnel air is performed by a steam generator. Also small
droplets can be introduced into the wind tunnel using a set of ultrasonic fog generators. In
addition, several aerosol and gas inlets allow achieving the necessary environmental
characteristics in the wind tunnel as required. The temperature of the tunnel air can be
adjusted to any value between -30C and +30C while the humidity can be set up to the level
of water saturation. A bypass inlet allows laboratory air to enter the wind tunnel if air
conditioning is not required for experiments, e.g., for the investigation of shape of raindrops
in ambient air at the ground level.
Figure 1. Schematic drawing of the Mainz vertical wind tunnel. The air conditioning and experimental
parts of the wind tunnel are located on the first floor, while the pumps and valves on the second floor of
the laboratory.
The vertical part of the wind tunnel represents the experimental and observation section.
There in the lowest part, the settling chamber, the air stream changes its direction from
horizontal to vertical. Afterwards, the tunnel air flow is laminarized by a honeycomb
followed by a set of sieves. The laminar air stream passes through a contraction section which
is essential for the freely floating of the hydrometeors. It creates a uniform vertical velocity
profile across the tunnel with a weak minimum in its center. Subsequently, the air enters the
observation section. For different experimental requirements, there are a number of sections
available with different cross sections and built from different materials as needed. The most
frequently used observation section has a cross section of 17 cm 17 cm. The walls are made
of transparent material to allow direct observation of the freely suspended hydrometeors. Air
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lock type enclosures can be mounted on the walls of the experimental sections to facilitate
insertion and retrieval of hydrometeors.
In the upper horizontal section of the construction flow control and drive units are
located. Two vacuum pumps are used to suck the air through the tunnel. The velocity of the
air stream is controlled by a sonic valve which allows very fast variations of the wind speed.
Inside the sonic nozzle the flow speed increases reaching the speed of sound at the throat of
the valve immediately followed by a sonic barrier downstream in the flow. This barrier
prevents any pressure fluctuations at the inlet of the pumps from moving upstream and
disturbing the flow in the observation section. As the flow speed in the sonic valve is the
same, the mass flow is directly proportional to the cross sectional area of the sonic throat
which can be varied to change the flow speed in the tunnel. Wind speeds up to 40 m/s in the
observation section are possible so that freely floating hydrometeors of all sizes between 30
m and a few centimeters can be investigated in the tunnel.
For vertical air speeds typically used in the wind tunnel the air stream shows a uniform
velocity distribution over the whole cross section area up to the boundary layer. This ensures
that hydrometeors are floating in a more or less stable fashion in the tunnel. The unmodified
air stream is laminar with a residual turbulence level below 0.5% (Vohl et al., 1999). To
investigate the influence of turbulence on microphysical processes this can be changed. The
low level of the unmodified background turbulence allows the production of a well-defined
turbulent flow which is generated by positioning obstructing objects upstream of the
experimental section (e.g., Vohl et al., 1999; Diehl et al., 2000). In those experiments, the
energy dissipation rate in the turbulent wind tunnel air stream has to be measured in order to
ensure that it lies in the range of the turbulent kinetic energy spectrum found in natural
clouds.
2.3. Experiments
Experiments performed so far in the Mainz vertical wind tunnel during the last 25 years
are classified by several criteria: laminar or turbulent air stream; cloud physical or chemical
processes or aerosolcloud interactions; warm, cold, or mixed phase clouds.
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oscillation frequency), and the internal circulation inside the drops. Cloud droplets and small
raindrops (< 1 mm in diameter) have spherical form so that they can be considered as rigid
spheres in fluid dynamical and cloud microphysical modeling. Raindrops larger than 1 mm in
diameter are deformed and the shape distortion increases with the equivalent diameter of the
drop. Their shapes can be approximated by oblate spheroids and their sizes are given as
volume-equivalent diameter, which is the diameter of a water sphere having the same volume
as the raindrop. The hydrodynamic behavior of raindrops with volume-equivalent diameters
between 1 and 7 mm were investigated. The drops were injected into the tunnel as the air
speeds were adjusted to be equal to their terminal velocity so that they were freely floating.
Their motions were recorded using a high-speed digital or analogue video camera. From the
individual images the change of the raindrop shape, the amplitude and frequency of
oscillation were determined with high accuracy, and the internal circulation was
characterized. As an example, the high-speed images of one oscillation period of a water drop
with 6 mm equivalent diameter freely floating in the Mainz wind tunnel are shown in Figure
2.
Figure 2. High-speed images of an oscillating water drop with 6 mm equivalent diameter freely floating
in the Mainz vertical wind tunnel. The image sequence represents one oscillation period. The single
frame size is mm 10.47.8 mm, the total time of the shown sequences is 38 ms.
The static axis ratios in equilibrium were evaluated and compared to different models
(Szakll et al., 2009; Szakll et al.; 2010). It was shown that the experimental data for
raindrops with different sizes fit very well to the following polynomial (Beard and Chuang,
1987; Chuang and Beard, 1990):
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Excellent agreement was also found comparing the contours of shapes for different drop
sizes calculated according to Beard and Chuang (1987), the images of drops in equilibrium
recorded in the Mainz vertical wind tunnel, and the experimental field data from a novel 2Dvideo disdrometer (Thurai et al., 2009). Figure 3 shows a direct comparison of two different
drop shape models the force-balance model of Beard and Chuang (1987) and the simple
ellipsoid raindrop shape model of Green (1975) with a freely floating water drop
photographed in the Mainz vertical wind tunnel.
Figure 3. The theoretical shapes from the force balance model of Beard and Chuang, 1987 (solid line),
the simple ellipsoid model of Green, 1975 (dashed line) and the shadow image of a raindrop with 6 mm
diameter. The scale of the polar graph is in mm. The original photo of the raindrop recorded in the
Mainz vertical wind tunnel can be seen in the right lower corner of the figure.
Nevertheless the raindrop shape is not static but changes continuously as the drops larger
than 1 mm are oscillating. This is most probably caused by eddy shedding from the
downstream side of the raindrops (Pruppacher and Klett, 1998). The oscillation amplitude is a
very important parameter in several applications in the areas of microphysical and chemical
models. The size dependence of the oscillation amplitude of water drops was parameterized
by Szakll et al. (2010) by the following polynomial fit to their measurement data:
A = 3.6 10 3 D0 + 2.13 10 2 D0
2
(2)
where A is the amplitude of the axis ratio and D0 is the equivalent drop diameter in mm.
The equation shows that the oscillation amplitude is increasing with drop size. The oscillation
frequency is also determined by the drop size as the wavelength of the oscillation mode is
directly related to the geometry of the drop (Feng and Beard, 1991). The frequency of the
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main oscillation mode (n=2,m=0) can be calculated using the Rayleigh formula (Pruppacher
and Klett, 1998):
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Feng and Beard (1991) showed that the deformed drop shape leads to a removal of
degeneracy between the fundamental (n=2, m=0) mode and the higher associated modes
(n=2, m=1,2) and introduced a correction term into the Rayleigh formula which gives the
frequencies of the different oscillation modes. This asymptotic analysis was used for a
comparison of frequencies of different oscillation modes experimentally determined at the
Mainz wind tunnel and remarkable agreement was found (Szakll et al.; 2009) between the
model results and the observations. Furthermore, wind tunnel observations indicated a sizedependence of the (n=2,m=1), (n=2,m=2) and (n=3,m=1) oscillation modes besides the
fundamental mode (n=2,m=0) for each water drop falling at terminal velocity (Szakll et al.;
2009).
To visualize the internal circulation inside raindrops, small insoluble particle tracers were
added to the drops. Their density was close to that of water so that the trajectory of the
particle tracers closely followed that of a fluid element without any significant gravitational
separation within the drops. The experimentally determined average internal circulation
velocities fit considerably well to the theoretical curve of LeClair et al. (1972) who
numerically solved the Navier-Stokes equation for water spheres falling in air and found that
the mean circulating speed is proportional to the terminal speed of the drops (Szakll et al.,
2009). Earlier observations that drops with diameters less than 1 mm - which are spherical
and do not significantly oscillate - have a regular flow pattern inside (e.g., LeClair et al.,
1971) were confirmed and it was shown that in larger drops - which are deformed and
oscillate with observable amplitudes the internal circulation is irregular and turbulent.
Furthermore, the internal circulation speed changes continuously between zero and maximum
values: The circulation comes almost to a standstill and afterward it builds up again (Szakll
et al.; 2009). These findings are of great importance for the trace gas uptake by raindrops.
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were 1 to 7 m. The growth rate of the collector drop was determined from the change in
terminal velocity while it was kept continuously suspended in the observation section.
Theoretically the drop growth rate is described by the following equation (Pruppacher
and Klett, 1997):
r12
dr1 1
= K (r1 , r2 ) r32 n(r2 ) dr2
dt 3
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with
K (r1 , r2 ) = E (r1 + r2 ) 2 v1 v 2
(5)
where K is the collection kernel, r1 and r2 are the radii of the collector and the colliding
droplet, respectively, v1 and v2 the corresponding terminal velocities. E = Ecoll Ecoal is the
collection efficiency with the collision efficiency Ecoll and the coalescence efficiency Ecoal. It
was assumed that the coalescence efficiency equals 1 meaning that all colliding drops stay
together and form a new drop. Earlier, collision efficiencies of drops with values of the pratio: p=r2/r1 (r2 the radius of the smaller collision partner, r1 the radius of the collector drop)
as low as 0.05 was not available in the literature. These have been determined from the wind
tunnel experiments by an empirical approach. For details see Vohl et al. (1999) and Vohl et
al. (2007). Previously existing tabulated values of the collision efficiency were interpolated
and completed in such a way that drop growth rates calculated with these collision
efficiencies matched with observed growth rates. The new tables provide collision
efficiencies for a wide range of drop sizes and radius ratios p. This is highly important for
small p-ratios where the collision efficiency changes significantly. The empirically derived
collision efficiencies are available for use in cloud models.
The analogous process to collisional drop growth in a mixed phase cloud is riming, i.e.
the growth of ice particles by the deposition of liquid droplets. This is an important process to
form precipitation in mixed phase clouds which are the most abundant ones in mid-latitudes.
The experiments were performed in the way that a single spherical ice particle with 290 to
390 m radius was freely suspended in the wind tunnel within a cloud of supercooled droplets
with radii between 10 and 20 m. The experiments were performed in a temperature range
between -8 and -12C where riming proceeds in the atmosphere. The collection kernels Kice
were calculated from the mean mass increase dm/dt of the rimed ice particles and the average
liquid water content LWC during the experiments according to the following equation
(Pflaum and Pruppacher, 1979):
K ice =
dm / dt
LWC
(6)
The results of this experiment together with earlier studies on collection kernel are
plotted in Figure 4. Parameterizations were derived from new and earlier wind tunnel
experiments describing the collection kernel of ice particles as function of the collector
momentum mv (mass fall velocity) (v. Blohn et al., 2009):
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(7)
(8)
(9)
0.1
0.001
0.01
0.1
The indices stand for the mean size of the supercooled droplets in m. In theory, the
collection kernel K is given by Eq. 5; however, efficiencies for interactions between spherical
collector ice particles of differing densities (resulting from riming) and droplets are not
available so far. Therefore, the measured ice collection kernels were compared to
corresponding collection kernels of liquid drops as determined in earlier wind tunnel
experiments (Vohl et al., 1999; Vohl et al., 2007). It was found that the collection kernels of
ice particles were slightly higher than the collection kernels of liquid drops (see Figure 4). An
empirical factor depending on the cloud droplet radii was derived so that for the investigated
size ranges of ice particles and droplets corrected collection kernels of ice particles can be
incorporated in cloud models.
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melting snow flakes were investigated in wind tunnel experiments. Natural and laboratorymade aggregates of ice crystals were melted under free falling conditions while the wind
tunnel was warmed up at rates typical for falling snow flakes in the atmosphere (1.5C per
min, corresponding to an average warming rate of approximately 0.8C per 100 m). The
diameters of the snow flakes were around 10 mm with masses between 2 10-3 g and 11
10-3 g and corresponding densities of 0.005 g cm-3 to 0.02 g cm-3. They melted into drops of
diameters between 1.5 and 2.6 mm. The variation of the fall mode, the fall velocity, and the
percentage of ice melted was recorded with a film camera (Mitra et al., 1990). Dry snow
flakes exercised spinning, helical, shaking or swing motions with frequencies dependent on
the size and the porosity of the snow flake and the number of component crystals. As soon as
melting started, the frequencies of movements changed abruptly to values of a wide spread
without correlation to any parameter. From irregular sideways motions of the melting snow
flakes it was concluded that aggregation by collision of ice crystals and snow flakes continues
in natural cloud even in the upper part of the melting layer. At the time when the ice lattice of
the snow flake collapsed uncontrollable erratic downward acceleration began. Based on these
observations, the melting of snow flakes was divided into four stages.
The wind tunnel observations served as a basis for the polarimetric model of
Russchenberg and Lighthart (1996) for snow flakes passing through the melting layer. The
determined melting rates were used by several authors to model the development of the
atmospheric melting layer, e.g. Szyrmer and Zawadzki (1999), Barthazy et al. (1998), Phillips
et al. (2006) and are still the only ones which are available for such model simulations.
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liquid phase. As oxidant H2O2 was used and as catalysts the heavy metals manganese (Mn)
and iron (Fe) in ionic forms.
The uptake of SO2 gas by raindrops of 2.9 mm radius was investigated with various
concentrations in the gas phase between 50 to 500 ppbv while the drops contained H2O2 in
concentrations of 1 10-6 to 1 10-3 M (Waltrop et al., 1992). The studies with small drops of
360 m radius were undertaken with SO2 gas concentrations of 100 ppbv with 1 10-3 M
H2O2 present in the liquid phase (Diehl et al., 2000). In cases where heavy metals were used
as catalysts the SO2 gas concentration was 100 ppbv, and the drops (radii 2.9 mm and 360
m) contained a Mn2+ concentration of 1 105 M or a Fe3+ concentration of 2 106 M.
The exposure times were up to 220 s. Desorption of SO2 from water drops was studied with
drop radii from 250 m to 2 mm.
In all cases it was found that oxidants and catalysts significantly enhance the uptake rates
in agreement with theoretical models (Waltrop et al., 1991; Diehl et al., 2000; HeuselWaltrop et al., 2003). On the other hand, theoretical studies based on wind tunnel experiments
indicated that for typical concentrations of sulfate inside raindrops significant amounts of SO2
will desorb from the drops unless oxidants like H2O2 are present in the liquid phase (Mitra
and Hannemann, 1993).
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Figure 5. Comparison between the results of three different aqueous chemistry formulations on the NH3
uptake by a 5.76-mm diameter water drop at 15 C [NH3]g = 195 ppbv; [CO2]g = 350 ppmv
(Hannemann et al., 1995). Symbols: experimentally determined NH3 uptake; solid line: CO2 assumed to
be in thermodynamically equilibrium; dashed line: full kinetic treatment; dotted line: kinetic treatment
but neglecting the chemical reaction
CO 2 (aq) + OH - HCO 3- .
Cloud chemistry processes were also performed in the ice phase not at the vertical wind
tunnel but in flow tubes placed inside a walk-in cold chamber. Therefore, these experiments
are not described here. However, the results indicate that the uptake of trace gases in the
liquid phase is significantly enhanced in comparison to the uptake in the ice phase (Mitra et
al., 1990; Diehl et al., 1995; 1998; Hoog et al., 2007). Therefore, it can be concluded that the
direct scavenging of trace gases via the ice phase will play a minor role while the riming
process might be the major process to incorporate these trace elements into the ice phase.
Those experiments are currently being performed at the Mainz vertical wind tunnel.
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freezing, i.e. formation of ice without the participation of aerosol particles becomes efficient
at temperatures below
-35C. Thus, at higher temperatures and lower altitudes freezing
will proceed heterogeneously when suitable aerosol particles, the so-called ice nuclei, are
available. The influence of these ice nuclei enhances the freezing temperatures of supercooled
drops up to values not far below the freezing point. The most efficient ice nuclei are
biological particles, followed by mineral dust, while soot particles are less efficient ice nuclei.
Two processes are known to freeze supercooled drops: immersion freezing and contact
freezing. In immersion freezing, the ice nuclei are taken up by the drop (by nucleation or by
scavenging) and initiate freezing of the drop when it is supercooled below a critical
temperature. In case of the contact mode, the ice nuclei collide with a supercooled drop and
affect freezing of the drop if is supercooled below a critical temperature (Pruppacher and
Klett, 1997). In general, contact freezing takes place at higher temperatures as immersion
freezing (see Figure 6).
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Figure 6. Temperature dependence of the fraction of drops frozen due to contact freezing (filled
symbols) and immersion freezing (open symbols) for redtop grass pollen.
In the Mainz vertical wind tunnel, these processes can be simulated similar to the
atmosphere as the drops are freely suspended at their terminal velocities in the air stream of
the tunnel when they freeze. Furthermore, the experimental procedure allows to clearly
distinguishing between the two processes. During experiments in the immersion mode, the
drops are generated from distilled water containing the immersed particles. They are freely
floated in the wind tunnel while supercooled and observed if they freeze. In contact freezing
experiments, pure water drops are suspended in the wind tunnel, supercooled, and afterwards
particles are added to the wind tunnel air downstream of the experimental section so that they
pass the floating drop. Contact freezing takes place when a drop freezes immediately after
collision.
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These experiments were performed with drops of 150 to 400 m radius at different
temperatures down to -30C. Ice nuclei which were investigated so far were soot particles
from a kerosene burner to study the influence of jet traffics on ice formation, and several
pollen types as representatives of biological particles. It was found that combustion particles
act as ice nuclei at temperatures much warmer than the temperatures prevailing at the altitude
where the jet plane cruises. This implied that drops formed at the exit of the jet plane freeze
immediately not by homogenous but by heterogeneous nucleation and do not need to be
supercooled to the ambient temperatures at the cruising altitude. Thus, ice formation takes
place earlier than predicted according to homogeneous nucleation which agreed better with
field observations (Diehl and Mitra, 1998). Regarding pollen, the experiments showed that
they initiate freezing at temperatures up to -6C. This is lower than other very efficient
biological ice nuclei such as bacteria, but definitely higher than mineral dust or soot. The
investigation of a wide range of pollen types indicated that the ice nucleation ability seems to
be a general pollen property (Diehl et al., 2002; v. Blohn et al., 2005), but the freezing
temperatures are different for the different types of pollens (as an example the fractions of
frozen drops due contact and immersion freezing temperatures measured for redtop grass
pollen are plotted in Figure 6). The freezing temperatures served as base for parameterizations
describing immersion and contact freezing in cloud models (Diehl and Wurzler, 2004; Diehl
et al., 2006) which are applicable in global models also (e.g., Lohmann and Diehl, 2006;
Storelvmo et al., 2008; and Hoose et al., 2008).
Drop-to-Particle Conversion
Many cloud droplets do not reach the ground as precipitation but evaporate before.
Reasons may be the absence of active ice nuclei to form ice particles and the absence of
larger drops or of dynamic forces to initiate collisional drop growth. Trace gases dissolved in
the drops may be converted into compounds which will not desorb from the drops. If those
drops evaporate they will act as a source of aerosol particles affecting the size distribution and
chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol particles. During wind tunnel experiments, the
dynamics in atmospheric clouds were simulated by freely floating evaporating droplets. These
droplets consisted of aqueous solutions of salts which were most frequently found in
atmospheric cloud water: NaCl, (NH4)2SO4, mixtures of these two salts, and salts of artificial
and natural ocean water. Other droplets contained insoluble particles typically found in cloud
water such as clay, soot, iron oxide, zinc oxide, manganese oxide, and calcium sulfate. The
relative humidity of the wind tunnel air had values between 5 and 60%. The whole
evaporation process was recorded using a 16-mm film camera. As long as the droplet was
evaporating, its terminal velocity decreased requiring a continuous adjustment of the tunnel
vertical air speed in order to keep the droplet stable in observation section. When
crystallization started the fall mode changed abruptly into an unsteady motion with erratic
sailing and spinning caused by asymmetric drag forces on the rough underside of the drop
where crystallization invariably began to take place. After complete evaporation of all water,
the remaining particle fell straight without sideways deflection but with axial rotation and
helical motion. The concentrations of the salts were selected such that after evaporation
particles with diameters between 40 and 300 m formed. The resulting salt particles were
removed from the wind tunnel and the samples were studied with a normal light microscope
or a scanning electron microscope.
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It was found that the aerosol particles formed during the evaporation of cloud droplets did
not break up or splinter. Thus, it was concluded that an evaporating cloud droplet produces
one aerosol particle whose mass and chemistry are dependent on the salts and insoluble
compounds contained in the droplet. Since most cloud drops contain a mixture of various
salts it can be expected that most particles formed by drop-to-particle conversion will have a
tendency to be rounded while drops containing NaCl only generated cubic shaped particles
(Mitra et al., 1992).
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Figure 7. Drop growth in laminar and turbulent flow (linear fit plots). Solid line: experimental turbulent
growth; dotted line: laminar continuous growth under identical environmental condition.
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SUMMARY
The investigations of basic cloud processes at the Mainz vertical wind tunnel provided
observations, data tables, and parameterizations of raindrop deformation and oscillation,
collisional drop growth, growth of ice particles by riming, and melting of snow flakes which
are applicable in cloud and precipitation models. Data from heterogeneous drop freezing
serve as base for parameterizations usable in cloud and global models. Models describing the
scavenging of trace gases were verified by laboratory results.
Summarizing the experiments in a turbulent air stream of the wind tunnel, it is obvious
that these represent the more realistic atmospheric conditions. However, not all cloud and
precipitation processes seem to be affected by turbulence. One has the impression that effects
are to be expected only in cases where larger objects such as cloud droplets are involved but
negligible when smaller objects such as aerosol particles or gas molecules are involved.
