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CFD Simulation Analysis of Two-Dimensional Convergent-Divergent Nozzle
CFD Simulation Analysis of Two-Dimensional Convergent-Divergent Nozzle
To cite this article: R. Ramesh Kumar & Yuvarajan Devarajan (2018): CFD simulation analysis
of two-dimensional convergent-divergent nozzle, International Journal of Ambient Energy, DOI:
10.1080/01430750.2018.1517683
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1. Introduction process, containing oxidiser and fuel parts, inside the combus-
Kinetic energy is created in the combustion chamber by tion chamber (Karpinos and Kulish 2017; Tsuge 2015) CD nozzle
chemical-thermal energy generation using in the conversion of indicates to the unstable fluid process of supersonic flow con-
the nozzle. The nozzle converts the high-temperature gas to verged to an exit section. Rasidi Pairan et al. (2017) revealed to be
lower temperature gas, higher pressure gas to lower pressure increased of fluid mixing process can get better efficiency of mix-
gas and lower velocity of higher velocity gases (Koo and Chang ing of fluid and air process. Fluid applications are used to getting
2017; Sushma et al. 2017). The French engineer who is trying to more ability of turbofans, turbojets, ramjet and rocket engines.
develop the more efficiency of the steam engine and turbine jet Daljit Majil (2016) investigated one-dimensional classical flow
blades were designed successfully. The turbine jet is generating analysis of laminar and turbulent, complex structural flow analy-
the warm power from the hot steam boiler. The nozzle project sis based on the CFD process. Computer-based analyzed values
report results are shown to control the sound of speed and good are different as compared to theoretical values. Theoretical val-
efficiency. When the jet engine speed is increasing, it is affecting ues are most accurate value as compared to analyze values of
the sound levels (Lee et al. 2017; Son, Lee, and Chang 2017). This engineering problems. They used the fluent RANS flow of 2-D
effect causes to heat energy dissipation. A nozzle is transforming nozzle convergent and diverging of NPR (nozzle pressure ratio)
the energy from pressure into kinetic depends on nozzle shapes. generates as C-codes.
A C-D nozzle which is used to achieve supersonic flow speeds. Natta, Ranjith Kumar, and Hanumantha Rao (2012) estab-
Easily we can solve the experimental work to use compu- lished different divergent angles of nozzles and changing the
tational fluid dynamics. Fluid dynamics are not a limited itera- pressure values of initial velocity conditions are calculated and
tion process solving method. It is solving the unlimited itera- analyzed successfully. He was found the divergence angle of 18°
tions among the other iteration processes. CFD is appeared to And Mach number is 1.12 on the stage of the throat. When the
change any iteration process could be the transport of velocity to increasing of Mach numbers at running contains are 2.917 at the
pressure process (Bavishi and Raiyani 2017; Federico, Francesco, exit portion of the nozzle. Most of the degrees are formed at exit
and Adriano 2017; Praveen, and Pathan 2017) . We can solve portion are 20°. An exit portion of the throat velocity is 260 m/s
any engineering problems like experimental methods, analyti- for all divergence results. Mach number was decreasing to near
cal methods and numerical methods. Among these methods are the wall of all nozzles. This fluid is maintained constant viscosity
compared to analytical is very complicated and difficult. Other and turbulence flow. C-D nozzle divergent rate and Mach num-
than the experimental method cost is very high. If any errors bers as compared to other nozzles it could be efficient rates as
showing in design, prototype is to be changed all the setup very low. 30° of divergence angle and 3.06 exits of Mach number
of experimental prototypes and reassemble again. It may need results are compared to 40° of divergence angle and 3.19 exits
more time and more cost (Eswara Kumar et al. 2017; Yuan and of Mach number values are very high. But 20° of divergence and
Yue 2009). These methods are very useful to save time and cost Mach number values are very low. 20° of the divergence angle
consuming process. This process is converged a gas which is is very high-intensity turbulence having in exit conditions. The
produced by highest pressure compression of liquid or solid conical nozzle provides as maximum velocity is 30° and 40°.
Zhou et al. (2013) have investigated a paper which is defined Table 1. Standard dimensions of the nozzle.
as a one-dimensional gas dynamics of the exact solution for S.No Size Dimensions
applied engineering, modelling, and simulation of compress- 1 Inlet (D) 25 mm
ible fluids working. Analytical solutions are well-known matches 2 Throat (D) 10 mm
exact results. The last century has formed a one-dimensional 3 Outlet (D) 35 mm
4 Convergent (θ ) 28°
gas dynamics theory show limited of isothermal, isentropic or
5 Divergent (θ ) 14°
adiabatic flow process. This flow process takes sample types of 6 The total length (L)of the nozzle 75 mm
analytical solutions. The fluid properties changes have brought
out an exact solution for the single factor in the gas dynamic
Table 2. Boundary conditions.
process. The author published work as ODE (ordinary differential
equation) for a nonlinearity process. It shows the results of ideal S. No Size Dimensions
gases and compressible flow of nozzle divergences. It shows sep- 1 Inlet pressure (P) 140 bar
arate system variables for ODE (ordinary differential equation) 2 Inlet temperature (K) 120k
and elementary functions to be identical in the exit region. The
detailed derivations are presented in this paper and shown the
variable in different oscillatory approaches are produced at the
most important results are calculated in analytical methods.
maximum magnitude of the velocity.