In the last 25 years the Mainz vertical wind tunnel has become a world-wide
acknowledged research and educational facility in different fields of cloud physics and
chemistry. The experimental and modeling works carried out at the Mainz vertical wind
tunnel provided many scientific publications (listed in the References), as well as numerous
PhD and Diplom (Master-equivalent degree in Germany) theses.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Funding for the original construction and initial instrumentation of the Mainz vertical
wind tunnel was provided by the German Federal Ministry of Science and Technology
(BMBF). The modification of the tunnel in such a way that the air flow could be cooled down
to temperatures as low as -30 C over the whole range of tunnel speeds, was provided by a
grant under the University Development Act (Hochschulbau-Frderungsgesetz). Many of
the scientific projects carried out at the wind tunnel have been supported by the German
Science Foundation (DFG) in particular through the Collaborative Research Centers (SFB
233 and SFB 641), and by DFG projects falling under the category of Normal Individual
Applications, which also supported Doctoral works at the facility. The authors very
gratefully acknowledge the contributions of many graduate and PhD students who performed
their experiments at the wind tunnel facility.
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Chapter 3
ABSTRACT
Variation of the characteristics of aerosol clouds created in icing wind tunnels is
studied theoretically and experimentally. The characteristics of interest are the droplet
size distribution, liquid water content, temperature, velocity, and air humidity, which are
among the most important factors affecting atmospheric icing. Several processes
influence the trajectory, velocity, size and temperature of the droplets, such as collision,
evaporation and cooling, gravitational settling, and turbulent dispersion. The authors have
developed a two-dimensional theoretical model that takes these processes into account,
and predicts how they influence the changes in the characteristics of the droplet cloud
during its movement in the tunnel. The most recent development pays special attention to
two of the possible collision outcomes, i.e. coalescence after minor deformation and
bounce, together with the transition between them. Indeed, these outcomes are frequent
when the relative velocity of the droplets is small, as is the case for a cloud formed after
the injection of water droplets in the direction of air flow. An experimental study is also
carried out with different thermodynamic parameters at different positions in the test
section of the tunnel, which makes it possible to observe the evolution of cloud
characteristics under different ambient conditions. The droplet size distribution and liquid
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water content of the aerosol clouds were measured using an integrated system for icing
studies, which comprises two probes for droplet size measurements and a hotwire liquid
water content sensor. Droplet trajectories were observed using particle image
velocimetry. The experimental results are also used to validate the model by comparing
them to model predictions. Satisfactory agreement between the experimental and
calculated results establishes the applicability of the model to determine the evolution of
droplet size distribution and liquid water content in an aerosol cloud in the streamwise
direction, together with their vertical variation.
Keywords: aerosol cloud, binary droplet collision, droplet size distribution, low-speed wind
tunnel, two-phase flow
NOMENCLATURE
b
B
Bcr
CD
drag coefficient
cw
droplet diameter
diffusivity of water vapor
Dw
ew
f
g
h
Stokes drag
gravitational acceleration
thickness of gas film between two droplets
critical film thickness at rupture
hr
H
k
l
le
Hamaker constant
turbulent kinetic energy
horizontal length of the computational domain
characteristic size of turbulent eddy
Lev
md
droplet mass
Nu
Nusselt number
static pressure of air
pst
Pr
r
Rw
Re
RH
Sc
Sh
t
Prandtl number
disc radius on the edge of droplet
gas constant for water vapor
Reynolds number
relative humidity
Schmidt number
Sherwood number
time
temperature
non-dimensional time
Tu
level of turbulence
eddy lifetime
T
te
tr
transit time
ts
u
u
transverse (or escaping) velocity of gas in the gap between two droplets
gas (air) velocity
gas (air) mean velocity
fluctuating component of gas (air) velocity
non-dimensional gas (air) velocity
u
u
U
Ur
v
V
droplet velocity
velocity of post-collision droplet
non-dimensional droplet velocity
We
x
Weber number
streamwise position in the test section
non-dimensional droplet position
y
Z
density
surface tension of liquid (water)
characteristic time of film-thinning process
V
X
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1. INTRODUCTION
Aerosol clouds are characterized by several parameters such as temperature, velocity, air
humidity, liquid water content (LWC) and droplet size distribution (DSD). These are among
the most important factors affecting atmospheric icing processes; therefore, it is essential to
determine them correctly when modeling atmospheric icing. A typical way to simulate natural
aerosol clouds under icing conditions is to inject water spray into the cold airstream in a lowspeed horizontal icing wind tunnel, thereby creating a two-phase air/dispersed water flow.
This artificial aerosol cloud undergoes significant changes in the settling chamber and test
section of the wind tunnel before reaching the icing object. Several factors are responsible for
this modification. The thermodynamic interactions between the dispersed and carrying phases
result in evaporation and cooling, thereby lowering droplet temperature and reducing droplet
size. The mutual interactions within the dispersed phase are known as binary droplet
collisions that modify droplet velocity and droplet size when the collision outcome is
coalescence. The effect of external forces leads to gravitational settling of droplets, which
becomes considerable for low air speeds. The extent to which these processes affect the
characteristics of the aerosol cloud depends on the level of turbulence in the airflow. The
turbulence level is usually kept low in the test section, to better simulate natural
thermodynamic processes and conditions for ice accretion; however, a certain level of
turbulence is essential, particularly in the settling chamber, to ensure mixing and homogeneity
in the cloud. Among the parameters characterizing droplet clouds in low-speed wind tunnels,
the air temperature does not change significantly, although it may be a few degrees higher in
the test section due to heat transfer from the test chamber. The temperature of injected
droplets decreases until reaching a temperature close to that of the air, and then it remains
approximately constant. The airstream is accelerated in the settling chamber, and ideally the
flow should be steady in the test section, although some fluctuation is unavoidable. The
droplet velocities quickly approach the free stream velocity, and their mean velocities remain
nearly constant, but the speed of individual droplets varies due to droplet collision and
turbulence. The air relative humidity is between 0.7 and 0.95 in the test section in most of the
experiments under icing conditions, and it does not very considerably during an experiment.
The DSD and LWC are the cloud properties that are modified the most significantly between
different points of the tunnel. They vary vertically due to gravity, which causes separation of
droplets of different sizes; and they also change in the streamwise direction due to cloud
deformation, droplet collision and evaporation.
Much effort has been made to study the factors influencing droplet cloud characteristics
and the resulting modification in two-phase flows. A widely used method to analyze fluidparticle flows is the Eulerian-Lagrangian approach, which treats the fluid phase as a
continuum and considers the dispersed particles as a discrete phase (Creismeas, 1995; Crowe
et al., 1977; Edson et al., 1996). These authors considered the heat and mass exchange
between the phases, which results in droplet evaporation and cooling. The droplet equation of
motion includes the gravity term, which may be negligible for high velocities, e.g. when
studying flow around aircraft, but it is important for low velocities. Droplet trajectories for
different velocities of the ambient air was examined in Gates et al., 1988. Dukowicz, 1980,
proposed a stochastic approach for modeling turbulent dispersion of droplets, and this idea
was applied in several later studies after some modifications (Gosman and Ioannides, 1981;
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Marek and Olsen Jr., 1986; O'Rourke and Bracco, 1980). O'Rourke and Bracco, 1980, also
considered droplet collision and coalescence in their model by a stochastic approach that was
subsequently applied in Gavaises et al., 1996. Post and Abraham, 2002, constructed a
composite collision outcome model that included the different outcomes of binary droplet
collisions, but not the outcome of the lowest-kinetic-energy collisions since they studied
Diesel spray with high velocities. More recent developments proposed improvements on
collision models, particularly for high-kinetic-energy collisions (Kim et al., 2009; Ko and
Ryou, 2005; Munnannur and Reitz, 2007). The relative velocity of colliding droplets is
usually low in low-speed wind tunnels where droplets are injected in the direction of the
airflow; therefore the authors herein improved the collision model in the range of the lowestkinetic-energy collisions and disregarded the formation of satellite droplets (Kollr et al.,
2005a). This two-phase flow model considered droplet collision and gravitational settling,
whereas evaporation and cooling were added later (Kollr et al., 2005b). This study also
discussed the range of thermodynamic parameters where the three processes considered are
dominant with regard to the evolution of the DSD. The turbulent dispersion of droplets was
included in the model of Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b, and time scales of the three processes
involved together with that of turbulent dispersion were determined in Kollr and Farzaneh,
2007a.
This study improves on the collision outcome model by replacing the transition curve
between the domains of coalescence after minor deformation and bounce recommended in
Kollr et al., 2005a. That boundary was based on the experimental observations of Qian and
Law, 1997, whereas the boundary proposed here will be explained by the film-thinning
process. The former model was applied to determine how the DSD and LWC vary vertically
in the middle of test section under different ambient conditions. In this research, further
droplet size and LWC measurements were carried out in different positions of the test section,
which provides both the streamwise evolution and vertical variation of the characteristics of
clouds produced in low-speed wind tunnels. Model predictions for two typical conditions
representing in-cloud icing (CI) and freezing drizzle (ZL) are verified by comparing them to
measured data.
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We =
where
dU r2 d S
(1)
the diameter of the smaller droplet, and is the surface tension. The impact parameter is
defined as the distance, b, from the center of one droplet to the relative velocity vector
passing through the center of the other droplet, divided by the sum of the radii of the colliding
droplets:
B=
2b
dL + dS
(2)
where d L is the diameter of the larger droplet. The droplet size ratio is given by
dS
dL
(3)
= 1/ , is also used.
When two droplets interact during flight, different events may occur depending on the
parameters listed in the previous paragraph. Comprehensive experimental studies on the
possible outcomes of binary droplet collisions and the transition between their regimes were
provided in Orme, 1997; Qian and Law, 1997. The evolution of the pressure and velocity
fields during central binary collisions together with droplet deformation in the different
regimes were studied numerically in Nikolopoulos et al., 2009. The droplets may experience
bounce or coalescence. Coalescence may be stable or temporary, followed by separation
which may result in either disruption or fragmentation. In disruption, the number of postcollision droplets is the same as that prior to collision. In fragmentation, numerous satellite
droplets are also formed (Orme, 1997). Qian and Law, 1997 distinguish two regimes of
separation according to the trajectories of colliding droplets and the subsequent separation
process: separation for near head-on collisions or reflexive separation, and separation for offcenter collisions or stretching separation. They also distinguish two regimes of stable
coalescence that may be conjunct: coalescence after minor deformation and coalescence after
substantial deformation. Thus, the binary droplet collision may result in five regimes of
outcome described briefly as follows. Prior to collision a gas layer between the droplets is
trapped and the pressure rises in the gap between the approaching droplets. If the drops
approach each other slowly enough, or more precisely, the Weber number is low enough, then
the gas has time to escape, so that coalescence occurs after minor deformation (regime I). If
the Weber number is higher, then the surfaces of the droplets do not make contact due to the
trapped gas layer, so the droplets become deformed and bounce apart (regime II). Further
increasing the Weber number, when the kinetic energy of collision is sufficient to expel the
intervening layer of gas, the droplets will coalesce after substantial deformation. The
coalesced droplet deforms into a disk and oscillates until being stabilized in spherical form
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due to surface tension (regime III). For the highest Weber numbers, the kinetic energy of
collision overcomes the surface energy, and the temporarily coalesced droplet is separated
into two or more droplets during oscillation. The temporary coalescence is followed by
reflexive separation for low impact parameters (regime IV), while the collision process ends
up in stretching separation for high impact parameters (regime V).
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Ur
them.
To express the first condition mathematically, the minimum thickness that the gas layer
can reach as well as the critical thickness at rupture have to be determined. The minor
deformation of each droplet takes place where the other droplet approaches and pushes the
spherical surface by forming a disc of radii rS and rL on the smaller and larger droplets,
respectively (see Fig. 1). These radii are obtained from the balance of capillary and drag
forces acting on the droplet. The drag force may be modeled as the viscous drag on a sphere
(Steinhaus et al., 2006) so that the force balance takes the form
rS2
4
= 3 d S aU r
dS
(4)
3aU r
4
(5)
rS = d S
Here, the velocity U r is the approach velocity of the droplets, which is equal to the relative
velocity when B = 0. The pressure difference between the two sides of the droplet, which is
balanced by surface tension, is smaller for the larger droplet, 4 / d L , but the drag force is
the same because it is determined by the area of the smaller droplet. Thus, the force balance
for the larger droplet is written in the form
rL = d S d L
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3aU r
4
(6)
The transverse velocity of the gas, u, is derived from a continuity condition, considering
that a disc of surface rS2 approaches the other disc with velocity U r , and the gas escapes
with velocity u via a surface 2rS h , where h is the gap thickness:
u=
rSU r
2h
(7)
The radius rS is used here, because the volume intercepted between the two droplets depends
on the size of smaller droplet. The dynamic pressure inside the gap, a u / 2 , causes the
2
is the
air density (Qian and Law, 1997). This balance provides the maximum escaping velocity of
the gas, u, and the minimum thickness that the gas layer can reach is obtained after the
substitution of Eq. (7):
h=
a d S rSU r
2
4
(8)
Equation (8) was derived using the interaction of the film with the smaller droplet. The
same thickness could be obtained, however, after considering the interaction with the larger
droplet and also using Eqs. (5) and (6). The film thickness at rupture, hr , is estimated by the
following formula (Chen et al., 1984; Steinhaus et al., 2006):
1/4
Hr 2
hr = 0.802 S
(9)
where H is the Hamaker constant (Nguyen and Schulze, 2004). Again, rS is used, because
the intercepted volume depends on the size of the smaller droplet. MacKay and Mason, 1963,
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observed experimentally that the film thickness at rupture was less than 500 A for droplet
diameters up to 2500 m. According to Chen et al., 1984, Eq. (9) is valid with a Hamaker
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constant,
H = 1021 J, if the film thickness, hr , is less than 120 A . The above calculation
for a liquid-gas system, which is the subject of this study, yields that this condition holds for
droplets with diameter up to about 200 m. Most of the droplets produced by the nozzles
described in Section 5.1 are smaller than this limit, and although the diameter of largest
droplets may exceed 200 m in some cases, their numbers are so low that Eq. (9) was
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accepted for all the cases considered in these simulations. Then, the first condition of
coalescence after minor deformation may be written in a simple form as:
h < hr
(10)
which may be expressed after some algebraic manipulations using Eqs. (5), (8) and (9) as
follows:
where Red =
H a d
(11)
a4
aU r d S
denotes droplet Reynolds number. More precisely, the above
a
calculation should consider the approach velocity of the droplets, which is the component of
relative velocity in the direction of the line connecting the centers of the two droplets, i.e.
WeRed3 (1 B 2 )
5/2
< 564.85
H a d
a4
(12)
The right-hand side includes constants and fluid properties only; thus, it is constant for a fixed
liquid-gas system.
Equation (12) is only a sufficient condition for coalescence after minor deformation if
B = 0 . If the impact parameter increases, this condition is satisfied for greater Weber
numbers, which contradicts the experimental results of Qian and Law, 1997. However, the
sliding velocity or the component of relative velocity perpendicular to the approach velocity
increases with the impact parameter; hence, the droplets may slide near each other before the
thickness of the gas film between them could be reduced to its critical value. In this case
coalescence does not take place, and this is what the second condition should consider. Since
the sliding velocity is U r B , the time the two droplets need to slide near each other is
expressed in the form
ts =
d S + d L d S ( + 1)
=
Ur B
U r B
(13)
The time for reducing the thickness h to hr is obtained as follows. The relative velocity
of the approaching droplets is reduced due to the force of fluid dynamic resistance, which
may be described by the following equation (Nguyen and Schulze, 2004):
6aU r
dU r
=
md
dt
h
where md = d
dS dL
2 ( dS + dL )
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(14)
d S3
is the droplet mass. Equation (14) may also be written as
6
dU r
1
= Ur
f
dt
(15)
d ( + 1) h
f = d S
9 a
2
(16)
An estimate of Steinhaus et al., 2006, will be applied for the initial film thickness when
the droplets are close enough to each other for causing surface deformation. They chose the
initial film thickness as 1/10 of the droplet radius. Thus, the characteristic time may be
written as follows:
d d S2 ( + 1)
f =
180 a
(17)
Since the critical thickness, hr , is at least two orders of magnitude less than the initial
thickness, it may be assumed that the film thickness should be reduced by 1/10 of the droplet
radius for coalescence, and the time scale of this process is given by Eq. (17). The second
condition for coalescence after minor deformation is that this time scale should be less than
the time scale of sliding expressed by Eq. (13):
f < ts
(18)
a
d
(19)
Again, the right-hand side is constant for a fixed liquid-gas system. Thus, if conditions (12)
and (19) are satisfied, then the collision outcome is coalescence after minor deformation. It
should be noted that former collision models used three parameters (We, B and ) to
determine the transition between outcome regimes; while the left-hand sides of Eqs. (12) and
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(19) include a fourth parameter, the droplet Reynolds number, Red . Furthermore, the righthand sides depend on fluid parameters; however, they are constant for a fixed liquid-gas
system.
We >
(1 + 2 ) ( 4 12 )
(1 B 2 )
(20)
where
1 (2 )2 (1 + ) / 4 if
with
2 (3 ) / 4
> 1 .0
if 1.0
(21)
the droplets from their initial spherical shape and whose proposed value is 3.351.
The reflexive separation criterion (transition between regimes III and IV) was provided
by Ashgriz and Poo, 1990. They consider that once the coalesced droplets have stretched far
enough for a thin ligament to form, the surface energy will promote the separation rather than
prevent it. Therefore, the reflexive kinetic energy need not be as high as the nominal surface
energy for separation to occur. They postulate that if the reflexive kinetic energy exceeds
75% of the nominal surface energy, then separation occurs. They derived the following
expression for this condition:
(1 + 3 )
3 2/3
2
We > 3 7 (1 + ) 4 (1 + ) 6
1 + 2
where 1 = 2(1 )2 1 2
1/ 2
1 , 2 = 2 ( )
(22)
2 ) 3 and = B (1 + ) / 2 .
1/2
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) ](
4.8 1 + 2 1 + 3
1+ 3
We > 2
B
6 (1 + )2
2/3
11 / 3
(23)
Ashgriz and Poo, 1990, derived an alternative criterion; however, they evaluated that
condition (23) also provides a satisfactory prediction. The velocity of the larger post-collision
droplet was determined by Gavaises et al., 1996, as follows:
VLnew =
VL d L3 + VS d S3 + d S3 (VL VS ) Z
d L3 + d S3
(24)
where VL and VS are the velocities of the larger and smaller pre-collision droplets,
respectively, and Z = ( B Bcr ) / (1 Bcr ) in which Bcr is the critical impact parameter
above which the collision results in stretching separation. This parameter is calculated from
the following formula:
2
3 2/3
3 11/3
4.8 1 + (1 + ) (1 + )
Bcr = min 1.0,
2
We
6 (1 + )
new
(25)
quantities designating the larger and the smaller droplets interchanged in Eq. (24).
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obtaining the collision outcome, the sizes, velocities, and temperatures of the post-collision
droplets need to be determined. In case of coalescence, the size, velocity, and temperature are
calculated in such a way as to conserve mass, momentum and to satisfy heat balance. When
droplets bounce, their sizes and temperatures do not change and their velocities are modified
according to the conservation of momentum. If separation occurs, it is assumed that satellite
droplets are not formed, as discussed in Section 2.1, and that the sizes and temperatures of
post-collision droplets are equal to those of the pre-collision droplets. Although Ashgriz and
Poo, 1990, found that there was some minor mass transfer from the larger to the smaller
droplet, they did not publish any quantitative analysis at that time. The velocities of postcollision droplets in the case of stretching separation are calculated according to the relation
given by (24), while in the case of reflexive separation they are approximated by the
velocities of the pre-collision droplets.
d S = 10 m; I: coalescence after
minor deformation; II: bounce; III: coalescence after substantial deformation; IV: reflexive separation;
V: stretching separation.
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droplet approaches its equilibrium temperature those effects are significant only in a limiting
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case of icing conditions: when air temperature is close to 0 C and air relative humidity
drops below 0.75 (Kollr et al., 2005b). Gravity causes separation of droplets of different
sizes, which leads to vertical variation in DSD and LWC (Kollr et al., 2005a). Turbulent
dispersion modifies droplet trajectories, and consequently the spatial variation in DSD and
LWC (Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b). The model herein involves these processes as they were
presented in Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b.
dD f ( ew (Td ) RH a ew ( Ta ) )
md
=
Sh
ef
t
RwT f 1
pst
(26)
where ew (Td ) and ew (Ta ) are the pressures of saturated water vapor at droplet temperature,
Td , and air temperature, Ta , respectively, RH a , the relative humidity of air, Sh, the
Sherwood number, R w , the gas constant for water vapor, p st , the static pressure of air, and
the subscript f refers to film formation on the evaporation surface involving droplet
temperature and air temperature. The corresponding quantities T f = (Td + Ta ) / 2 ,
transfer path of the temperature, the pressure of saturated water vapor, and the diffusivity of
water vapor, Dw . The Sherwood number is defined by the Reynolds number based on air
velocity, i.e. Rea = d u a / a where u stands for air velocity, and the Schmidt number,
Sc, as follows:
(27)
The change in droplet temperature, Td , during the time interval, t, is obtained from
the heat balance:
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cw md
Td
md
= d 2 (Ta Td ) + Lev
t
t
(28)
where cw is the specific heat of water, Lev , the latent heat of vaporization of water, and the
heat transfer coefficient, , is determined by the following expression:
=
where
Nua
d
(29)
is the thermal conductivity of air at the temperature of the droplet surface, and the
Nu = 2 + 0.4 Rea
0.5
+ 0.06 Rea
0.67
(T )
Pr a a
a (Td )
0.4
0.25
(30)
with Pr denoting Prandtl number. The Td is the droplet temperature at the beginning of the
time step, and md / t is obtained from Eq. (26).
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lifetime, t e , and the transit time, t r , over which the droplet traverses the eddy (Gosman and
Ioannides, 1981). The eddy lifetime is provided by the form:
te =
le
u
(31)
In this equation, le is the characteristic size of the turbulent eddy given by the following
formula:
le =
0.75 1.5
(32)
where C = 0.09, and is the turbulent dissipation. The estimation for transit time takes the
form:
le
tr = r ln 1
uv
(33)
velocity. When le / r u v
that the time of droplet eddy interaction is equal to the eddy lifetime, t e .
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if Re 110, where Re is Reynolds number based on the gas-droplet relative velocity. Gates
et al., 1988, examined if the air stream temperature and velocity changed due to heat
exchange between the phases; and assumed that these changes were negligible when the
liquid to air mass ratio was less than 1%. Wang et al., 2005 reported that the droplets had
little effect on air turbulence in typical clouds where the droplet mass loading was on the
3
order of 10 . The inlet of the simulation domain in this model is defined as being 50 cm
downstream of the nozzle outlet, where the break-up of the liquid jet may be assumed to be
completed. The above conditions are satisfied in the simulation domain, as discussed in
Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b; therefore, the one-way coupled model was accepted for the cases
simulated in this study.
1
k = u 2Tu 2
2
(34)
d 3 ( d + 0 .5 a )
dv 3
Du
= d ( d a )g + 3d a f (u v ) + d 3 a
dt 6
4
Dt
(35)
where g is the gravity vector, f considers Stokes drag, the derivative d/dt denotes time
derivative following the moving droplet, and the D/Dt stands for time derivative following a
fluid element. The last term in Eq. (35) may be neglected, because this term is at least one to
two orders of magnitude less than the other ones for all the cases examined. Thus, the droplet
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equation is simplified to the same form as was used in Kollr et al., 2005a. The parameter f,
and the drag coefficient, C D , are defined by the following expressions, respectively (Crowe
et al., 1977):
f = 1 + 0.15Re0.687 and C D =
24
f
Re
(36)
where the Reynolds number, Re, is based on the gas-droplet relative velocity:
Re =
a u v d
a
(37)
d >> a ,
=u/ u , V
=v/ u
U
computational domain, the non-dimensional droplet equation is obtained after some algebraic
operations:
18a l
dV
l
V
f U
= 2 g+
dT u
d d 2 u
(38)
Since f varies with time, Eq. (38) is integrated numerically by using the Euler scheme in a
predictor-corrector mode:
=V
+ dV T ,
V
*
j
dT j
(39)
=V
+ dV + dV T ,
V
j +1
j
dT
dT * 2
j
(40)
is the non-dimensional time interval, the subscripts j and j+1 refer to quantities at
where T
the beginning and at the end of the time increment, respectively, while the subscript * refers
, at the end of the time increment,
to an intermediate value. After the droplet velocity, V
j+1
, is obtained by applying the
T , is determined, the corresponding droplet position, X
j +1
trapezoidal scheme:
T
=X
+ V
+V
X
j +1
j
j
j +1
2
(41)
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4.3. Computation
The computation procedure was described in Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b. This section
recalls this procedure while keeping the following difference in mind, i.e. when the collision
outcome is determined, conditions (12) and (19) are used to decide whether coalescence after
minor deformation or bounce occurs. Input data for the calculation of the air velocity field
(i.e. air velocities at the inlet and outlet of the simulated domain) are obtained from
measurements, and then velocities are computed at many points in between by the
commercial software CFX. The airflow field is subdivided into a series of cells, which are
regarded as control volumes in the two-phase flow model, which is implemented in
FORTRAN. The air velocity associated with each control volume is the velocity calculated
closest to the midpoint of that control volume. The air velocity field obtained is used as input
in the two-phase flow model, which follows the motion of droplets in the control volumes.
The area of control volumes in the simulations discussed in Section 6 was chosen to be 25 x
25 mm. This satisfies two conditions: that the difference between the velocities of two
neighboring control volumes be, at maximum, a few percent of the absolute value of the
velocity, and that their size be at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of the
largest parcel. This model considers the droplets collected into parcels, since there are too
many droplets to examine individually. The method is based on the concept of the discrete
parcel approach (O'Rourke and Bracco, 1980). The number of parcels has to be at least in the
range of thousands to obtain reliable statistics; however, increasing the number of parcels
increases computational costs significantly. As a compromise, 3000 parcels were injected in
these simulations, each of which included 3000 droplets. The number of droplets per parcel
was chosen so that the total volume of emanating droplets in unit time provides the required
flow rate of injected water. A sufficient number of these parcels should reach the
neighborhood of the icing object to form a distribution, i.e. at least 1000, before the
simulation is terminated. Each parcel contains the same number of drops of identical size,
velocity and temperature. These droplet parameters are also required as input data at the
beginning of the computational domain. In order to introduce a DSD into the model, the
droplet spectrum is first discretized into 5-m-wide bins and the diameter of each droplet is
replaced by the arithmetic mean of the corresponding bin. The relative frequencies of the
appearance of droplets in each bin are then used to obtain the discrete droplet spectrum. The
size of droplets in each parcel is randomly chosen from this distribution, as explained in
Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b; Kollr et al., 2005a. The water flow may also be manipulated in
the model by changing the time step or the number of time steps between the injection of two
parcels. The range of available time steps is limited, however, by the time scales of the
processes modeled. Of these, droplet collision was found to be the decisive factor. The time
step needs to be small enough to avoid one parcel jumping another during the simulation;
nevertheless it should be large enough to avoid collisions occuring immediately at the inlet.
Accordingly, the time steps were 25 s and 50 s in modeling CI and ZL, respectively.
Further inputs are the ambient conditions, which are assumed to be constant over the
computational domain, and turbulence data, i.e. the level of turbulence and size of the
turbulent eddies. The parameters considering ambient conditions and turbulence data may be
prescribed according to the conditions prevailing under the modeled process or may be
provided by experiments. Input data for the particular cases presented in this paper are given
in Section 6.
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The simulation of the two-phase flow proceeds as follows. The parcels are tracked in
space and time as if they were single droplets with the size, mass, velocity and temperature of
one droplet from that parcel. The fluctuating component of air velocity is modified after each
time interval describing the droplet turbulent eddy interaction (see Section 3.3). The actual
fluctuating velocity is added to the air velocity at the beginning of each time step, and is
considered in the droplet equation. Then the position and velocity of droplets are determined
by applying Eqs. (39)-(41), and the droplet size is reduced according to the loss of mass and
the droplet temperature is modified according to evaporation and cooling (Eqs. (26) and (28)).
If the lost mass is greater than or equal to the mass of the droplet itself, then the droplet is
evaporated and the parcel is withdrawn from further computation. Afterwards, a search is
made for colliding droplets. From the collisional point of view, the parcel diameter is
considered so great as that of one sphere whose mass is equal to the sum of masses of each
droplet carried in the parcel. If the distance between two parcels is less than the sum of their
radii, then each droplet in either parcel will collide with one droplet from the other parcel.
The outcome of collisions and the sizes, velocities and temperatures of post-collision droplets
are determined by utilizing the composite collision outcome model (see Section 2). If
coalescence occurs, then the two parcels are replaced by one parcel with the post-collision
droplets. This process is continued in the next time steps until the termination condition of the
simulation is satisfied.
5. EXPERIMENTAL
5.1. CIGELE Atmospheric Icing Research Wind Tunnel (CAIRWT)
Experiments were carried out at the CIGELE atmospheric icing research wind tunnel
(CAIRWT). The CAIRWT is a closed-loop, low-speed icing wind tunnel with a total length
of about 30 m, including a 3-metre-long test section with a rectangular cross-section 45.7 cm
high and 91.4 cm wide. The cross-section of the tunnel at the spray bar is also rectangular
with a height of 1.7 m and width of 1.14 m. The tunnel becomes circular 1.5 m downstream
from the spray bar with a diameter of 1 m. The cross-section contracts further in the next 1.1
m, and reaches the final rectangular cross-section with the size of the test section in the
following 30 cm. The distance between the spray-bar and the middle of the test section where
the icing object is usually placed is 4.4 m. A part of the wind tunnel including the settling
chamber, contraction section and test section is shown in Fig. 3. The temperature and velocity
of the circulating cold air stream is controlled by the tunnel operator. The temperature in the
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test section may be cooled down to 30 C . The velocity of circulating air in the test section
may reach a maximum of 30 m/s. Water is injected into the air stream through three airassisted nozzles located on a horizontal spray bar with distances of 20 cm between them. The
nozzles are manufactured by Spraying Systems Co. and incorporate a model 2050 stainless
steel fluid cap and a model 67147 stainless steel air cap. This system can create an aerosol
cloud with a MVD of 10 to 100 m along the test section centerline in the middle of test
section; however, the MVD may exceed the upper limit in other positions of the test section.
The LWC of the produced cloud may be varied from 0.2 to 12 g/m3 in the middle of test
section. Variations in both of these parameters are accomplished through variations in the
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pressures and thus the flow rates of the water and air lines. These parameters together with
the nozzle characteristics have an influence on the liquid jet break-up, and they determine the
resulting DSD at the nozzle outlet. This initial DSD is one of the several parameters
influencing the DSD and LWC of the aerosol cloud, together with their evolution as the cloud
approaches the icing object. A detailed discussion of the influencing parameters is provided in
Kollr and Farzaneh, 2009.
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p L and p A , (Kollr et al., 2006) and the corresponding measured DSDs are introduced as
inputs in the simulations. The initial droplet temperature and horizontal component of droplet
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was divided into 59 sub-intervals; thus the vertical component of droplet velocity might take
60 different values (i.e. the limiting values of the sub-intervals). These 60 different values
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were varied so that the vertical velocity components of 60 consecutive droplets (or, more
precisely, parcels) were different. Turbulence data were measured at the spray bar and in the
middle of test section from wall to wall both horizontally and vertically. The turbulence data
in Table 1 are approximately the averages of measured data outside the boundary layer. The
decay of turbulence along the tunnel is assumed according to a decreasing power function
based on the suggestion of Snyder and Lumley, 1971. Further parameters, which were kept
constant or were calculated relative to temperature, are provided in the Appendix.
Table 1. Parameters adjusted in the experiments and some measured parameters which
serve as input for the two-phase flow model
Parameter
D
Air temperature ( C )
Air velocity in test section (m/s)
Pressure in nozzle water line (kPa)
Pressure in nozzle air line (kPa)
Relative humidity of air ()
Median volume diameter in settling chamber (m)
Level of turbulence in settling chamber (%)
Level of turbulence in test section (%)
10
450
180
0.8
62
3.5
0.45
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component for droplets with diameter of 10 m occurs between +0.2 and 0.1 m/s. This range
includes the average value measured for an aerosol cloud with this MVD. The vertical
velocity component for droplets with diameter of 74 m varies between 0 and 0.3 m/s. This
range also includes the measured average value for the corresponding aerosol cloud; thus the
model provides a realistic prediction for the deflection of droplet trajectory.
(a)
(b)
Figure 4. Measured droplet velocities in a 4.5 cm by 4.5 cm domain located at mid-height and 0.5 m
downstream of the middle of the test section in CAIRWT with a reference velocity on the bottom
showing the average values of streamwise components and vertical downward components, (a)
Va = 10
Va = 10 m/s, MVD = 74 m.
0.4
0.2
0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
0
50
100
150
200
Droplet diameter ( m)
Figure 5. Vertical components of droplet velocity as calculated for droplets of an aerosol cloud at 0.5 m
downstream of the middle of the test section.
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C that was the condition during droplet size measurements with the collargol slide impact
method. DSDs measured near the spray bar were used as input for the model, whereas DSDs
measured in the middle of test section were compared to simulation results. The error bars
correspond to the measurement error which was evaluated to be 4.5 m 5 % in Kollr et
al., 2006. Results in Fig. 6 show that the MVD increases toward the bottom of the tunnel in
both simulated cases, and this increase is more significant under ZL conditions where the
number of big droplets is greater. These tendencies are estimated closely by the model;
however, a shortcoming may also be observed: the underestimation of droplet size in the top
half of the vertical section. Table 2 compares computed results to experimental ones obtained
in the present study using the CDP and CIP. Several series of experiments were carried out
C to 25 D C ). Comparisons have
D
been made under conditions representing CI and ZL, except that the air temperature is 20 C
D
and 15 C , respectively. The probe cannot be fixed in the settling chamber; therefore the
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(a)
(b)
Figure 6. Calculated and measured MVDs at different vertical positions, (a) CI conditions, (b) ZL
conditions (Kollr and Farzaneh, 2007b).
1m
27
28
78
90
118
121
0.5 m
28
29
75
81
111
114
0m
28
26
63
88
103
95
+ 0.5 m
29
28
62
74
95
82
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The MVDs calculated at different streamwise and vertical positions are shown in Fig. 7
for CI and ZL conditions with the temperatures given in Table 1 and with measured DSDs
whose MVDs are also provided in Table 1. The same tendencies may be observed as in Table
2. Clearly, the droplet size increases toward the bottom of the tunnel at the same section;
whereas the MVDs at the same height are approximately constant in the streamwise direction
for CI conditions, and they decrease for ZL conditions. This result is explained by the vertical
component of droplet velocity; the large droplets move closer and closer to the bottom of the
tunnel so that the MVD is greater at a lower height in the same section, and it decreases at the
same height as the droplet cloud moves downstream. Farther downstream, the largest droplets
will occupy the bottommost part of the tunnel where the cloud was not extended upstream
(see the domain below the height of 15 cm in Fig. 7b); and finally they reach the bottom
when they are withdrawn from further calculation. The comparison of Figs. 7a and 7b reveals
that the droplet size varies in the vertical direction to a significantly lower degree for CI
conditions, and that the variation in the streamwise direction is negligible. In this case the
droplets are smaller and the air velocity is higher; consequently, the vertical separation of
droplets according to their size is less noticeable. The droplet cloud expands vertically to a
lower degree and it remains more uniform.
(a)
(b)
Figure 7. MVDs calculated at different streamwise (x) and vertical positions; (a) CI conditions, (b) ZL
conditions.
DSDs averaged over all heights in vertical sections of the cloud are calculated at three
different streamwise positions as shown in Fig. 8: (i) 0.5 m downstream from the spray bar
(initial DSD based on measurement), (ii) x = 1 m (or 3.4 m downstream from the spray bar),
and (iii) x = +0.5 m (or 4.9 m downstream from the spray bar). The increase in MVD in the
test section, compared to that in the settling chamber, may clearly be observed for both CI and
ZL conditions. Then, MVDs change to a much lesser extent as the droplet cloud moves
downstream in the test section. This result is due to the high droplet concentration of the
cloud in the settling chamber, and a consequent high number of collisions and coalescences.
The collision frequency is significantly reduced 1 m downstream from the spray bar (Kollr
and Farzaneh, 2007a); hence, the change in MVD is far less considerable.
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(a)
(b)
Figure 8. DSDs averaged over all heights in vertical sections of the cloud as calculated at three different
streamwise positions (x); (a) CI conditions, (b) ZL conditions; SC: settling chamber, TS: test section.
Typical DSDs are illustrated visually in Fig. 9, where images captured during droplet size
measurements in the middle of the test section (x = 0 m) are presented. Figures 9a and 9b
shows droplets observed at mid-height of the test section (y = 0 cm) in the cloud simulating
CI and ZL conditions, respectively. Figure 9c shows droplets at y = 7 cm for ZL conditions.
Some of the results discussed earlier can also be seen in these images, i.e. droplet size is
greater under ZL conditions than under CI conditions; furthermore, the droplet size increases
toward the bottom of the tunnel when large droplets are present.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Figure 9. Images captured during droplet size measurements; (a) CI conditions, y = 0 cm, (b) ZL
conditions, y = 0 cm, (c) ZL conditions, y = 7 cm.
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Figure 10. Relative LWC calculated at different streamwise (x) and vertical positions (its value is 1 at y
= 0 cm); (a) CI conditions, (b) ZL conditions.
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Streamwise position
LWC7 / LWC0
LWC7 / LWC0
1m
0.5 m
0m
+ 0.5 m
CI conditions
0.44
0.42
0.59
0.71
ZL conditions
1.91
1.57
1.86
2.12
Figure 10 also shows clearly that the droplet cloud is significantly more extended
vertically for ZL than CI conditions, because droplets are larger and air velocity is lower.
Consequently, more and more droplets approach the bottom of the tunnel leading to
increasing LWC in the bottom half as the cloud moves downstream in the test section. The
largest droplets reach the bottom of the tunnel in the middle of the test section and farther
downstream, as may also be observed in Fig. 7b.
7. CONCLUSION
The collision outcome model in the authors previously developed theoretical model for
two-phase air/dispersed water flows has been improved. The former condition for transition
between two collision outcomes, coalescence after minor deformation and bounce, is replaced
by another one which is supported by the underlying physics. Besides droplet collision, the
two-phase flow model considers further processes in the dispersed phase: evaporation and
cooling, gravitational settling, and turbulent dispersion. This model has been applied to
simulate the evolution of the aerosol cloud as it moves from the settling chamber to the test
section, and farther downstream inside the test section in a low-speed horizontal icing wind
tunnel, and model predictions have been compared to experimental observations. The
authors former studies in the field discussed in details the effects of the considered processes
on the vertical variation of DSD and LWC in the middle of the test section. The present study
completes those results by providing both the streamwise and vertical variations of these
parameters in the test section.
Flows were simulated under two particular icing conditions representing in-cloud icing
and freezing drizzle. Observations show that the vertical component of droplet velocity and
the resulting vertical separation of droplets of different sizes are almost negligible under incloud icing conditions, where droplets are small and air velocity is relatively higher.
However, droplet size increases significantly towards the bottom of the tunnel under freezing
drizzle conditions, where droplets are larger and the air velocity is relatively lower. On the
other hand, droplet size at the same vertical level decreases downstream in the test section,
because large droplets move toward the bottom of the tunnel. The MVD averaged over all
heights in a vertical section is always greater in the test section than in the settling chamber,
which results mainly from the coalescences following droplet collisions. The frequency of
collisions is significantly greater in the settling chamber, where the cloud has not dispersed
much yet, as compared to the test section; therefore, the increase of droplet size occurs mainly
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in the settling chamber. Turbulent dispersion amplifies the effect of droplet collision and
causes the occurrence of droplets in a wider vertical domain, whereas the influence of
evaporation becomes more significant when air temperature increases or relative humidity of
air decreases. The computed streamwise and vertical variations in DSD and LWC show
coincidence with measured tendencies; although the model underestimates the extension of
the aerosol cloud when droplets are small, as they are in the top half of the vertical sections of
the tunnel. These tendencies were observed in one wind tunnel only, but they are
representative of aerosol clouds produced in low-speed horizontal icing wind tunnels, and the
model is, in principle, applicable for other wind tunnels after appropriate modifications.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was carried out within the framework of the NSERC/Hydro-Qubec/UQAC
Industrial Chair on Atmospheric Icing of Power Network Equipment (CIGELE) and the
Canada Research Chair on Atmospheric Icing Engineering of Power Networks (INGIVRE) at
the University of Qubec at Chicoutimi. The authors would like to thank the CIGELE
partners (Hydro-Qubec, Hydro One, Rseau Transport dlectricit (RTE) and lectricit de
France (EDF), Alcan Cable, K-Line Insulators, Tyco Electronics, CQRDA and FUQAC)
whose financial support made this research possible. The authors are grateful to H. Banitalebi
Dehkordi for his valuable help in the experiments and to P. Camirand for his technical
support.
REVIEWED BY
Edward P. Lozowski, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada and
Myron M. Oleskiw, Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council
Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
APPENDIX
Parameters which are constant throughout the simulation:
cw
4.27 103 J/ ( kg K )
Lev
2.5 10 6 J/kg
28.964 g/mol
18.016 g/mol
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p st
101325 Pa
Pr
Prandtl number
0.72
8.3144 J/ ( mol K )
Rw
R/Mw
Sc
Schmidt number
0.63
1000 kg/m 3
ew
6.1368 10 9 Ta + 2.0341 10 6 Ta +
6
Ta ( K )
1.94
2.384 10 2 + 7.123 10 5 Ta
(1.718 + 4.9 10
( )
Ta D C
Ta 1.2 10 5 Ta 10 5
2
( )
Ta D C
p st M a / (RTa )
density of air
The parameters Dw , ew and
Ta ( K )
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Chapter 4
ABSTRACT
The development of an artificial ecosystem inside a closed environment is one of the
future challenging problems, which is mandatory for the long duration manned space
missions like lunar base or mission to Mars. Plants will be essential companion life forms
for such space missions, where human habitats must mimic the cycles of life on earth to
generate and recycle food, oxygen and water. Thus the optimized growth of higher plants
inside the closed environment is required to obtain efficient biological life support
systems. The stability and success of such systems lie on the control of the
hydrodynamics and on an accurate characterisation of the coupled heat and mass transfer
that develop at interfaces (solids, plants,..) within the space habitat. However, very few
data can be found on the precise characterization / prediction of the mass transfer at
interfaces, and more particularly in space. In most studies the mass flux is deduced from
the measured / calculated heat flux by a heat and mass transfer analogy.
Hence, we have developed a ground based experimental set-up to measure the air
flow velocities and concomitant mass transfer on specific geometries under controlled air
flow conditions (flow regime, hygrometry, temperature). The final goal is to derive a
theoretical model that could help for the prediction of the hydrodynamics and coupled
heat/mass transfer on earth, and eventually in reduced gravity. We have used a closedcircuit wind tunnel for our experiments, which can produce very laminar to turbulent
flows with controlled temperature and hygrometric parameters inside the test cell. The
* E-mail : akhilesh.tiwari77@gmail.com
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initial experiments have been performed in dry air with an average velocity between 0.52.5 m.s-1. The velocity profiles near a clean aluminium flat plate in horizontal or vertical
positions have been studied for low Reynolds number flows by hot wire anemometry.
The measurements with the horizontal plate showed a boundary layer thickness in
agreement with the Blasius solutions. Condensation of humid air was induced on an
isothermal flat plate, which was cooled by thermoelectricity. The mass transfer on the
plate was controlled and recorded with a precise balance. The obtained results are
analyzed, and compared to the available data on condensation.
INTRODUCTION
Human life is precious and its existence on Earth is characterised by few very important
factors or parameters. The availability of these parameters on the earth is monitored and
recycled by nature itself. The basic functions that sustain life on earth are breathable air, food,
usable water, optimum temperature and pressure, and also recycling of waste. To maintain
human life away from earth, we have to recreate a sustainable environment, with the abovementioned life supporting basic systems. Todays technology is capable of supporting human
crews in space for missions in low earth orbit (LEO) of short or indefinite duration as long as
resupply is readily available, as evidenced by the International Space Station (ISS). All
crewed space missions rely on resupply from Earth for some or nearly all of the required
consumable resources (oxygen, water, food). The technology used on the ISS is capable of
recovering water from humidity condensate, waste hygiene water, and crew urine with 80 to
90 percent efficiency [1]. The air and water treatments are performed with physico-chemical
processes. However, no space-qualified technologies are capable of recycling food or oxygen
from waste materials, and wastes have to be discarded or stored for return to Earth.
Resupplying future missions beyond LEO, missions to Mars or to the moon for example, will
be even more intricate, if not impossible.
The major advantage of a bio-regenerative life support system (BLSS) is that it does not
need to be resupplied with food, water, and air, nor does it require expendable water or air
filtration systems as present-day mechanical spacecraft life support systems do [2-4]. Indeed,
throughout the history of manned-space flight, one of the key problems has been the
development of bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS), to provide autonomy to piloted
spacecraft and planetary outposts for multiyear missions [5]. The importance of recycling
within the spacecraft, with crews consuming the products of autotrophic synthesis, needs
recycling of materials, requires exchanges between photoautotrophic organisms, which
synthesize organic substances using solar or artificial light, and heterotrophic organisms.
Hence, growing plants is a vital component and its performance in BLSS for space missions
will be principally dependent on the progress of plant cultivation technology for space and the
achievement of associated equipment. The growth of higher plants in a green house is
optimized by the environmental conditions among which the effect of ventilation,
condensation and evaporation phenomena on the surfaces of leaves, plants, windows, and
walls. Our study is devoted to the control of the hydrodynamics and concomitant heat and
mass transfer (gas /liquid) at interfaces.
Furthermore, condensation on solid walls or on plants has to be controlled to provide
optimized living conditions (for astronauts or plants), although the humidity level may be
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Wind Tunnel
The wind tunnel facility built by INRA-Theix under the direction of Dr Kondjoyan [6]
aimed to generate from nearly laminar to highly turbulent flows. The detailed description of
the wind tunnel is given in the literature [6-8]. The data for laminar flows were compared in
these studies for turbulent flows are similar to those encountered in industrial and outdoor
environments. The temperature, humidity and wind velocity can all be regulated inside the
wind tunnel.
The main characteristics of the wind tunnel are:
The testing chamber has a cross section of 0.8 m x 0.8 m and a length of 1.6 m in the
direction of the flow.
It was designed to generate average air flow velocities from 0.5 m.s-1 to 5.0 m.s-1 and
turbulence intensity ranging between 1% and 20%.
Temperature and humidity (characterized by the dew point) are controlled with an
accuracy of 0.1C (air temperatures and dew point are homogeneous to 0.1C
within the area where the experimental set-up is located).
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The wind tunnel is shown schematically in Figure 1. It is a closed loop of 12 m long and
4 m high. The flow is initially made as laminar as possible and to get a very little turbulence
intensity in the order of 1% in the test chamber (1), the diffusers (2, 6, 8 and 10) and elbows
(4 and 7) were designed to bring the air of the ventilator (5) to the damping screen (11)
without generation of turbulence due to separations on the walls of ducts. The fine mesh grid
located in the damping chamber dissipates turbulence by viscous effects. The contraction area
(12) makes the flow more uniform at the entrance of the experimental chamber through a
contraction ratio of 9. Two drawers (12, 14) located respectively upstream and downstream of
the contraction area may optionally be used as generators of turbulence by adding or
removing extra perforated plates, perpendicular to the direction of the flow. The use of two
drawers at different distances from the experimental test chamber strongly increases the
possibility of obtaining flows whose turbulence intensity is uniform around the experimental
set-up.
Two devices of air-conditioning assistant are associated with the wind tunnel installation
to ensure the temperature and humidity control. The measurement of the dew point is carried
out using a cooled mirror hygrometer with a precision of 0.1C (Dew 10 of National
Instrument). The wind tunnel is a closed loop, sealed, strongly isolated and the devices of
conditioning are located upstream of the ventilator.
The hydrodynamic homogeneity of the experimental test chamber was validated by
velocity measurements taken in many points of this chamber, these measurements showed
that the mean velocities differ by less than 5% within the total volume, the intensity of
turbulence varies by less than 3% in the area, where we should place our experimental
prototype of condensation. Previous measurements showed a very good uniformity in
temperature and humidity in the test area, the variations were lower than 0.1C for the
temperature of the air and the dew point, even for a nearly laminar flow [7].
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M
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V
The characcterization of the
t flow, meann flow velocitty and fluctuattions, was carrried out by
coonstant temperature hot wirre anemometryy. The hot wirres are normallly 5 m in diameter and
1..25 mm long suspended between
b
two needle-shaped
n
d prongs. Thee sensor posssesses flow
seensitivity and wide frequenncy response inn turbulent floow. Miniaturee wire probes with offset
prrongs and witth the sensor perpendicular
p
to the probe axis (DANTE
EC 55P15) weere selected
ass they are deesigned for measurements
m
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b
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trraversing systeem that enablles the displaccement of thee hot wire proobe in an areaa of chosen
diimension and location with a selected dispplacement in the
t order of abbout 0.01 mm.
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Condensation Unit
The whole system of cooling a square flat plate is shown in Figure 4. The temperature of
the active surface is controlled by a Peltier element owing to a thermistor (1), which is itself
inserted inside the square aluminium flat plate near its geometrical centre for the regulation of
the input current of the Peltier element.
The aluminium flat plate (2) is glued on a Peltier module (3) of the same size, with a
thermal adhesive, loaded with micronized silver (Arctic Silver Premium Silver). The
preliminary tests were carried out by pasting the aluminium flat plates with a thermal paste.
The other side of the Peltier module is pasted on a heat sink (4). This heat sink made up of
single-piece extruded aluminium has a strong density of wings aligned with the direction of
the flow to reinforce the convective exchange. To increase the effectiveness of the Peltier
module, the use of a heat sink on the hot side of the Peltier plate is a key parameter. The
objective is to dissipate the heat flux produced on the hot side of the Peltier module in order
to maintain this side at a temperature as close as the ambient temperature Ta, which can be
used as a reference temperature. The value of the electric current in a Peltier module
theoretically makes it possible to create an absorption of heat on one side (cold) and an
equivalent heat emission on the opposite side (hot). Keeping this surface at room
temperature, which is the reference temperature, makes it possible to create the necessary
temperature difference with the dew point Td in order to induce the desired rate of
condensation on the cold surface temperature Ts. Indeed, the rate of condensation is directly
related to this difference in temperature T=Td- Ts.
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In order to control this rate of condensation, we need, on the one hand, to maintain this
temperature contrast constant (T=Td-Ts) throughout the experiment. For this purpose, a
thermistor of small size (1) is inserted in the plate to measure the temperature in its centre
under the plate/air interface. It is connected to the temperature regulation controller (7), which
adjusts the electric current transmitted to the Peltier module to maintain Ts constant. In
addition, to obtain a uniform mass flux on the whole surface for a precise measurement of the
rate of mass flux, we must maintain the temperature of the active surface (plate/air) as
isothermal as possible. Aluminium plates (strong thermal conductivity) of thickness 2, 3, 4, 5
mm were studied. The 3 mm thickness make it possible to homogenize the thermal
distribution obtained directly on the cold surface, the one produced at the ceramic Peltier
module side (variations of several degrees Celsius for a 50 mm x 50 mm plate) with a weak
inertia.
A programmable temperature regulation controller (LFI-3751 of Wavelength Electronics)
for the Peltier module was chosen for its stability over time and accuracy ( 0.1C). In
addition, it is possible to add an auxiliary thermistor sensor (for the study of temperature
difference inside and on the upper surface eventually).
The main goal of this study is to evaluate local mass transfer coefficients. Thus, we must
study acive surfaces of small sizes for the measurement to be considered local and for the
surface to be nearly isothermal, but which are however sufficiently large in order to condense
a quantity of water that can be recorded with a precise balance. Plates measuring 30 mm x 30
mm, 40 mm x 40 mm and 50 mm x 50 mm were considered.
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Tm
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(mm x mm x m)
Tmax = Maximum achievable temperature difference between the hot and cold side of a thermoelectric
cooler
Imax = Input current through a thermoelectric cooler resulting in greatest T (Tmax)
Umax = Voltage on a thermoelectric cooler contacts at Tmax
Qmax = Maximum cooling capacity of a thermoelectric cooler. It is determined at maximum current
through a thermoelectric cooler and at zero temperature difference between hot and cold sides
Rac = Electric resistance of a thermoelectric cooler measured at an alternating current with the
frequency of 1 kHz.
Disadvantages
To prevent condensation inside the Peltier elements the Peltier modules have been sealed
with Silicon and Epoxy.
Weighing
The whole experimental arrangement with the condensation unit, the temperature
regulator and all the connecting wires is placed on a weighing balance (Figure 3). Also, it is
maintained in the measuring chamber by a shaft (5) fixed itself at the balance pan (8). There
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Preliminary experiments have been performed inside the wind tunnel for the study of
velocity and turbulence intensity profiles in dry conditions at room temperature (Ta 22C)
[12-13]. The mean velocity measurements have been performed at 1 mm and 3 mm above the
surface of the horizontal plate. The surface plots of the velocity profile are given in figure 5(a,
b) and for the turbulence intensity in figure 5(c, d) for mean velocity of 1.5 m.s-1. The
experiments were performed for a mean entrance velocity of 0.5, 1.1, 1.5, and 2.0 m.s-1 and
the wind velocity as well as the turbulence intensity were measured. It is observed from figure
5(a, b) that, on moving from the surface of the flat plate to free stream velocity, the
fluctuations in the velocity decrease and the shape of the velocity profile is almost conical,
and centred towards the middle to back part of the flat plate. It is also observed in figure 5(c,
d), that the maximum turbulence intensity at 1 mm above the surface of the plate reaches 3040%, and at 3 mm above the surface drops to 3-4%, whereas the turbulence intensity at the
entrance of the tunnel was about 1.5%. Slightly above a height of 3.2 mm of the plate, the
turbulence intensity suddenly reached the range of the turbulence intensity measured at the
entrance of the tunnel (1.5%), which shows that the probe was outside the boundary layer.
The symmetry of the measured profiles (velocity and turbulence intensity) reflects the
accuracy of the experimental set-up (position, manufacturing etc.). All our results showed that
we observe the development of a boundary layer on top of the aluminium plate. This
boundary layer could not be considered as the classical laminar boundary layer on a flat plate.
Even if the upstream edge of the plate was thin (3 mm in thickness) it generated vortices
which increased turbulence near the plate wall. Actually turbulence intensities up to 30-40%
were measured in the wind tunnel above the plate which revealed the development of those
turbulent vortices. In this case it was shown in literature [14] that close to the wall the
velocity profile was similar to that of a classical laminar boundary layer, even if the velocity
gradient increased with turbulence, while the contact region between the free stream and the
boundary layer became less distinct similarly to the outer region of a turbulent boundary but
without any logarithmic behaviour of the velocity profile. It was also shown in literature that
the global boundary layer thickness including the outer turbulent part was a little bit increased
compared to thickness of a classical laminar boundary layer. This thickening of the boundary
layer due to free stream turbulence was always very small (10% to 20%). Boundary layer
thickness was measured in our study for different air flow velocities by considering that the
end of the boundary layer was reached when the turbulence intensity was the same as in the
upstream flow. Results are compared with Blasius solution ( x 4.64
x U ) [15] in
figure 6. In agreement with previous literature boundary layer thickness was close to Blasius
solution.
Table 3. Values of parameters used in calculations and taken at the time
of the experiment
Parameter
Range
920-924
< 7.0 C
1.202
2
Kinematic viscosity, m /s
1.525 x 10-5
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Figure 6: Comparative plot of boundary layer thickness calculated by using Blasius solution
(continuous line) and (observed experimentally) on a plate of surface area 5 cm x 5 cm.
1,5
18,50
1,20
15,50
0,90
12,50
0,60
9,50
0,30
6,50
0,00
3,50
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
Time (h)
4,0
1,2
12,5
0,6
9,5
0,3
6,5
0,0
3,5
0,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
Time (h)
(B)
2,00
7,0E-05
6,0E-05
5,0E-05
1,50
4,0E-05
3,0E-05
1,00
8,0E-05
2,0E-05
2,50
8,0E-05
7,0E-05
15,5
0,9
(A)
2,50
18,5
wt of condensate
ambient temp (+10C)
dew point
temp set on the controller
2,00
6,0E-05
5,0E-05
1,50
4,0E-05
3,0E-05
1,00
2,0E-05
1,0E-05
1,0E-05
0,50
0,0E+00
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
Time (h)
(C)
4,0
5,0
0,50
1,50
Temperature (C)
wt of condensate
dew point
temp set on the controller
ambient temp (+10C)
Temperature (C)
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0,0E+00
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
Time (h)
(D)
Figure 7: a-b) Amount of condensate and temperature as a function of time. The value of ambient
temperature is also given in the graph after reducing 10C to fit in scale. c-d) The temperature
difference and mass flux as a function of total time.
Figure 7 (a-d) shows the plots of condensation experiments carried out on two different
days with variable hygrometric and hydrodynamic atmospheric conditions. These
experiments were performed on a horizontal aluminium square flat plate of 50 cm x 50 cm in
open environment and for temperature differences, T = Td - Ts (between the surface
temperature (Ts) and the dewpoint (Td)) of approximately 1.50 C. The variation in relative
humidity was 2 to 12% and in ambient temperature less than 10% according to the local
weather conditions during day time, sometimes both data increased or decreased
simultaneously, other times one increased and the other decreased, which varied the dewpoint
temperature by less than 1C up or down during the experiment. However, it was important to
maintain the temperature of the active surface sufficiently below the dewpoint for the
condensation of water vapour in air to proceed.
It is observed from figure 7(a), the mass increase versus time and that the temperature
difference T varies from 1.2C to 1.8C. The ambient temperature is increased by 8% and
the relative humidity decreased by almost 15% during the 5 h experiment, which provided a
decrement in the initial dewpoint value of about 0.5 C. The amount of condensate collected
during this time was 1.5 g with an average rate of condensation of 0.26 g/h. Figure 7(b)
shows a similar experiment, in which the temperature difference T was first decreased then
went up almost 0.7C and then was decreased by 0.8C, because the ambient temperature
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went up 5%, but the relative humidity was slightly increased and then decreased with a
variation of almost 5%. The dewpoint decreased for about 1 h and then increased, but the
difference was less than 1C during the 5 h experiment, which resulted in a collection of 1.4 g
of condensate.
Figure 7 (c, d) shows the rate of condensation and temperature difference as a function of
the total time of the experiments. Figure 7(c) indicates that the rate of condensation follows
the trend of the temperature difference except after 4 h, where the measured rate of
condensation decreased even though the temperature difference increased. Figure 7(d) shows
that the rate of condensation has more or less a similar behavior as the temperature difference
T. As the temperature difference starts decreasing, the condensation rate decreases
significantly, because of the low temperature difference and the reduced active surface area
left on the surface of the plate as the interface condensate/air may not be cold enough to
induce condensation.
The figures 8(a-b) shows similar plots as 7(a-b) but measured inside the wind tunnel and
with slightly higher temperatures to get similar rates of condensation. The Reynolds number
2,5
12,5
2,0
1,5
9,5
1,0
0,5
6,5
3,5
2,0
4,0
T im e (h)
(A)
6,0
3,0
18,5
15,5
2,5
12,5
2,0
1,5
9,5
1,0
6,5
0,5
0,0
0,0
15,5
T em perature(C )
3,5
3,0
T em perature(C )
3,5
8,0
0,0
3,5
0,0
2,0
4,0
T im e (h)
6,0
8,0
(B)
Figure 8: a-b) Amount of condensate and temperature as a function of time inside the wind tunnel.
Figure 9(a) shows the variation of the amount of condensate versus time for several
average temperature differences T in an open environment. The trends are affected by the
hygrometric ambient conditions, which are not completely stable as we did not perform the
experiments in air-conditioned environments. The figure 9(b) indicates more regular
variations inside the controlled wind tunnel for three different temperature differences, which
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indicates that on increasing the temperature difference the amount of condensate also
increases accordingly. However, the main behavior indicates the sensitivity of the slope and,
thus, of the mass flux to the temperature difference as expected. The evaluation in time is also
influenced by the active area which decreases with time as condensation covers more and
more the flat plate and after long duration we can observe some type of saturation as most of
the plate surface is covered with water. It is also worth noting that the shape of the condensate
is also strongly influenced by the physico-chemical properties of the aluminium plate (contact
angle, etc.). Initially drop-wise condensation is induced (Figure 10(1)), but after a few hours
(Figure 10 (3)), a large part of the plate is covered by mainly 4-5 big drops of water which
can flow out of the plate or be thrown out by the air flow. These complex phenomena greatly
affect the heat-mass transfer at the surface of the plate. In the future condensation process will
be analyzed step by step trying to characterize as much as possible the formation of
condensate.
4,5
(1,50,3) C
(2,30,4) C
(2,50,1) C
(2,60,3) C
(2,70,8) C
(3,60,4) C
(3,92,9)C
(4,20,7) C
3,5
3,0
2,5
3,0
4,0
2,0
1,5
1,0
5.40.4
2,5
5.10.6
6.70.9
2,0
1,5
1,0
0,5
0,5
0,0
0,0
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
0,0
6,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
6,0
Time (h)
(A)
(B)
Rate of condensation (g/h)
0,70
0,60
0,50
0,40
0,30
Experimental (wind tunnel)
Experimental (open)
Theoretical (wind tunnel)
0,20
0,10
0,00
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
6,0
7,0
8,0
Time (h)
(C)
Figure 9. (a) Amount of condensate as a function of total time of experiment for 8 experiments in open
environment (b) inside the wind tunnel for 3 experiments at given temperature differences (c)
comparative rate of condensation as a function of time measured experimentally in open air and wind
tunnel and calculated theoretically for wind tunnel.
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The figures 9(c) shows the variation of the theoretical and experimental values of the rate
of condensation versus total time. The theoretical diffusion coefficients were calculated here
by using the binary diffusion coefficient of water vapour in air from the kinetic theory of
gases [18]. The mass flux of water vapour in air was calculated by using the formula [19]:
NWV =
Sh s D ( s )
L(1 s )
1
Figure 10. (1-4) Photographs of the flat plate with condensation on it at different duration of time (in
hours) from starting point of condensation.
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CONCLUSION
The above experimental findings show that the use of a wind tunnel is needed for the
precise characterization of mass transfer by condensation of air on surfaces and that it will
provide a very powerful tool to establish a theoretical model for the prediction of such
phenomena. Also the concept based on thermoelectric cooling and weighing the growing
mass of condensation to study mass transfer is validated. To be more accurate further
experiments are being performed in the wind tunnel. Indeed, we have performed experiments
in a closed wind tunnel, in which, it is possible to control the psychometric parameters
(relative humidity, temperature) and to generate almost laminar to turbulent flows. The results
in dry conditions determined the velocity profile above a flat horizontal plate and estimated a
boundary layer thickness, which fits with Blasius solutions. More complete results will allow
in developing a theoretical model for the mass transfer flux of condensation at interfaces.
NOMENCLATURE
T
L
Cp
h
N
D
Tu
U
u
Tc
x
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
temperature, K
characteristic length of the plate, m
specific heat capacity, J/ kg K
heat transfer coefficient, J/m2 K s
mass flux, Kg/m2 s
binary diffusion coefficient at interface m2/s
turbulence intensity of air, %
mean air velocity in the free stream, m/s
velocity fluctuations around U in the main flow direction, m/s
temperature constraint set on controller, C
distance from the starting edge of the plate, m
Dimensionless Quantity
Sh =
Re =
Sc =
Sherwood number
Reynolds number
Schmidt number
Greek
=
=
=
=
=
=
density, kg/m3
dynamic viscosity, Pa s
mass fraction of water vapour in air
difference
kinematic viscosity, m2/s
boundary Layer thickness, m
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Subscripts
wv
s
d
=
=
=
=
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors are grateful to the Centre National dEtudes Spatiales (CNES), France for
providing financial support. They also thank Prof. Jean Bernard Gros, LGCB for fruitful
discussions.
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Chapter 5
ABSTRACT
In order to make a hazard prediction of trees against wind damage, such as stem
breakage or uprooting, it is essential to quantitatively estimate the wind force acting on a
tree. The drag coefficient of the tree crown, which is necessary to estimate wind force,
has been evaluated using wind tunnel studies. Most of the specimens used for wind
tunnel studies were dwarf trees, because of the restrictions due to wind tunnel size.
However, with regard to the wind-force response, the similarity rule is not applicable to
the relationship between dwarf trees and actual-sized trees. In fact, the drag coefficients
of small trees were found to be considerably greater than those of actual-sized trees. To
estimate the drag coefficients of actual-sized trees accurately and easily, a field test
method was developed. Using this method, wind speed and stem deflection were
monitored simultaneously. The wind force acting on the tree crown was calculated from
the stem deflection; the stem stiffness was evaluated by conducting tree-bending tests.
The field tests were conducted on black poplars and a Norway maple; the results showed
that the drag coefficients decreased with an increase in wind speed. This decrease can be
explained mainly by the decrease in the projected area of the crown, because of the
swaying movement of the leaves and branches. Although the variation in the drag
coefficients was large at low wind speeds because of the swaying behavior of the stem
subjected to a variable wind force, the variation at wind speeds above 10 m/s was small.
The average drag coefficient for black poplars at a wind speed of 30 m/s was estimated
by the curve fitting of a power function to the wind velocity-drag coefficient relationship,
and this value was found to be not greater than that of actual-sized conifers previously
studied in wind tunnel experiments. These results suggest that the wind permeability of
poplar crowns is greater than that of conifer crowns due to the difference in leaf
flexibility. Although the drag coefficients in the defoliation season were smaller than
those measured in the leaved season at low wind speeds, the difference in drag
coefficients became less pronounced at high wind speeds.
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Windthrow damage to trees is associated with huge economic losses in silviculture and
danger to humans from park or roadside trees. To analyze this damage, trees can be assumed
to be cantilevered beams supported by the root plate on the ground, which receives the load of
the wind force acting on the crown and stem. The bending moment would cause bending
failure of tree trunks as tapered beams (Chiba 2000). In the case of cylindrical hollow trunks
with decayed heartwood, the moment may cause shell buckling or the shear force may cause
splitting failure (Peters et al. 1985). If the moment resistance of the root plate is critical, the
moment will cause uprooting (Peltola et al. 2000). The wind force acts mainly on the tree
crown, including the stem above the crown base. Therefore, in order to predict wind damage
to trees, it is essential to quantitatively estimate the wind force acting on the tree crown. The
drag coefficient of tree crowns (CD), defined in Eq. 1, is necessary to estimate wind force; and
has been evaluated using wind tunnel studies (Hirata 1953; Mayhead 1973; Johnson et al.
1982; Murakami et al. 1984; Ishikawa 2005).
1
PW = CD ACU 2
2
(1)
where Pw is wind force, is the air density, AC is the horizontally projected crown area,
and U is the wind speed.
AC may be measured by the planimetric method using photographs or calculated from
geometric approximation. If the crown shape is approximated as a triangle or a diamond, the
crown area can be calculated using Eq. 2.
1
AC = BC LC
2
(2)
where BC is crown breadth and LC is crown length. Johnson et al. (1982) reported that the
crown area estimated from Eq. 2 overestimated the area measured from photographs by a
maximum of 7% for dwarf coniferous specimens.
Since AC was measured in still air conditions, CD values decreased with an increase in
wind speed, because of the decrease in projected area caused by the streamlining of tree
crowns. Mayhead (1973) performed a regression analysis using the quadratic function of Eq.
3 to establish the relationship between wind speed and CD; and found good agreement
between the 2 variables.
C D = C + m1U + m2U 2
(3)
where C, m1, and m2 are constants. Vollsinger et al. (2005) observed that the streamlining
effect reduced the crown areas at the still condition to 28% for Populus trichocarpa, 37% for
Alnus rubra, and 20% for Betula papyrifera at the wind speed of 20 m/s in the wind tunnel
experiment for small crowns of hardwood species.
Number of
specimens
Height (m)
Assumed
crown shape
Average CD
10 m/s
20 m/s
Ishikawa (2005)
Cupressus macrocarpa
0.130.17
Diamond
1.00
Hirata (1953)
Picea glehnii
11
0.250.75
Diamond
0.77
0.68
Thuja orientalis
0.310.64
Diamond
1.08
0.76
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
Photographb
Photographb
Photographb
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
Triangle
1.15
1.02
0.97
0.87
0.95
0.75
0.88
0.71
0.66
0.57
0.46
0.43
0.29
0.83
0.69
0.95
0.76
0.88
0.54
0.50
0.54
0.49
0.36
0.35
0.31
0.20
Mayhead (1973)
Species
Pinus strobus
Cryptomeria japonica
Picea glauca
Camellia sasanqua
Juniperus chinensis
Lithocarpus edulis
Abies grandis
Picea sitchensis
Pinus nigra
Pinus contorta
Pinus silvestris
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Tsuga heterophylla
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
4
3
2
Dwarf tree
Dwarf treea
Dwarf treea
1.5
1.5
2.5
5.88.5
5.88.5
5.88.5
5.88.5
5.88.5
5.88.5
5.88.5
26 m/s
0.68
0.56
0.91
0.41
0.45
0.35
0.30
0.30
0.25
0.16
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Most of the specimens used for the above-mentioned wind tunnel studies were small
trees, because of the restriction in wind tunnel size (Table 1). Tests of actual-sized coniferous
species used for plantations were performed in 1962 and 1967 at the Royal Aircraft
Establishment at Farnborough, UK (Fraser 1962; Mayhead 1973). Mayhead (1973)
determined the CD for 7 species from the data obtained in these tests. With regard to the windforce response, it is noteworthy that the similarity rule is not applicable to the relationship
between dwarf trees and actual-sized trees. The CD values for small trees at a wind speed of
10 m/s were found to be 1.00 (Ishikawa 2005), 0.971.15 (Johnson et al. 1982), and 0.75
0.95 (Murakami et al. 1984). These values seem to be inversely related to tree size, and were
considerably greater for dwarf trees than for actual-sized trees, i.e., 0.290.88 (Mayhead
1973).
The same trend of difference for CD values between specimen sizes was observed also at
high wind speeds. The average ratio of CD at a wind speed of 20 m/s to that at 10 m/s for
small trees was 0.793 (Hirata 1953), 0.792 (Johnson et al. 1982), and 0.840 (Murakami et al.
1984), while it was 0.696 for actual-sized trees (Mayhead 1973). The difference in CD
associated with tree size seems to be greater at higher wind speeds. This finding suggests that
the wind permeability of an actual-sized crown is greater than that of a small crown, because
of the difference in streamlining behavior.
The height of the wind pressure center (HW) was evaluated in several wind tunnel
experiments by measuring the pitching moment evoked by wind force. Johnson et al. (1982)
found that the HW was located at 3756% of the crown length from the crown base for dwarf
conifer specimens. When using geometric approximation, HW was assumed to be the height
of the gravity center of the shape used.
As stated above, it is difficult to test actual-sized trees in wind tunnels and the CD
determined for small trees is inaccurate to predict critical wind speed in actual-sized trees.
Therefore, the CD for wind damage assessment concerning coniferous plantation forests has
been based on the limited data for actual-sized trees obtained by Mayhead in 1973 (Peltola et
al. 1999; Gardiner et al. 2000). The drag coefficients of actual-sized broadleaf trees have not
yet been determined. These CD values are necessary for wind damage assessment for park
trees or roadside trees.
This chapter presents details of the test method used to evaluate the CD of actual-sized
trees in the field; this method was developed by Koizumi et al. (2010) and is more convenient
than wind tunnel experiments. The proposed field test method consists of simultaneous
monitoring of wind speed and stem deflection.
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Species
Poplar
Poplar
Poplar
Maple
H (m)
13.1
12.3
12.9
4.9
DB (cm)
24.2
19.3
24.1
7.8
LC (m)
9.3
7.8
8.9
3.7
BC (m)
4.4
3.6
4.1
2.9
HW (m)
8.4
8.4
8.5
3.1
H, tree height; DB, breast-height diameter; LC, crown length; BC, crown breadth (east-west direction);
HW, height of wind pressure center. The dimensions of tree nos. 1 and 2 were measured in October
2007 and those of tree nos. 3 and 4 were measured in October 2008.
Three poplar trees were sampled from the east-west row planted in 2000. The south side
of the row of trees was an open space without buildings and the prevailing wind direction was
south. Therefore, the effect of turbulent flow was considered to be small. A small Norway
maple (tree no. 4) was sampled from the planting strip next to a building in the north-south
row. The prevailing wind direction at the site was north and south.
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the field test for monitoring wind speed and stem deflection.
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Wind speed and stem deflection were measured along both north-south and east-west
orientations and recorded in a data logger at 10-Hz intervals. The measurements were
performed on windy days in both leaved and defoliation seasons for the poplar trees and in
leaved season for the maple tree. The series of data were divided into 1-h segments and
averaged every second. Thus, each segment consisted of 3600 data points. A total of 579
segments, which included those measured at wind speeds above 5 m/s, were analyzed. Details
of the measurement times are listed in Table 3. The maximum wind speed observed in each
measurement period was 1015 m/s.
Table 3. Measurement periods for wind velocity and stem deflection
Tree no.
1
2
3
4
a
Leaf
condition
Leaved
Defoliated
Leaved
Defoliated
Leaved
Defoliated
Leaved
Measurement
period
Measurement
time (h)
Data set Bb
Oct. 2007
Apr. 2008
Oct. 2007
Apr. 2008
Oct. 2008
Apr. 2008
Jul.-Sep. 2008
232
120
235
117
402
48
735
82
59
58
31
115
44
190
4
10
24
0
28
13
9
Measurement time including data for wind speeds above 5 m/s; b measurement time including data for
wind speeds above 10 m/s
KS =
(4)
After the stem bending test, the natural swaying period of the sample trees was
determined from the free-swaying movement of the stem deflection recorded in the data
logger when a tense rope was suddenly released.
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C
Calculation
of
o CD
m
dataa of wind speeed and stem deeflection, the wind force accting on the
From the monitored
crrown was calcculated using Eq.
E 5.
PW =
K S S
(H W H D )
(5)
i the wind forrce, S is stem deflection, HW is the heiight of the winnd pressure
where Pw is
ceenter, and HD is the height of
o the deflectioon sensor.
Then, CD was calculatted every secoond from the ratio of PW too U2 using Eqq. 6, which
w derived by
was
y substituting Eq. 5 into Eqq. 1. The consttant value of 1.20 kg/m3 waas used for
thhe air density ().
(
CD =
2 K S S
AC ( H W H D )U 2
(6)
The projeccted crown areea (AC) was obbtained from bitmap imagees converted from
f
crown
phhotographs. After
A
correctinng the photogrraphs with reggard to trapezzoidal skew using image
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processing software, outlines of the crowns were traced and binarized to the bitmap image.
HW was assumed to be the height of the gravity center of the image. HW and AC estimated
from photographs taken for leaved crowns were also used for calculating the CD for defoliated
crowns.
In this chapter, the CD of only the north-south component was analyzed, because the eastwest component was rather small during the measurement periods. Furthermore, the CD may
have been disturbed by the adjacent trees for poplar specimens.
Moment (Nm)
800
700
Tree no. 3
600
Y = 15.4 X + 69.1
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
10
20
30
40
Figure 5. Relationship between applied moment and stem deflection in tree bending test.
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Figure 6. Examples of photographs and binarized images of black poplar (tree no. 2) and Norway maple
(tree no. 4).
Table 4. Comparison of crown area (AC), height of wind pressure center (HW), and drag coefficient (CD) between
crown-shape assumptions
Tree no.
1
2
3
4
AC (m2)
23.73
17.82
22.45
5.86
HW (m)
8.12
8.22
8.19
2.67
R-AE
1.368
1.235
1.290
1.438
R-AC-T,D
0.871
0.786
0.821
0.915
R-HW-E,D
R-HW-T
R-CD-E
R-CD-T
R-CD-D
1.048
1.026
1.038
1.277
0.821
0.838
0.823
0.825
0.697
0.789
0.747
0.544
1.398
1.518
1.480
1.325
1.095
1.240
1.174
0.856
R- indicates AC, HW, and CD ratios for ellipsoidal (E), triangle (T), and diamond (D) shape crowns to those obtained from bitmap images
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The effect of the wind force acting on the stem below the crown was neglected, because
of the small area of the stem compared to that of the crown, the low wind speed near ground
level, and the short distance between the wind-pressure center of the stem below the crown
base and the height of the middle-ordinate gauge.
Figure 7. An example of the time-series fluctuations of wind speed (U) and stem deflection (S).
Figure 8. Relationship between wind speed (U) and drag coefficient (CD).
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Figure 9. Average and standard deviations of drag coefficient (CD) calculated by generating moving
averages from 110 seconds.
At the same time, the variation in CD was found to be large at a low wind speed. This
observation could be explained by the swaying movement of a stem subjected to a variable
wind force, which can be seen from the fine fluctuations observed in the time-stem deflection
relationship (Figure 7). The variation in CD was small at wind speeds above 10 m/s. In order
to reduce the effect of vibrations at low wind speeds such as 5 m/s, the CD was calculated by
generating moving averages from 110 s. This range includes the natural periods (swaying
periods) of the sample trees; the natural period for the poplar trees ranged from 2.83.7 s.
However, no significant change was found in the average CD or the standard deviations
associated with the period of moving averages, as shown in Figure 9.
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is nearly uniform at the wind speeds above 30.5 m/s, which is likely to cause windthrow
damage. He determined the minimum CD values from the regression equations of the
quadratic function (Eq. 3) for the prediction of critical tree heights.
In order to estimate the CD at a wind speed of 30 m/s, the relationship between the
average CD and U calculated for wind speed classes was curve-fitted with the power function
of Eq. 7, which is a monotonic decreasing function (Figure 10).
C D = aU b
(7)
where a and b are constants. Although the quadratic function of Eq. 3 (Mayhead 1973)
was curve-fitted for this relationship, the fitting was poor. An exponential function (Eq. 8)
with a convergence value, which seemed to be a reasonable model, was also attempted for
curve-fitting. However, the parameters could not be determined by the non-linear least square
method for the data sets of tree no. 4, because the reduction rate for CD was conparatively
constant for that case (see Figure 10).
C D = cd U + g
(8)
1.5
Data set A
(Curve fit)
Data set B
(Curve fit)
1.0
0.5
Tree no.3
CD
Tree no.1
0
1.5
1.0
0.5
Tree no.4
Tree no.2
0
0
10
15 0
10
15
U (m/s)
Figure 10. Relationship between wind speed class and average drag coefficient (CD) with curve fit of
power function.
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Data set A
a
b
2.53
-0.910
1.45
-0.824
2.40
-0.714
1.14
-0.328
CD-30
0.115
0.088
0.212
0.374
Data set B
a
b
2.33
-0.872
1.11
-0.724
2.64
-0.755
1.98
-0.570
CD-30
0.120
0.095
0.202
0.285
The constants a and b in Eq. 7 determined for the 2 data sets are shown in Table 5, with
the CD values expected at a wind speed of 30 m/s obtained by extrapolation using Eq. 7. The
regression curves agreed well with UCD relationships, which may justify extrapolation at
high wind speeds. No significant difference was found in the estimated CD at a wind speed of
30 m/s between the 2 data sets, except for tree no. 4. Since the Norway maple (tree no. 4) was
planted in a north-south row, the effect of turbulent flow on CD estimation may be
considerable for the north-south component of the wind. No magnitude relation for the
estimated value of CD was found between the 2 data sets. Using data set B for CD prediction
may be convenient, because the measurement time of data set B was less than that of data set
A. In conclusion, the CD at a wind speed of 30 m/s can be accurately predicted with the curve
fit of Eq. 7 on average values calculated for wind speed intervals of 0.5 m/s using data set B.
0.3
CD
0.2
0.1
Average value
Calculated using all 28-h data
0
4 5 6 7
Sample size
10
Figure 11. Drag coefficients (CD) estimated for a wind speed of 30 m/s using 110 measurement hours.
To identify the minimum measurement hours necessary for proper CD estimation, 110
measurement hours were sampled randomly from data set B for the leaved season of tree no.
3, for which 28 hours of data were available, and bundled. With 5 repetitions of random
sampling for each sample size, 50 bundled data points were prepared for the analysis in total.
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The estimated CDs at a wind speed of 30 m/s regressed using the bundled data are shown in
Figure 11. Averages of the 5 repetitions showed good agreement with the CD values of 0.202
that was estimated using all 28hour data points (broken line in Figure 11). No relationship
between the sample size and average CD values was found. The largest deviance from 0.202
was found at a sample size of 8. Although the fluctuation was large, the standard deviation of
the CD calculated for 5 repetitions seemed to decrease with an increase in sample size (Figure
12). It can thus be said that the greater the sample size, the higher the accuracy of CD
prediction. At least 2 measurement hours that include wind speeds above 10 m/s are
necessary to predict CD. No difference was found in standard deviation between the estimated
CD at various wind speeds (Figure 12).
Wind speed values for both north and south directions were used in the analysis. The U
CD relationship obtained for north and south wind directions separately is shown in Figure 13.
The prevailing wind direction was from the south for tree nos. 13 and from the north for tree
no. 4. It is reasonable to combine the data for both wind directions.
0.1
U (m/s)
10
20
30
0.05
4 5 6 7
Sample size
10
Figure 12. Standard deviations of 5 drag coefficient (CD) values estimated for wind speed at 10, 20, and
30 m/s using 110 measurement hours.
1.5
South wind
North wind
1.0
CD
0.5
Tree no.1
Tree no. 3
Tree no. 2
Tree no. 4
0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
0
10
15 0
10
15
U (m/s)
Figure 13. Relationship between wind speed (U) and drag coefficient (CD) obtained for north and south
wind conditions.
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CD
Tree no. 1
Tree no. 2
Tree no. 3
0.5
0
0
10
U (m/s)
Figure 14. Relationship between wind speed (U) and drag coefficient (CD) for defoliated crowns.
2
1.5
Average value
1
0.5
0
10
20
U (m/s)
30
Figure 15. Ratios of estimated drag coefficient (CD) for defoliated crowns to those for leaved crowns.
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CD
0.14
0.29
0.38
Grand fira
Sitka sprucea
Corsican pine
Scots pinea
0.44
0.32
0.28
0.22
Douglas fir
Lodgepole pinea
Westerm hemlock
a
0.29
0.15
CONCLUSION
1) Drag coefficients of black poplar crowns were successfully evaluated using a field
test method in which the wind velocity and stem deflection were monitored
simultaneously.
2) Open space around the sample tree with regard to prevailing wind direction is
desirable for eliminating the effect of turbulent flow.
3) Two or more measurement hours that include wind speeds above 10 m/s are
necessary to predict the critical wind speed for the sample tree crown.
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4) The drag coefficient for black poplar crowns was smaller than that for conifers
studied in previous wind tunnel experiments. The difference in drag coefficients
suggests a difference in the wind permeability of the tree crown between species.
5) Although the drag coefficient of defoliated crowns was smaller than that of leaved
crowns at low wind speeds, it is recommended that the same CD value of leaved
crowns without any reduction be used to predict the wind force at wind speeds above
30 m/s.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The author would like to acknowledge Mr. Jun-ichi Motoyama for his kind assistance in
the experimental work. This study was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI (21580169).
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Chapter 6
ABSTRACT
Pre-X was the CNES proposal for demonstrating the maturity of European
technology for gliding re-entry spacecraft. The program finished in year 2007 with the
end of the phase B and a successful PDR. Then it was stopped with the aim of joining the
ESA project IXV.
The main goal of this experience is to demonstrate the implementation of reusable
thermal protections, perform aero thermo dynamics experiments and efficiency of a
suitable guidance navigation and control system. The attitude control is realised by
elevons and reaction thrusters overall the hypersonic flight, with a functional and
experimental objective.
This paper presents the Pre-X aerodynamic / aerothermal characterisation through
computational fluid dynamics and wind tunnels tests performed during the phases A and
B of the programme. The tests permitted to cover the Mach range from 0.8 to 14 and to
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INTRODUCTION
The Pre-X baseline mission was performed by the VEGA launch vehicle in a quasi
equatorial ballistic trajectory. The spacecraft makes an almost complete earth revolution
before splashing down on the Pacific Ocean. The vehicle re-entry point is at 120 km and the
mission objectives are fulfilled between Mach 25 and 5. Then the vehicle has to pass to
subsonic speeds (either under drog chute or by controlled symmetric flight), the main chute
opens and it is finally recovered in the sea. Nominal flight foresees an impact at the mean way
between Galapagos and Marquise islands. There the spacecraft is recovered by boat.
The hypersonic supersonic aerodynamic data base has been assessed via Euler and
Navier-Stokes modelling. Euler data have been used to refine the aerodynamic data base in
terms of Mach number, angle of attack, flap setting, while Navier-Stokes to consolidate the
viscous effect implemented in the data base by previous phases.
The aerodynamic tests have been performed in the TsAGI wind tunnels T-128, T-116 and
T-117, the ONERA wind tunnel F4, the VKI longshot. The Mach range covered by these tests
and CFD is from M=0.8 to M=25.
The ATD tests in the TSNIIMASH facility PGU7, the DLR HEG and the ONERA R2Ch.
The Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD ) has been used to rebuilt these tests and compare
numerical with experimental solutions. The equivalent actual flight conditions have also been
simulated.
The ATD characterisation has been used in order to size the thermal protections and find
the most suitable architecture.
PRE-X REQUIREMENTS
This project addresses a first generation of re-entry experimental vehicle necessary in
Europe for risk mitigation before opening the way for future spacecraft applications. Due to
atmospheric re-entry specificity in terms of environment and phenomena, ground based
experiments are not always representatives and in flight experimentation is mandatory. The
idea was to perform on Pre-X the in-flight experimentation which cannot be simulated on
ground. The flight control by means of body flaps is the first time to fly in Europe, as well as
a complete fully reusable TPS architecture. A procurement specification has been assessed for
the Pre-X vehicle including the following constraints:
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Possibility to fly both on the VEGA and DNEPR launch vehicles, with VEGA as
baseline.
Mission reliability 0.95 after separation of launcher.
Safety criteria lower than 10-7 to do a victim.
Ambitious design to cost objective, excluding launch.
Maximal
1900
y
0
z up
-120
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25 to 5. However, the vehicle performance for Mach numbers below 5 is important to take the
vehicle in safe conditions up to parachute opening.
The transonic region can be passed in two ways:
Supersonic scenario: A drogue chute opens at about Mach 1.5, then the main
parachute is opened ones, reached suitable conditions.
Subsonic scenario: A main chute opens at a descent velocity of about 65 m/s and
takes the vehicle to a descent velocity of about 9 m/s.
For this reason tests and computations on fluid dynamic codes have been performed up to
Mach 0.8 and an Aero Dynamic Data Base (AEDB) computed for the Mach range from 25 to
0.8.
The test campaign for aerodynamic and ATD characterisation has been assessed on the
base of the nominal Pre-X re-entry trajectory and main phenomena to be investigated.
The main similarity parameters considered are:
VL for viscous effects on elevons and nose
Re =
The wind tunnel test campaign for aerodynamics and ATD has been performed in the
facilities listed in Tables 3 and 4.
These facilities performances are placed on the Reynolds versus Mach number re-entry
trajectory profile in order to assess the aerodynamic similarity with respect to Pre-X flight
conditions (Figure 2).
The similarity law for ATD is given in Figure 3 and Figure 4 respectively for the
dissociation parameter L and nose heat flux.
Table 3. Aerodynamic facilities
Regime
Transonic-Sup.
Supersonic
Hypersonic
Hypersonic
High enthalpy
Facility
T-128
T-116
T-117
Long shot
F4
Company
TsAGI
TsAGI
TsAGI
VKI
ONERA
Facility
R2Ch
HEG
PGU-7
Company
ONERA
DLR
TSIIMASH
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Trajectoire Phase A2
10 000 000
1 000 000
100 000
10 000
Re (Lref)
ONERA R2Ch
ONERA - F4 Tuyre N2
VKI Longshort
DLR HEG
TSAGI T128
TSAGI T116
TSAGI T117 Tuyre 1
TSAGI T117 Tuyre 3
TSNII PGU7
1 000
100
10
1
0
10
15
20
Mach 30
25
1.00E-01
1.00E-02
rho L kg/m2
1.00E-03
rho L
HEG - TC I
1.00E-04
HEG - TC II
HEG - TC III
HEG - TC IV
1.00E-05
R2Ch
1.00E-06
1.00E-07
1.00E-08
0
10
15
20
25
30
Mach number
120
Altitude (km)
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
As it is well known, the above cited similarities cannot be realised all in once or even
never. For example the ground facilities of Table 3 cannot realise Mach numbers greater than
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14. For this reason most of the flight conditions above Mach 10 have been studied only with
CFD.
Air chemistry plays an important role above Mach 5, producing the O2 and N2
dissociations, which depend on the Mach number itself. In particular, the shape and position
of the shock wave is affected by this phenomenon and consequently the aerodynamic
characteristics. In particular, the pressure distribution over the body surface, and hence the
centre of pressure, change.
The effects of altitude plays a role on the velocity of chemical reactions occurring behind
the shock: these reactions are faster at high static pressure. Hence at low altitudes there is
more probability to get equilibrium conditions for dissociated molecules, while at high
altitudes the non equilibrium condition is easier.
At high altitudes the Reynolds number is lower and viscous effects are more important
giving rise to phenomena such as elevons control efficiency reduction and increased skin
friction.
All the above cited phenomena have an impact on both aerodynamics and ATD and are
one of the main concern of Pre-X flight experience. The other is the TPS material and
architecture characterisation during the mission.
AERODYNAMICS
Mach numbers 10 and 25 have been chosen for performing intensive CFD
characterisation, because of the lack of data from wind tunnels and most important air
chemistry and viscous effects occurring in this flight regime.
For Mach number between Mach 4 and 10, the hypothesis of perfect gas for air with
=1.4 has been considered, based on X-38 experience, where real gas effects are negligible in
this range.
For Mach above 10, air in chemical equilibrium or in chemical non-equilibrium have
been assumed.
For boundary layer regimes, the following hypotheses have been considered:
The nominal Pre-X flight conditions are =45, =0 overall the hypersonic phase.
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Conventions about vehicle axes are given in Figure 5. Other reference parameters are
given below:
T-128
The transonic-supersonic tests have been performed in the TsAGI wind tunnel test T-128
for angle of attack range 3085 degrees, Mach 0.84, flap-ailerons deflection -1010
degrees. The sting effect has been assessed by means of 3D Navier-Stokes computations, as
shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 shows the Pre-X model in the test section.
The result is that the longitudinal stability is assured for the angle of attack range 6090
degrees. The lateral stability needs to be consolidated with respect to ailerons efficiency even
if it has been refined by these tests. In particular, the coefficient Cn, defining the yaw
moment (n) due to sideslip (), is always positive and increases for decreasing Mach number.
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Plane of symmetry
Y= 300 mm
interim sting
AOA gage
pressure measurement
device (MMD)
balance
T-116
In the supersonic regime, tests have been performed at Mach 2 and 4 in T-116. The
Reynolds number is higher in the wind tunnel than during flight. This effect has been
estimated by means of CFD and it is small with respect to elevons efficiency. However, at
Mach 2 the Reynolds number effect is really negligible and the flow remains attached in the
flap area (at least at flap deflection E=10). At Mach 4 a separation zone appears and it is
slightly larger for the flight conditions (resulting from CFD analysis). The streamlines
resulting from CFD are given in Figure 8 at Mach 4 and Re 11 106.
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T-117
The scope of T-117 tests is to validate the CFD computations in hypersonic flight and
verify the lateral behaviour of the vehicle. The test campaign has been performed at Mach 7.5
and 10.5. The model scale is 1/13.5. The angle of attack range is 3060, the sideslip 1010 and the flap deflection
-1015. The nominal test conditions are
summarised in Table 5.
An interesting result of this campaign is that Cm exhibits a non linear behaviour versus
angle of attack due to shock structure modification, as shown in Figure 9. This phenomenon
is emphasized at E=15.
Table 5. T-117 nominal test conditions
Mach
7.5
70.5
Re (106 m-1)
3.22
2.
ReLref
1030000
704000
p0 (105 Pa)
12
43
T0 (K)
712
1100
LONG SHOT
The VKI wind tunnel tests have been used to identify the hypersonic aerodynamics in
longitudinal, lateral directions and the flap/ailerons efficiency. The M= 14 (contour nozzle)
has been selected and nitrogen gas has been used, behaving as a perfect gas at such
conditions. The scale of the model is 1/22 (Figure 10). Since the standard aerodynamic
balance is used, the accuracy of wind tunnel measurement for lateral aerodynamic
components is less than for the longitudinal ones. A quite good agreement has resulted
between CFD and WTT. Figure 11 shows the comparison of the pitching moment versus flap
deflections for different angles of attack.
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Figure 11. Pitching moment versus flap deflection for different angles of attack.
F4
The aim of F4 test campaign was to determine the real gas effects on the aerodynamic
forces and moments at the re-entry velocities and to compare the results with numerical
predictions. Four flap deflections have been investigated, namely 0, 5, 10, 15 with angle
of attack 45 and 0 sideslip. The specified test conditions were: total enthalpy of 12 MJ at
stagnation pressure of 30010 bar in air. The model scale is 1/12.5 (Figure 12). For different
reasons the specified test conditions have not been reached. Instead the following values have
been obtained:
An enthalpy effect on global aerodynamic coefficient has been pointed out, but an actual
real gas effect during this campaign cannot be assessed before further analysis.
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The CFD prediction of the F4 has been performed by means of Euler computations
assuming thermo-chemical non equilibrium flow field for two F4 conditions, summarised in
Table 6.
The real gas seems poor in the stagnation region, meanwhile it remains more significant
on the flap itself (Figure 13). As far as pitching moment evolution is concerned, the real gas
effect induces a very smooth pitch down without flap setting. However for flap deflection of
10, the pitch down is more significant and is equivalent to 2.5 flap setting (Figure14). Due
to real gas effect the bow shock is closer to the vehicle windward than for M=10 solution in
perfect gas (Figure 15, comparison of F4 and T-117 M=10 cold gas).
(kg/m3)
0.00068
0.000536
V (m/s)
4752
5170.7
T0 (K)
742.857
1071.428
Figure 13. F4 CFD results: pressure coefficient on lower surface at section y=300 mm, AoA=45,
de=10.
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CONCLUSION ON AERODYNAMICS
The core of the AEDB is constituted by Euler computations. The discrepancies on the
results among codes are well below the aerodynamic uncertainties, namely one order of
magnitude on global coefficients.
The viscous effects are assessed by means of Navier-Stokes computations at high
altitudes for Mach numbers greater than 10 (DLR and ONERA). The effect of air
dissociations impacts essentially the bow shock (generating a higher drag force), the elevons
efficiency, the centre of pressure position.
The viscous effects on CL and CD are of the same order of magnitude than the AEBD
uncertainty. These effects become significant on Cm for elevons deflections greater than 10.
The effect is increasing for increasing E. It is important for M=25 and tends to vanish for
M=17.75. A correlation to non equilibrium chemistry exists for M17.75.
A difference in terms of pressure distribution appears on the elevons for deflections
greater than 10 between the equilibrium and non equilibrium solution. The effect of
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chemistry modelling on pressure distribution is depicted in Figure 16. This translates into a
change on pitching moment consistent at E=20.
The global longitudinal aerodynamic coefficients versus Mach number are given in
Figure 17 for =45. Values for Mach number greater than 10 are taken from real gas at non
equilibrium solution in laminar conditions. The aerodynamic efficiency changes slightly in
the Mach range 4 to 25. The pitching moment is a negative derivative function versus angle
of attack and is null for about = 47 for zero elevon deflection and Mach=10.5. Figure 18
shows this case in comparison with the T-117 results in these conditions. The difference
between CFD and WTT is always low, but becomes greater for higher .
Real gas effects are effective up to Mach 10, mainly on drag coefficient, placing the real
value above the upper boundary of the uncertainty, whatever the elevon deflection (Figure
19).
AERODYNAMIC GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL COEFFICIENTS
AoA=45
1
0.8
Coefficient
0.6
CL de=0
0.4
CD de=0
Cm de=0
CL de=10
0.2
CD de=10
Cm de=10
0
-0.2
0
10
15
Mach number
20
25
30
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Flying Qualities
The main goal of the flying qualities consists in:
The flight qualities have been computed with a given uncertainty on the Pre-X MCI.
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Stability
Longitudinal dynamic short period mode is always statically stable with worst case
off nominal static margin greater than 4.5%.
Lateral Dutch roll dynamic oscillation remains stable within the required margin
(C*n>10-3).
Almost all the available elevon deflection is used for longitudinal trim at Mach>10. This
value is greater that the maximum allowable 8 due to thermal constraint. In addition, lateral
trim must be achieved at the same time. These results have been obtained with the MCI
uncertainties.
Moving the centre of mass forward helps reducing the longitudinal trim deflection need
and is also favourable for lateral/directional flight qualities. The vertical position must be
kept. In this case the deflection envelope is decreased. However, also in this case the
maximum deflection constraint of =8 is not fulfilled. A possibility to reach lateral trim
satisfying the maximum allowable elevon deflection, consists in using a movable mass along
the y axis together with sideslip and a centre of mass at xcm=58%. But in this case three
control means are used: elevons, RCS, movable mass.
G G
G
G
u u A , where u = [C n , Cl ]T , u = [Cn , Cl
A
are collinear, the lateral/directional trim is impossible. The greater the Euclidean norm, the greater the trim capability
is.
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The proposed solution for vehicle trim must be confirmed by further analysis, including
transients, control logic, feasibility of RCS control, updated AEDB.
The global deflection need for the two possible centre of mass positions is given in
Figure 20.
Aerothermics
The objective the Aero Thermo Dynamic data Base (ATDB) is to provide heat fluxes for
a selected control points on the vehicle along the flight path to provide input data for TPS
sizing (Figure 21). With this objective, investigations have been performed in phase A/B to
characterise the Pre-X aero thermal environment during re-entry.
CFD Euler plus boundary layer, Navier-Stokes computations and wind tunnel test in
ONERA R2Ch, DLR HEG and TSIIMASH PGU7 have been performed. These tests give a
contribution to investigation of laminar, turbulent and natural transition flow to give a
contribution to the ATDB. An ATD plasma activity has been carried out in order to assess the
radio frequency attenuation and black-out duration. In Pre-X black-out occurs between 105
and 47 km in the worst case.
The atmospheric density of the reference and sizing trajectories has been assumed
together with an angle of attack of 35, 45, 55 degrees. Mach 7 and 10 computations were
made with perfect gas assumption (=1.4), while Mach 17.75 and 25 were made with air at
equilibrium. Other computations have been performed to consider the sideslip and laminar or
turbulent regime. The wall was assumed to be in radiating equilibrium withsurface emission
of =0.8.
Figure 22 shows the temperature mapping from a Navier-Stokes computations in laminar
conditions at Mach 25 and angle of attack 45 degrees. For turbulent computations the Wilcox
k- method has been considered to better fit the R2Ch results than the Spalard Almaras and
had been used as default.
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R
R2Ch
Ch is 1/27.5 annd the main gooal of this cam
mpaign was too determine
The model scale of R2C
laaminar to turb
bulent transitioon and SWBL
LI. The tests in
i the ONERA
A R2Ch and HEG wind
tuunnels have prrovided imporrtant informatiion on vehiclee general heatting, laminar to
t turbulent
trransition, SWS
SWI, SWBLI and real gas effects.
Figure 23 (left) shows a comparisonn between CF
FD computation and R2Chh results at
M
Mach
7 in term
ms of heat flux.
fl
Figure 23
2 (right) shows the shockk visualisationn. R2Ch is
reepresentative of
o Pre-X flighht at Mach 7 and Reynoldds number 1.4414106 (Figuure 23). In
paarticular, R2C
Ch runs have demonstratedd a transitionaal interaction at
a Mach 7, AoA=3545
A
deegrees for flaps deflectionns 1520 deegrees. Viscouus effects annd laminar too turbulent
trransition havee been investigated for different
d
sidesslips, Reynollds number, AoA, flap
deeflections. Thhe extension of
o boundary laayer separatioon decreases for
f increasingg Reynolds.
Soome critical heating
h
may exist on the boody flap if a conservative
c
m
margin
policy is applied.
The effect of thhe angle of atttack with resppect to shock waves interacction is shownn in Figure
244.
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HEG
The HEG test conditions are given in Table 9. The model scale is 1/13.75 and the
stagnation enthalpy between 15 and 22 MJ/kg. Figure 25 gives a comparison between
computation and results from HEG at Mach 8 in laminar conditions at 45 degrees of angle of
attack and flap deflection at 10 degrees. A comparison of the normalised pressure by means
of CFD performed at DLR and HEG measurements shows a good agreement (Figure 26). The
main objectives of the campaign were the effect of angle of attack variation, the ailerons and
sideslip effects, the elevon deflection effect on SWBLI.
Table 9. HEG test conditions
h0 (MJ/kg)
22
23
12
15
Mach
8.2
7.8
8.1
7.9
Re (105/m)
2
4.2
3.9
6.7
(10-3 kg/m3)
1.7
3.5
3.3
5.3
Figure 25. Heat flux: comparison CFD, HEG results at Mach 8, AoA 45 flap deflection 10, laminar
flow.
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PGU7
The main goal of the tests at PGU7 (TSNIIMASH) are to cross check the CFD and
contribute to the final ATDB. The ranges of Table 10 have been investigated. Ten discrete
heat flux measurements have been performed by using thermocouples in order to correlate the
Infra-Red thermography on the windward and flaps. The use of a medium Reynolds
number was supposed to reproduce a transitional SWBLI on the flaps (Re~35 106). The test
model at 1/15 scale is depicted in Figure 27.
Table 10. PGU7 test conditions
AoA (degrees)
Sideslip (degrees)
Flap deflection (degrees)
Reynolds number
Mach
Effective test time (ms)
4050
05
015
1066 106
~10.5
130
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CONCLUSIONS ON AEROTHERMICS
The CFD and high enthalpy wind tunnel tests permitted to determine the heat flux and
temperature evolution on the control points during re-entry, as well as the associated
uncertainties. In particular, the core of the ATDB is constituted by the Euler plus boundary
layer computations. Navier-Stokes and WTT are used for validation and uncertainty
assessment.
The heat flux history for the worst case is shown in Figure 28 for some control points
referenced in Figure 21. N0 is the stagnation point and F1 is the central point in the elevon.
These results apply for a maximum flap deflection of 8, constrained by the control law in
order not to exceed the maximum C/SiC allowable temperature. In some specific points the
temperature can slightly exceed the material allowable maximum temperature, but the time
for which this occurs is usually short. In addition, this happens only in the most conservative
case with phase B margins, to be reduced and refined in the successive phases.
Pre-X Phase B - HEAT FLUX
600
Control Point N0
Control Point S4-1
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Time (s)
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planes or lifting bodies. The main goal of Pre-X was to demonstrate that Europe has the
technology to master gliding re-entry of a reusable vehicle controlled by movable surfaces
and jets.
For aerodynamic and ATD data base, wind tunnels tests have been performed in France,
Germany, Belgium, Russia. A first assessment of the AEDB is based on CFD and WTT. In
particular, most of the data are coming from Euler boundary layer computations. Navier
Stokes and wind tunnel tests have been used for a finer assessment of specific flight points
and uncertainty evaluation.
The results of the ATDB have been used to size the TPS of the vehicle, on the base of the
heat flux computed on specific control points. The flap heating is an important system
constraint and the maximum flap deflection has been reduced in order to respect the
maximum C/SiC allowable temperature.
The flying qualities have been studied in detail and are satisfying at least in 2 to 25 Mach
range, even if lateral control is sensible because of the Pre-X vehicle configuration. Below
M= 2, preliminary flight qualities analysis demonstrated promising scenario enabling to fly
properly in supersonic-transonic regime.
SYMBOLS
A
E
c
cm
CL
CD
Cm
Cn,
Ik
L
M
Re
RN
T
V
xg
yg
zg
: angle of attack
: sideslip
: thermal emissivity
: bank angle
: bank angle
: gas density
: (right flap deflection+left flap deflection)/2
: (right flap deflection-left flap deflection)/2
: flight path angle
: constant
: centre of mass
: Lift coefficient
: Drag coefficient
: moment coefficient
: yaw moment (n) due to sideslip (),
: inertia about k axis
: vehicle reference length (4.4 m)
: Mach number
: Reynolds number
: nose radius
: gas temperature
: vehicle velocity
: x coordinate of vehicle centre of mass
: y coordinate of vehicle centre of mass
: z coordinate of vehicle centre of mass
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GLOSSARY
AEDB
ATD
ATDB
CFD
C/SiC
FLPP
IXV
SWBLI
TPS
WTT
REFERENCES
[1]
[2]
J.P. Tribot, O. Lambert, O. Cantinaud, Ph. Tran, M. Prampolini, J.C Paulat, S. Gudron,
Pre-X Program : Aerothermodynamic objectives and aeroshape definition for in flight
experiment, IAC-02- V.5.03- October 2002.
E. Cosson, F. Thivet et Al., Pre-X aerothermodynamics implications at system
level , Atmospheric re-entry Symposium, March 21-23, 2005.
Chapter 7
ABSTRACT
In this chapter the authors deal with a procedure for the design and build of a low
speed wind tunnel for airfoil aerodynamic analyses and micro wind turbine studies.
The designed closed-circuit wind tunnel has a test chamber with a square cross
section (500 mm x 500 mm) with a design average flow velocity of about 30 m/s along
its axis.
The designed wind tunnel has a square test chamber, two diffusers (one adjacent to
the test section and one adjacent to the fan to slow the flow), four corners (with turning
vanes) to guide the flow around the 90 corners, an axial fan to guarantee the mass flow
rate and balance any pressure loss throughout the circuit, a settling chamber with a
honeycomb (to eliminate any transverse flow), a series of ever-finer mesh screens (to
reduce turbulence) and a nozzle to accelerate flow and provide constant velocity over the
whole test chamber. The pressure losses of single components were evaluated as well as
the global pressure loss (the sum of pressure losses of all the single components). Once
the pressure losses were evaluated, the axial fan was chosen to guarantee the designs
volumetric flow, balance pressure losses and above all maximise its performance. The
definitive dimensions of the wind tunnel are 10.49 m x 3.65 m.
Once the design targets were defined, the test chamber dimensions, maximum wind
speed and Reynolds numbers were calculated.
At the end of the design process, the wind tunnel energy consumption was estimated
and on-design and off-design performance was evaluated to obtain the wind tunnel circuit
characteristics for a defined velocity range (0 50 m/s).
The best circuit and axial fan matches were performed in both the open and closed
test section configurations. Using the matching procedure between the fan and wind
tunnels mechanical characteristics (global pressure loss as a function of wind velocity),
the fan operating parameters were set up for optimum energy conservation.
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1.0. INTRODUCTION
This chapter deals with the fluid-dynamics design of a closed-loop wind tunnel for airfoil
aerodynamic analyses and micro wind turbine studies.
Wind tunnels are measurement tools to study gas flows around a body and the forces
generated by the gas-body interaction. For the most part, air is used in wind tunnels.
Using such tool it is possible to measure global and local flow velocities, as well as
pressure and temperature around the body. Moreover, optical tests using special insemination
substances or wool wires can be performed to visualize flow motion.
The components of a wind tunnel are specifically designed and built to ensure the test
chamber an as near as possible uniform in space and independent of time air flow.
Wind tunnels global dimensions depend mainly on the type of testing, so knowing the
shape and dimensions of the wind tunnel test chamber as well as the in-chamber flow
velocity, the Reynolds numbers can be established.
Knowing the test chamber dimensions and wind tunnel test type, all the wind tunnel
components can be designed.
Wind tunnels can be classified into two main types: open and closed circuit. Wind
tunnels can also have two basic test section configurations: open and closed.
The air flowing through an open wind tunnel circuit follows essentially a straight path
from the nozzle inlet to the test section outlet, prosecuting in the diffuser.
The air flowing in a closed-return wind tunnel, recirculates continuously with no air
leakage.
There are advantages with both the open and closed circuit tunnels and with both open
and closed jets.
For an open-return wind tunnel the advantages are related to lower construction costs and
being able to visualize the flow using smoke without needing to purge the tunnel. The
disadvantages are needing to mount extensive screens to obtain high quality flow, greater
energy to run the wind tunnel and high noise levels which may cause environmental
problems.
The closed-circuit wind tunnel has high quality flow, independent of weather conditions
and other activities in the building. It requires less energy compared to the open-circuit wind
tunnel and produces less noise. The disadvantages of closed-circuit wind tunnels are high
construction costs, purging after flow visualization using smoke and needing to mount a heat
exchanger.
In conjunction with an open-circuit tunnel, the open test section will require an enclosure
to prevent air leaking to the diffuser while for closed-circuit wind tunnels, the flow in the
open test section tends to have a solid boundary. Hence, the open test sections is best suited to
operating with closed-circuit wind tunnel.
This chapter presents the criteria for wind tunnel design applying them to a specific case
study.
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Second Diffuser
Adapter
Smaller
Corner
Fan
Contraction
or nozzle
First Diffuser
Settling
chamber
Larger
Corner
Honeycomb
&
Screens
Test section
Smaller
Corner
Dh = 2 A /
where A is the test chamber cross sectional area.
(1)
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The test chamber length has to be in the range of 0.5 - 3 times its hydraulic diameter [1].
This choice takes into account that the air flow exiting the nozzle needs 0.5 times the
hydraulic diameter to become almost uniform. Moreover, a long test chamber (more than 3
times the equivalent hydraulic diameter) could increase boundary layer thickness causing the
boundary layer to detach at the test chamber exit.
So, in this case study the length of the testing chamber was set to twice the hydraulic
diameter of the testing section.
Moreover, to avoid air velocity reduction and an increase in boundary layer thickness at
the sharp edges of the test chamber, the sharp edges should be rounded off. 45 chamfers are
best.
The test chamber also has flanges and windows to allow sample observations and
introduce measuring tools. Figure 2 shows a test chamber coupled to a nozzle.
2.2. Nozzle
The contraction or "nozzle" accelerates the flow from the settling chamber to the test
section, further reducing any variations in velocity.
In a wind tunnel, the nozzle is the most difficult component to design. Flow velocity and
its uniformity within the test chamber cross-section depend on the nozzles design. The
nozzle exit cross-section dimensions and shape are identical to the test chamber ones since
they are joined together. Consequently, the nozzle also has 45 chamfers.
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Knowing the nozzle exit cross-section dimensions and shape, those of its inlet crosssection must be determined.
The nozzle area ratio should be as large as possible, to reduce the total-pressure loss
through the screens mounted between the settling chamber and the nozzle (see Fig. 1).
Normally, the nozzle inlet/outlet cross-section area ratio should be in the range 6 - 10 [4].
Area ratios greater than 10 lead to excessive inlet dimensions while area ratios less than 6
lead to high pressure loss through the screens.
In the test case, an area ratio of 7 was chosen. With the inlet and outlet nozzle crosssections, the nozzles silhouette is defined by fifth order Bell-Metha polynomials [4]
represented mathematically by Eq. (2).
y = a 5 + b 4 + c 3 + d 2 + e + f
(2)
where
X
L
(3)
and
(4)
y=h
L is the total axial nozzle length and h is half the cross-section side-length.
0 X L
(5)
= 0 y = y0
(6)
= 1 y = y1
(7)
= 0
dy
=0
d
(8)
= 1
dy
=0
d
(9)
= 0
d2y
=0
d 2
(10)
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= 1
d2y
=0
d 2
(11)
y1
y0
A nozzle should have a total length and double semi side-length of inlet cross-section
about equal to 1 (see Eq. (12) and Fig. 3) [4].
L
1
2 y0
(12)
In fact, it was experimentally evident that a L/(2y0) ratio less than 0.667 causes the air
flow to detach close to the nozzle exit, whilst a value greater than 1.79 increases boundary
layer thickness.
In this case study, the value of L/(2y0) was set to 0.91 obtaining a nozzle length of 1.3 m.
Connecting the nozzle to the testing section requires the sharp edges of the nozzles outlet
to be rounded off with 45 chamfers. Figure 4 shows the nozzle under construction.
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Af
Ats
(13)
To use an Af /Ats ratio value greater than 3 is not recommended because irregular flow
velocities at the fan entrance may be generated. To use a Af /Ats ratio value less than 2 is also
not recommended because it may increase the overall wind tunnel dimensions (higher wind
tunnel construction costs).
A Af /Ats ratio equal to 2 is a good choice for maintaining low wind tunnel dimensions and
costs. In the present case study an Af /Ats ratio equal to 2 was used.
Taking into account the area ratios and using the mass conservation law, the air velocity
at the fan exit can be calculated using Eq. (14).
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1
c f = cts
2
(14)
Eq. (20) yields 15 m/s for the case study (cf - air flow velocity at fan outlet; cts - air flow
velocity in test section).
Also, from the area ratios, the diameter of the fan cross-section (circular) can be
calculated. In this test case it equals to 0.800 m.
The usual design rule for subsonic diffusers is that the total ( 2e ) included angle of a
portion of a circular cone with the same length (L) and area ratio (AR) as the diffuser should
not exceed a maximum value (6 [1]).
The second diffuser inlet cross-section area is equal to the fans, while the second
diffuser outlet cross-section area is equal to the nozzles inlet. So, they are known values at
this stage of the design process.
With the hydraulic diameters of the inlet and outlet diffuser cross-sections, the equivalent
cone expansion angle can be calculated given by Eq. (15).
1 AR 1
2 L / Dh1
e = arctan
(15)
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In Figure 5, it is evident that the second diffuser inlet cross-section is circular like the
fans, while the second diffuser outlet cross-section is square. Consequently, the second
diffuser also acts as a shape adapter.
The second diffuser also has flanges which connect with other wind tunnel parts.
Another shape adapter is connected to the fan inlet section so the fan and other wind
tunnel components (smaller corner) match. The shape adapter also has flanges.
In this case study, the shape adapter between the fan and smaller corner has been
designed. Its total length equals 0.3 m. Figure 6 shows shape adapter in 3D.
l=
f
2
(16)
It equals 0.710 m for this case study. As in the case of the second diffuser, the minimum
diffuser length can be calculated using Eq. (15). With a maximum total cone angle of 4 , the
first diffuser length equals 3.32 m. Figure 7 shows the first diffuser in 3D.
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2.5. Corners
This wind tunnel is a closed-loop type so flow must be deflected by 90 four times with
minimum turbulence at the four corners. For this reason the corners are equipped with blades
(more efficient but more costly) or bent flat plates (more economical - our case study).
The corners dimensions match their related wind tunnel components. Thus, corners are
equal in pair and than they will design in couple.
h1 2 =
l
25
(17)
Using the first diffuser outlet cross-section (l=0.710 m in the case study), a vane gap
(h1-2) of 2.84 10-2 m is obtained.
The vane gap-chord ratio has must be less than 0.25, the minimum chord value being
calculated by Eq. (18).
c1 2 min =
h1 2
0.25
(18)
A value of 0.1136 m was obtained. From chord value, the minimum bent flat plate radius
(see Eq. (19)) is calculated.
r1 2 min =
c1 2 min
2
sin ( / 2)
(19)
where c1-2 is the chord, r1-2 is the bent flat plate curvature radius, being the central
angle subtended by the chord. A minimum radius of 8.4*10-2 m was obtained and 24 blades
were needed. The blades could be installed on a removable frame for cleaning and
maintenance. Figure 9 shows the corner in 3D, Figure 10 showing the blades.
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h3 4 =
l
25
201
(20)
Using corners 3/4 data, a vane gap of 5.28 10-2 m is obtained for the case study.
The minimum chord value and minimum blade curvature radius are obtained using Eq.
(21) and Eq. (22) as per corners 1 and 2.
c3 4 min =
h3 4
0.25
r3 4 min =
c3 4 min
2
(21)
sin ( / 2)
(22)
Considering the overall dimensions of corners 3 and 4 a blade curvature radius greater
than the minimum was used: c3-4 = 0.211 m and r3-4 = 0.156 m.
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The settling chamber cross-sectional area matches the dimensions of the other
components it is joined to, while the settling chamber length is designed to fit the gap
between the components close to the wind tunnel loop.
In this study the total settling chamber length is 2.070 m and is able to contain one
honeycomb and three screens. Figure 11 shows the settling chamber in 3D.
2.7. Honeycomb
A honeycomb with its cells aligned in the flow direction is able to reduce fluctuating
variations in transverse velocity [8]. The honeycomb has little effect on stream-wise velocity
due to the fact that the pressure drop through a honeycomb is small [8].
In the honeycomb design procedure, its length (Lh), cell hydraulic diameter (Dh), and the
porosity (h) are key factors [2].
Honeycomb porosity is defined as the ratio of actual flow cross-section area over the total
cross-section area (see Eq. (23)).
h =
Aflow
Atot
(23)
Two main criteria have to be verified in wind tunnel honeycomb design. These criteria
are expressed by Eq. (24) and Eq. (25) [2].
Lh
8
Dh
(24)
h 0.8
(25)
The test case main honeycomb characteristics are reported in Tab. I (see Fig. 12 and
Fig. 13 for symbol notation).
Table I. main honeycomb characteristics
DESCRIPTION
Cell diameter
Sheet metal thickness
Roughness
Length
SYMB
dhoney
shoney
Lh
VAL
9
0.06
15
62
UOM
mm
mm
m
mm
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In Figure 12, the honeycomb cell side (lhoney) can be evaluated with Eq. (26).
lhoney =
d honey
(26)
2 sin 60
while the external cell side (lg honey) can be calculated with Eq. (27).
lg honey = lhoney + 2
shoney
tan 60
(27)
The metal sheet divisions (z) can be evaluated with Eq. (28).
z = 2lhoney + l g honey
(28)
To calculate the metal honeycombs area, a single division could be considered. The
latter is composed by two twin area parallelograms and two twin area trapezes (see Fig. 12).
These areas can be easily calculated with Eqs. (29) and (30).
Atrapeze =
(l
honey
+ lg honey )shoney
2
(29)
(30)
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For honeycomb porosity, the number of divisions height-wise and width-wise must first
be calculated. The former is given by the ratio of settling chamber cross-section height (L1)
over honeycomb divisions (z) (see Eq. (31)).
nz =
L1
z
(31)
The latter is given by the ratio between settling chamber cross-section width (L2) and the
sum of half dhoney and shoney (see Fig. 12) as in Eq. (32).
nsheet =
L2
d honey / 2 + shoney
(32)
(33)
The honeycomb solidity h is defined as the ratio between the cross-section area
occupied by the metal sheet and the settling chamber cross-section area (see Eq. (34)).
h =
Asheet
Atotal
(34)
It is evident from Eqs. (23) and (34) that honeycomb solidity and porosity are
complementary factors. Thus, their sum is an identity.
h + h = 1
(35)
d
d
d
1
1 3 d 2 honey
Acell = 6 honey lhoney = 6 honey honey =
2
2
3 2 2
3
2
(36)
The honeycomb cell hydraulic diameter can be evaluated by imposing the same area of
the equivalent circle (see Eq. (37) and Eq. (38)).
2
D
3 d 2 honey
h =
4
2
3
(37)
Dh = d honey
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(38)
3
Table II. Test case honeycomb main parameters
DESCRIPTION
Honeycomb cell side
External cell side
Divisions
Divisions height-wise
Divisions width-wise
Honeycomb solidity
Honeycomb porosity
Cell hydraulic diameter
Length-hydraulic diameter ratio
SYMB
lhoney
lg honey
z
nz
nsheet
h
h
Dh
Lh/Dh
VAL
5.20
5.26
15.66
84.3
289.47
1.75 10-2
0.9825
9.45
6.56
UOM
mm
mm
mm
mm
-
To establish if the chosen honeycomb meets the test case wind tunnel design, the two
criteria expressed by Eqs. (24) and (25) have to be verified. The length/hydraulic diameter
ratio is greater than 6 and less than 8. So, the Eq. (24) criterion is verified. The honeycomb
porosity is greater than 0.8 so the Eq. (25) criterion is also verified.
With both criteria verified, the chosen honeycomb is suitable for the designed wind
tunnel.
2.8. Screens
It is well known that screens mainly reduce stream-wise velocity fluctuations, with little
effect on flow direction [8]. Moreover, it has been demonstrated [8] that a series of screens
with different mesh qualities (coarse, medium and fine) is more efficient than only one fine
mesh screen.
To be effective in reducing turbulence a screen must have a porosity in the range
0.58 0.8 [2].
0.58 s 0.8
(39)
Screen porosity values over 0.8 are not suitable for good turbulence control, while values
below 0.58 lead to flow instability.
Screens could also be installed on a removable frame for cleaning and maintenance.
Since the screens are inside the settling chamber (square cross-section side l = 1320 mm
in case study) and have a square mesh (commonest), the area occupied by the screen wire can
be calculated with Eq. (40).
(40)
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where dw is the wire diameter, nw is the generic wire number in the mesh and l is the
settling chamber cross-section side. The last term in Eq. (40) takes into account the areas
where the wires cross (black areas in Fig. 13).
As in the honeycomb case, it is possible to calculate screen porosity (see Eq. (42)).
A flow
s =
Atotal
2 2
l 2 2nw l d w + nw2 d w2
dw nw dw
=
= 12nw
+ 2
l2
l
l
(41)
s = 1
nw d w
(42)
Screen mesh density is defined as the ratio between the mesh wire number and the crosssection side of the chamber into which the screens are inserted [1]. Eq. (43) defines mesh
density .
m =
nw
l
(43)
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The mesh density inverse represents the screen mesh divisions (wm) as shown in
Figure 13 and Eq. (44).
wm =
(44)
Taking screen mesh density into account, porosity can be written as in Eq. (45).
s = (1d w m )2
(45)
Tab. III shows the main screen characteristics for the case study. It also shows that the
screen porosities for the three screens (M1, M2 and M3) verify the Eq. (39) criterion.
Table III. main screen characteristics
Description
Mesh wire diameter
Mesh divisions
Screen porosity
SYMB
dw
wm
UOM
mm
mm
-
M1
0.7
3.2
0.61
M2
0.56
2.5
0.60
M3
0.15
0.7
0.61
Ki =
pi
1
i c 2i
2
(46)
where ci is the mean flow velocity (in the section) at the entrance of component i.
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=f
L c2
Dh 2
(47)
Kl = f
L
Dh
(48)
For smooth pipes at high Reynolds numbers, Shames [7] uses the Prandtl universal law of
friction to determine the friction factor:
f i +1 = 2 log10 Re f i 0.8
(49)
where
Re =
c Dh
(50)
Eq. (54) can easily be solved iteratively starting from a tentatively chosen friction factor
value. A starting value as distant as f = 1 will lead to convergence within four to six iterations.
K d = K f + K exp
(51)
For one-dimensional flow, constant friction factor and constant density with the stream,
Eq. (52) is produced.
1 f
K f = 1 2
AR 8 sine
(52)
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The expansion loss coefficient can be calculated with the empirical expression in Eq.
(53).
A 1
K exp =K e (e ) R
AR
(53)
The term Ke( e ) can be expressed as a geometrical function. W.T. Eckert [3] proposed
the expressions in Eqs. (54) and (55) for circular and square cross-sections (Tab. IV).
The lower the equivalent conical expansion angle, the lower the loss.
2
3
4
5
6
K e(circular ) = A2 + B2e +C 2e + D2e + E2e + F2e +G2e
A + B if > 5
e
3 3 e
if 1.5 e 5 (54)
2
3
4
5
6
K e( square ) = A2 + B2e +C2e + D2e + E2e + F2e +G2e if 1.5 e 5
A + B if > 5
e
3 3 e
(55)
Circular
0.1033
-0.02389
0.1709
-0.1170
0.03260
0.001078
-0.0009076
-0.00001331
0.0001345
-0.09661
0.04672
Square
0.09623
-0.004152
0.1222
0.04590
0.02203
0.003269
-0.0006145
-0.0000280
0.00002337
-0.01322
0.05866
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The losses in the corner vanes can be minimised with an efficient blade cross-section, as
well as an appropriate chord-to-gap ratio. Vanes with cambered airfoils and straight leading
edges are less sensitive to approaching flow angularities than sharp leading edge vanes.
To estimate the corner loss coefficient, Eq. (56) can be used [1], assuming that skin
friction as a function of the Reynolds number is similar to that on a flat plate.
K c = 0.10 +
4.55
(log10 Re c ) 2.58
(56)
where Rec is the local Reynolds number based on the vane chord.
K m =K mesh K Rn s +
s2
s2
(57)
where:
Re w
0 Re w < 400
0.785 1
K Rn =
354
1.0 Re 400
w
(58)
L
1 1
K h = h h + 3 + 1
Dh
h h
211
(59)
where:
0 .4
Re 0.1
0.375
Dh
h =
0. 4
0.214
D
h
Re 275
(60)
Re > 275
In Eq. (60) Re is the Reynolds number based on material roughness and Dh is the cell
hydraulic diameter.
L
K n = 0.32 f av n
Dsc
(61)
where Ln is the nozzle length, Dsc is the settling chamber hydraulic diameter, and fav is the
average friction factor between nozzle inlet and outlet sections.
The average friction factor fav can be evaluated by Eq. (49), with Re equal to the mean
value between Re evaluated at the inlet and outlet of the nozzle.
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Table V. Component Pressure loss at cts=30 m/s (cts = test section air speed)
p [Pa]
12.531
33.429
22.33
2.064
22.33
0.616
1
1.808
4.6
1.965
0.0215
1.965
0.2134
2.76
10.25
10.86
11.31
1.47
141.5
Components
Closed Test Section
First Diffuser
Smaller Corner
Constant-Area Section
Smaller Corner
Adapter
Fan Screen
Fan Constant-Area Section
Second Diffuser
Larger Corner
Constant-Area Section
Larger Corner
Settling Chamber
Honeycomb
First Screen
Second Screen
Third Screen
Nozzle
Total pressure loss
Based on the loss coefficients and wind tunnel section pressure drops, and assuming a
null relative pressure value in the testing section, the relative pressure values in the wind
tunnel sections can be calculated (ideal, without energy loss see Eq. (62);) real, with energy
loss see Eq. (63)).
(62)
(63)
pout pin =
1
2
uin2 uout
2
pout pin =
1
2
uin2 uout
ploss in out
2
where ploss-in out is the pressure loss between inlet and outlet cross-sections of the component
correlated to the Ki factors.
Static pressure variation within the wind tunnel in ideal and real cases is reported in
Figure 14, while Figure 15 shows incremental pressure loss.
Figure 14 clearly shows lower pressure values in the real case compared to the ideal case
up to the fan section. From the fan on, the real pressure curve is always greater than the ideal
one which is due to an energy gap in the fan section which balances out the pressure losses
throughout the wind tunnel.
The wind tunnel sections contribution to pressure loss is shown in Figure 16. Clearly
most occurs in the first diffuser section.
TestSectionairspeed=30m/s
RelativeStaticPressure[Pa]
600
500
400
300
IdealCase
RealCase
200
100
TestSectionairspeed=30m/s
CumulativePressureloss[Pa]
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
213
214
40
TestSectionairspeed=30m/s
35
Pressureloss[Pa]
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
ER =
c 2
K i i
cts
(64)
where i is the i-th component of the wind tunnel. Figure (17) shows energy ratio against
testing section air speed.
Energy ratio measures the energy efficiency of a wind tunnel [1] and is typically in the
range 3-7 for closed circuit wind tunnels. The greater the Energy Ratio the better the wind
tunnel energy efficiency.
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5
4.5
EnergyRatio
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Testsectionairspeed[m/s]
Figure 17. Wind Tunnel Energy Ratio.
ClosedTestSection
700
OpenTestSection
StaticPressureloss[Pa]
600
500
400
300
200
100
TestSectionairspeed[m/s]
16.2
0
0
24.4
32.5
40.7
48.8
10
12
Fanairflowrate[m3/s]
14
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The design process consists essentially of matching fan choice from the manufacturers
catalogue to the wind tunnel circuit. The first step is determining the wind tunnels
mechanical characteristics (overall pressure drop as a function of air velocity in the test
section). The air velocity in the test section can also be expressed as a function of the fans
air-flow rate using the Mass Conservation Equation. Two mechanical characteristics can be
calculated: the cases of closed and open test sections. These curves are shown in Figure 18.
Firstly, for an open testing section, a reasonable friction factor is f = 0.08 [1].
Secondly, the two curves above can be superimposed onto the mechanical characteristics
(supplied by the fan manufacturer) of possible fans with matching points graphically
determined.
Thirdly, the best match indicates the most suitable fan.
Figure 19 shows a typical axial fans mechanical characteristic.
600
Fanatn=1430rpm
StaticPressureloss[Pa]
500
Fanatn=1200rpm
Fanatn=1000rpm
400
300
200
100
0
0
10
12
14
FanFlowRate[m3/s]
In that figure pressure gain as function of flow rate is reported. Moreover, different
curves, each for a specific fan rotational speed, are shown in Figure 19.
By combining the two mechanical characteristics on the same graph (see Fig. 20), the
right fan will match the wind tunnel circuit by intersecting the curve.
Choosing the most suitable fan takes into account fan efficiency and design requirements
like flow rate and air velocity in the testing section and cost.
Different graph intersects for different fan rotational speeds provide fan pressure gain and
volumetric flow rate. The Mass Conservation Equation can help determine air velocity in the
testing section for each rotational speed. Using an inverter to control the electric current
frequency and thus the fan motors rotational speed, the desiderated air velocity in the testing
section is obtained.
Low
w-Speed Windd Tunnel: Desiign and Build
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600
ClosedTestSection
OpenTestSection
Fanaatn=1430rpm
Fanaatn=1200rpm
Fanaatn=1000rpm
StaticPressureloss[Pa]
500
400
300
D open
D
200
100
0
0
10
12
14
FaanFlowRate[m3/ss]
By applyinng this matchinng procedure, a 5.5 kW axial fan at 14300 rpm was choosen for the
caase study (see Fig. 21).
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From 0 - 1430 rpm, testing section air velocities from 0 37 m/s are achievable in the
closed configuration and from 032 m/s in the open.
CONCLUSION
This chapter deals with the design procedure of a low-velocity wind tunnel for airfoil
aerodynamics analyses and micro wind turbine studies. In particular, it focuses on a closedloop system with a square test section. A test-case design of a wind tunnel with a
500 x 500 mm test section of 30 m/s along the axis was used as an aid to the design procedure
description.
The procedure described relates to the design/choice of square testing chambers, diffusers
(generally two: one adjacent to the testing section and one adjacent to the fan to slow the
flow), corners (with turning vanes) to guide the flow around 90, axial fans, a settling
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chamber with a honeycomb, a series of ever-finer mesh screens, and nozzles to accelerate
flow and provide constant velocity throughout the testing chamber.
The design procedure consists of the following main steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Defining the test section dimensions and desired flow velocity by test type;
Wind tunnel component design by test section criteria;
Wind tunnel component pressure loss calculation;
Determining pressure loss throughout the wind tunnel circuit as a function of the
possible flow velocity in the testing section in both open and closed configurations;
5. Matching wind tunnel components to commercial fans, and energy considerations.
From fundamental choices about wind tunnel design (defining the testing section
dimensions and desired flow velocity), the design of all the wind tunnel components is
described on the basis of a case study.
Particular attention was paid to the nozzle design. This wind tunnel component is the
most critical since it strongly affects the quality of the flow (velocity, turbulence level,
velocity uniformity) in the test section. Thus, detailed design criteria using Bell-Metha
polynomials are shown and specific data for the test case are provided.
Following the components design, determining pressure losses in the wind tunnel circuit
is described and energy considerations lead to a proper fan choice by means of a matching
procedure. The matching procedure helps study wind tunnel behaviour at different flow
velocities in the testing section.
In this test case, a testing section flow velocity in the range from 0 m/s to 50 m/s was
used to determine the wind tunnels internal characteristics (pressure loss as a function of
testing section flow velocity or fan flow rate).
The matching procedure was used to determine the possible wind tunnel running
condition. The matching procedure is also useful for establishing the fan speed controller
(inverter) positions for the desired flow velocity.
In conclusion, the wind tunnel build data confirm the efficacy and usefulness of the
design procedure.
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INDEX
A
acid, 80, 88, 89
acidic, 70
adjustment, 83
adsorption, 91
aerodynamic, vii, x, 3, 4, 5, 67, 88, 167, 168, 170,
172, 173, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 187, 189, 190
aerosol, viii, 69, 70, 71, 73, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87,
88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96, 99, 113, 115, 116, 117,
118, 119, 123, 124
aerosol clouds, viii, 93, 96, 99, 115, 124
aerosols, 88
aerospace, 2, 3, 9
aerothermal, vii, x, 32, 167
aggregation, 79
air flow velocities, ix, 129, 131, 138
air temperature, 96, 107, 115, 118, 124, 131
aluminium, ix, 130, 131, 134, 138, 139, 140, 142
ambient air, 9, 72, 96, 139
ammonia, 79, 80, 89
ammonium, 84
amplitude, 74, 75
aqueous solutions, 83
arithmetic, 112
assessment, 150, 186, 187
atmosphere, viii, 9, 69, 70, 77, 79, 80, 82, 86, 89,
127
atmospheric icing, viii, 93, 96, 108, 113
Atmospheric processes, viii, 69
axial fan, x, xi, 189, 215, 216, 217, 218
B
bacteria, 83
base, ix, 12, 34, 36, 42, 43, 44, 80, 83, 87, 129, 148,
150, 151, 156, 158, 168, 170, 173, 187
C
calcium, 83
calibration, 4, 10
CAM, 90
campaigns, 55
capillary, 100
capsule, vii, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 24, 27, 29, 34, 37,
46, 47, 56, 64
carbon, 18
case study, 190, 192, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200,
201, 205, 207, 217, 219
catalysis, 9, 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 64
catalytic effect, viii, 2, 37, 52
catalytic properties, 50
catastrophic failure, 2
ceramic, 29, 31, 135, 136, 139
CFD code, vii, 1, 4, 5
chemical, 4, 8, 11, 24, 63, 70, 71, 73, 75, 80, 81, 83,
130, 142, 172, 177
chemical properties, 142
chemical reactions, 8, 172
chemistry, vii, viii, 7, 69, 70, 71, 80, 81, 84, 87, 172,
178, 179, 180
chromatography, 79
CIRA Plasma Wind Tunnel, vii, 1, 8, 9, 10, 64
circulation, 74, 76, 89, 90
classes, 160
cleaning, 199, 205
climate, 70, 84
climate change, 70
closure, 43
cloud chemistry models, viii, 69
Index
222
D
data analysis, 84
E
economic losses, 148
ecosystem, ix, 129
elbows, 132
electric current, 134, 135, 216
electric field, 89
electrodes, 10
electron, 83
e-mail, 93
emission, 134, 182
energy, x, xi, 4, 5, 6, 8, 39, 54, 64, 70, 73, 84, 85, 86,
94, 97, 98, 104, 105, 108, 110, 189, 190, 208,
209, 210, 212, 214, 219
energy consumption, x, 189
energy efficiency, 214
Index
environment, vii, ix, 5, 64, 71, 73, 84, 85, 129, 130,
131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 168, 182
environmental characteristics, 72
environmental conditions, 71, 130
equilibrium, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 24, 30, 36, 37, 38,
41, 43, 46, 49, 52, 63, 74, 75, 80, 81, 87, 88, 107,
172, 177, 178, 179, 182
equipment, 9, 130
ESA EXPERT capsule, vii, 1, 6
ethanol, 126
Europe, 2, 3, 4, 65, 66, 168, 187
evaporation, viii, 81, 83, 84, 86, 88, 93, 96, 106, 107,
113, 118, 123, 124, 126, 130, 131, 143
evolution, viii, 60, 93, 97, 98, 114, 115, 123, 126,
127, 177, 186
execution, vii, 1, 15, 16, 18, 60, 63
experimental condition, 86
extraction, 46, 47, 58, 60
F
field tests, ix, 147
film formation, 95, 107
film thickness, 94, 99, 101, 103
filtration, 130
financial, 124, 145
financial support, 124, 145
Finland, 166
first generation, 2, 168
flap region, vii, 2, 6, 12, 48, 49, 57, 65
flexibility, x, 4, 147, 164
flight, vii, viii, x, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 34, 41, 47, 55, 56, 62,
63, 64, 98, 130, 167, 168, 170, 172, 174, 175,
180, 181, 182, 183, 187, 188
flight data, vii, 1, 4, 5, 6
floods, 70
flow field, 4, 177
fluctuations, 73, 89, 133, 138, 144, 158, 159, 205
fluid, 8, 9, 10, 32, 74, 76, 96, 102, 104, 109, 110,
113, 170, 190, 207
food, ix, 129, 130
force, ix, 75, 97, 100, 102, 147, 148, 150, 153, 154,
158, 159, 163, 165, 178, 180
forecasting, viii, 69
formation, viii, 69, 70, 76, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 90,
97, 142, 165
formula, 76, 101, 105, 109, 143
France, 65, 66, 124, 129, 145, 167, 187
freezing, viii, 69, 70, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 89, 90, 97,
118, 123
friction, 16, 24, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49,
172, 207, 208, 210, 211, 216
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FTIR, 88
G
geometry, vii, 2, 6, 7, 12, 32, 36, 41, 44, 52, 75, 109,
110, 169, 208
Germany, 65, 69, 71, 87, 187
graph, 75, 140, 141, 216
graphite, 84
grass, 82, 83
graupels, viii, 69, 71
gravity, ix, 96, 108, 110, 116, 118, 129, 131, 150,
155, 156
greenhouse, 131
grid generation, 4
grids, 34
growth, viii, ix, 69, 70, 76, 77, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90,
129, 130
growth rate, 77, 85, 90
guidance, x, 167
guidelines, 3
H
habitat, ix, 129
habitats, ix, 129
heat flux, vii, ix, 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 33, 37, 38,
39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,
55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 129, 134, 170, 171,
182, 183, 185, 186, 187
heat transfer, 13, 95, 96, 108, 128, 144
heating rate, 65
heavy metals, 80
height, 113, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 138, 150,
151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 204, 205
high enthalpy conditions, vii, 1, 3, 64
history, 130, 186
homogeneity, 96, 132
hot wire anemometry, ix, 130, 133
hotwire liquid, ix, 94
human, ix, 129, 130
humidity, viii, 69, 70, 71, 72, 83, 93, 94, 96, 107,
116, 124, 130, 131, 132, 140, 144
hurricanes, 70
hydrodynamics, ix, 129, 130, 131
hydrogen, 88
hydrogen peroxide, 88
Hydrometeors, viii, 69
hygiene, 130
hypersonic re-entry conditions, vii, 1
hypothesis, 11, 15, 29, 31, 43, 46, 54, 172
Index
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I
ice crystals, viii, 69, 70, 79, 88, 89
ideal, 212
identity, 204
image, ix, 74, 75, 94, 114, 154, 156
images, 74, 75, 114, 121, 154, 156, 157
immersion, 82, 83, 88, 90
improvements, 97
incidence, 13, 25
independence, 35
indium, 86
inertia, 135, 187
insertion, 10, 58, 73
integration, 3, 8
integrity, 27
interaction effect, 5
interaction effects, 5
interface, 8, 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 41, 46,
50, 52, 53, 54, 115, 131, 135, 136, 141, 143, 144,
145
International Space Station, 130
ionization, 80
iron, 80, 83
islands, 168
Israel, 220
issues, 5, 17
Italy, 1, 189, 218
J
Japan, 126, 147
K
kerosene, 83, 88
kinetics, 80
L
laboratory studies, 90
laminar, viii, ix, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 52, 63, 65, 66,
69, 71, 72, 73, 84, 85, 86, 88, 90, 129, 131, 132,
138, 139, 144, 172, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186
laminarity, viii, 69
laser radiation, 84
laws, 3, 64
lead, 159, 193, 205, 208, 219
leakage, 190
life support systems, ix, 129, 130
lifetime, 95, 109
ligament, 104
light, 6, 83, 114, 130
linear function, 20, 22, 23
liquid phase, 79, 80, 81
liquid water content, viii, 77, 84, 93, 96
liquids, 146
livestock, 80
living conditions, 130
local conditions, 5
M
magnitude, 31, 103, 110, 112, 161, 178
Mainz vertical wind tunnel, vii, viii, 69, 71, 72, 73,
74, 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87
majority, 42
manganese, 80, 83
manufacturing, 138
mapping, 182
Mars, ix, 129, 130
mass, vii, ix, x, 8, 10, 54, 55, 73, 77, 84, 94, 96, 103,
106, 107, 109, 113, 122, 129, 130, 131, 135, 137,
140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 169, 173, 181, 182, 187,
189, 195
mass flux, ix, 129, 131, 135, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144
materials, viii, 2, 4, 9, 17, 34, 36, 46, 72, 130
matrix, 11, 36, 46
matter, iv, 4, 5, 61
measurement, 6, 56, 58, 59, 60, 75, 114, 118, 120,
132, 135, 139, 153, 155, 159, 161, 162, 164, 175,
190
measurements, ix, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 70, 71,
87, 88, 90, 94, 97, 112, 115, 118, 121, 127, 130,
132, 133, 138, 139, 153, 166, 184, 185
mechanical properties, 34, 165
median, 106
melting, viii, 28, 69, 78, 79, 87, 89, 90
melting temperature, 28
metal ion, 89
metal ions, 89
metals, 79
methodology, vii, viii, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 62, 63, 64
microscope, 83
mission, ix, 2, 6, 9, 55, 129, 168, 172
missions, ix, 129, 130
mixing, 96, 126
modelling, 4, 7, 9, 64, 168, 179
models, viii, 5, 8, 15, 69, 70, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80,
83, 87, 97, 103, 131, 165
modifications, 96, 124
modules, 131, 136
molecular structure, 97
molecular weight, 97
Index
molecules, 7, 87, 172
momentum, 8, 77, 78, 106, 109
Moscow, 67
N
NaCl, 83, 84
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 219
National Research Council, 124, 127
neglect, 43
Netherlands, 145
next generation, 2, 5, 64
nitrogen, 7, 39, 54, 55, 89, 175
nitrogen compounds, 89
nitrogen gas, 175
Norway, ix, 147, 150, 151, 156, 161, 164, 165, 166
Norway spruce, 165, 166
nucleation, 70, 82, 83, 88, 89, 91
nuclei, 82, 83, 89
null, 179, 212
numerical analysis, 15
numerical computations, 8, 24, 42
numerical tool, 4, 7, 63
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Q
quantitative estimation, 44
O
operations, 111
optimization, 3
orbit, 130
oscillation, 74, 75, 76, 87, 88, 90, 99, 181
oxidation, 10, 18, 24, 47, 79, 168
oxygen, ix, 7, 39, 54, 129, 130
P
Pacific, 168
parallel, 7, 34, 137, 152
particle image velocimetry, ix, 94, 114
permeability, x, 147, 150, 164, 165
permission, iv
permit, 5, 8, 32, 34
phenomenology, 5
photographs, 148, 149, 154, 156
physical features, vii, 1
physics, vii, viii, 3, 4, 69, 70, 71, 87, 99, 123
pitch, 173, 177
plants, ix, 129, 130
Plants, ix, 129
plasma wind tunnel, vii, 1, 6, 17, 56
Plasma Wind Tunnel Scirocco, viii, 2
platform, 137
R
radar, viii, 69
radiation, 56, 70
radius, vii, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 32, 43, 64, 76,
77, 80, 83, 86, 94, 101, 103, 187, 199, 201
ramp, 66
reactions, 172
reality, 116
recombination, viii, 2, 9, 36, 37, 38, 39, 54, 65
recombination coefficient, viii, 2, 9, 36, 37, 38, 39,
65
recommendations, iv
reconstruction, 8
recycling, 130
refractive index, 84
refractive indices, 84
regression, 148, 155, 160, 161, 164
regression analysis, 148, 164
regression equation, 155, 160
regulations, 10
reliability, 4, 63, 169
repetitions, 161
reproduction, viii, 2, 8
requirements, 3, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 36, 41, 63, 71,
72, 216, 217
resistance, 102, 136, 148, 159
Index
226
resources, 130
response, ix, 133, 136, 147, 150
response time, 136
restrictions, ix, 147
reusability, 3
Riemann problem, 8
risk, 165, 168, 186
robust design, 2
room temperature, 118, 133, 134, 138
Russia, 135, 187
S
safety, 34
salts, 83, 84
saturation, viii, 69, 70, 72, 90, 142
scaling, 5
scaling law, 5
scattering, 70, 84, 88
scientific publications, 87
Scots pine, 164, 165, 166
second generation, 71
security, 210
semiconductor, 135
sensitivity, 15, 46, 53, 85, 133, 142, 152
sensors, 7, 9, 10, 18, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61
services, iv
shape, x, 12, 18, 32, 44, 61, 72, 73, 75, 76, 87, 88,
89, 90, 95, 104, 133, 138, 142, 148, 149, 150,
156, 157, 168, 169, 172, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194,
197
shear, 148
shock, vii, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 24, 32, 46, 47, 49, 52,
57, 59, 63, 64, 65, 172, 175, 177, 178, 183
shock wave boundary layer interaction phenomena,
vii, 1
shock waves, 183
showing, viii, 2, 43, 117, 199
signals, 55
silhouette, 193
silicones, 32
silk, 210
silver, 134
simulation, viii, 5, 11, 12, 27, 34, 43, 61, 69, 70, 99,
105, 110, 112, 113, 118, 119, 124, 131, 183
simulations, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 34, 36, 38, 53, 63, 70, 79,
84, 85, 88, 90, 102, 112, 115, 119
skin, 16, 24, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49,
172, 210, 211
smoothing, 60
snow flakes, viii, 69, 79, 87, 89
software, 34, 110, 112, 114, 115, 155
solution, 16, 25, 27, 29, 80, 88, 109, 138, 139, 177,
178, 179, 182
space missions, ix, 129, 130
space station, 131
Spain, 145
species, 8, 54, 80, 148, 150, 164, 165, 166
specific heat, 94, 108, 144
spectroscopy, 88
square test chamber, x, 189
stability, ix, 3, 71, 129, 135, 166, 173, 180, 181
standard deviation, 108, 159, 162
state, 4, 7, 8, 136, 186
states, 8
statistics, 112
steel, 18, 27, 113
stem breakage, ix, 147, 165
stem deflection, ix, 147, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154,
155, 158, 159, 164
stem stiffness, ix, 147, 153, 154
storms, 163
streamwise direction, ix, 94, 96, 119, 120
stress, 27, 29, 31, 34
stress fields, 31
stretching, 95, 98, 105, 106
stroke, 152
structure, 29, 30, 34, 36, 49, 56, 175, 191, 203
substitution, 101
sulfate, 79, 80, 83, 84
sulfur, 79, 86, 88
sulfur dioxide, 79, 86, 88
sulfuric acid, 88
supervision, 71
surface area, 139, 141
surface energy, 99, 104, 105
surface properties, 27, 56
surface tension, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101
symmetry, 12, 24, 34, 35, 36, 46, 49, 50, 55, 62, 64,
138
synthesis, 130
T
target, 26, 63, 114
technical support, 124
techniques, 115
technologies, 2, 5, 130
technology, x, 130, 167, 187
temperature, vii, viii, ix, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 27,
28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50,
51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 69, 71, 77,
81, 93, 95, 96, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 115,
116, 118, 125, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135,
Index
136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 182,
183, 186, 187, 190
terminal velocities, viii, 69, 70, 71, 77, 79, 82
testing, 5, 131, 190, 191, 192, 194, 212, 214, 216,
217, 218, 219
thermal analysis, 24, 29, 30
thermal energy, 109
thermal expansion, 32
thermodynamic parameters, viii, 93, 97
thermodynamics, 8
thinning, 47, 49, 52, 95, 97, 99
three-dimensional space, 109
three-dimensionality, 47, 50, 52
time increment, 111
trace gases, viii, 69, 70, 71, 79, 80, 81, 84, 86, 87
trade-off, 17, 191
trajectory, vii, viii, 1, 10, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 34, 46,
47, 58, 64, 76, 93, 110, 116, 168, 170, 171, 186
transducer, 60, 114, 152
transport, 8, 86, 131
transportation, 2, 3
treatment, 80, 81
turbulence, viii, x, 6, 69, 71, 73, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90,
95, 96, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 116, 122, 126,
131, 132, 137, 138, 139, 144, 186, 189, 199, 201,
205, 210, 219
turbulent flows, ix, 129, 131, 144
U
UK, 150
uniform, 72, 73, 120, 132, 135, 160, 190, 191, 192,
209
United, 65
United Kingdom, 65
uprooting, ix, 147, 148
V
vacuum, 10, 71, 73
validation, vii, viii, 2, 4, 5, 10, 186
variables, 4, 8, 13, 15, 19, 46, 65, 148
variations, 70, 73, 110, 113, 122, 123, 124, 132, 135,
141, 180, 192, 202
vector, 98, 110, 115, 181
vehicles, vii, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 67, 169
velocity, viii, ix, x, xi, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 83,
84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,
101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112,
113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 123, 126, 127, 130,
131, 132, 133, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 153, 164,
227
170, 172, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 195, 196, 202,
205, 207, 210, 211, 216, 218, 219
ventilation, 130, 131
vertical air stream, viii, 69
vertical variation, ix, 94, 97, 107, 122, 123, 124
viscosity, 97, 138, 144
visualization, 190
W
wall temperature, 14, 19, 20, 22, 24, 36, 38, 40, 41,
42, 44, 45, 50, 61, 62
water, viii, ix, 10, 27, 32, 33, 41, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74,
75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89,
90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 99, 105, 107, 108, 109,
112, 114, 115, 116, 118, 122, 123, 126, 129, 130,
135, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
water drops, viii, 69, 71, 75, 79, 80, 82, 86, 87, 88,
89, 90, 91, 126
water vapor, 70, 94, 107
wavelengths, 56
welding, 33
wind force, ix, 147, 148, 150, 154, 158, 159, 163,
165
wind speeds, x, 86, 108, 147, 150, 153, 159, 160,
161, 162, 163, 164, 165
wind tunnels, vii, viii, x, 3, 4, 5, 64, 70, 93, 96, 97,
108, 124, 150, 167, 168, 172, 183, 187, 190, 210,
214
windows, 130, 192
wires, 133, 136, 190, 206, 210
wool, 190
worldwide, viii, 69, 71
X
X-axis, 17
xylem, 152
Y
yield, 34
Z
zinc, 83
zinc oxide, 83
zone of interest, vii, 2