Fuszko and Olsiak (2016) published the paper to analyze and
Tisovska, Peukert, and Kolar (2017) submitted test gas is con-
derived flow rate has been successful. It shows the flow rate of
verted from high temperature to low temperature is during the
temperature is more able to provide in fluid properties. They
period of axis-symmetric nozzle elements. They used Mac – Cor-
took chemical types are N, NO, N2 O, O2. The Euler equations
mack implicit method based the governing equation is solved
are solved by the flow rate of computational fluid dynamics in
flow energy equations. Kinetic energy (k-ω) was suggested for
explicit conditions. A Euler equation solves the finite volume
the flow of turbulence. This work has been classified into two
method into a kinetic model of the Zeldovich process. They did
categories: first categories are used to leading nozzle and collar
a work of CFD process could be completed of 150 mesh nodes
removed from the nozzle. Second categories are used to without
with the X-axis. It appears a very good result of the process
fielding comprises the wind and jet nozzles. All types of meshes
mentioned above.
have been studied in the field of computational fluid dynam-
Patel (2017) proved the experimental setup of nozzle posi-
ics. Both categories are applied to the suitable mesh element of
tions are calculated in inlet and exit conditions. Whereas Lewis
automatic method and sizing. The test gas is calculated as the
and Carlson (Sundar and Thanikaivel 2017) have done, an exper-
separation of an ideal gas. Mac-Cormack methods are solved in
imental work is calculated supersonic nozzle distance is under
the predictor and corrector flows of the finite volume method.
the distance from the exit plane.
The same author presented turbulent flow numerical calcula-
Sundar and Thanikaivel (2017) investigated the separation
tions of nitrogen-based axisymmetric revolutions in single state
flow mechanisms from nozzle partition. Back et al. (Tisovska,
simulations. They are done three fields of studies like as nozzle,
Peukert, and Kolar 2017) proved the expected flows are mea-
jet and lower field based on independent mesh element.
sured through pointed supersonic nozzles. They calculated
Khanra et al. (2017) done a work of numerical calculation
conical nozzle static pressure wasn’t applicable in the one-
is calculated based on a physical analysis of turbulent blades.
dimensional process. They found the flow process through the
They have approached the investigation of the ideal contour of
transonic region depends on the configurations.
the natural coordinating system. The structurally analyzed for-
Katsandri (2017) presented optimised based on transient
mulation is based on the finite volume method of governing
flows, expanding in the numerical process. The nozzle wall is
equations. The nozzle dimensions and boundary conditions are
having separation of side-loads in start-up operations and shut-
shown in Tables 1 and 2.
down operations. The current results are showing that justifica-
Srinivas (2017) investigated turbulent compressible flow
tion of numerical solutions of axisymmetric based on 2D prob-
behaviour of numerical simulation is converging of Navier
lems. It has been maintained and connected to optimise out-
Stokes of statistical method. They preferred time investigation
comes. They presented the initial process is started from char-
of numerical predictor correction was slowly diverging.
acteristics of the flowering process. Finite element methods are
easily solved to difficult numerical calculations of Navier-stokes
and Reynolds numbers. 2. Mathematical calculations
Coupled field implicit methods are quickly solved by govern-
Below shown Standard Dimensions are taken from the spray
ing equations. Turbulence models have analyzed the flow rate
nozzle manufacturing standards
of the equations incompressible flow process. In the experimen-
tal values are narrowly matched with analytical pressure values.
They observed experimental values of inlet and outlet walls vary- 2.1. C-D nozzle formulation:
ing and shows more complex structures. When the maximum
Conservation of Mass: m = ρVA = constant
pressure shows at the nozzle, the start-up wall is changing from
the FSS to the RSS portion. FSS and RSS phases are changing in dρ dV dA
the in the nozzles it is showing more pressure and shear stresses. + + =0
ρ V A
By checking analytical method nozzle wall pressure results are
very high in the transition process. High frequencies results are Conservation of Momentum ρ V dV = −dp.
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Isentropic Flow : (dp/p) = γ (dρ/ρ) dp = a2 dρ. For supersonic flow (M > 1) increased the flow of area
Combine with Momentum : −M2 (dV/V) = (dρ/ρ). (dA > 0).
Combine with Mass (1 − M2 )(dV/V) = (−dA/A)or subsonic Causes flow velocity is to be increased (dV > 0).
flow (M < 1) increased the flow of area (dA > 0). (M) = Mass flow rate; (A) = area; (V) = velocity; (P) = pres-
Causes of flow velocity is to be decreased (dV < 0). sure; (ρ) = density; (M) = Mach; (ϒ) = specific heat ratio.
Figure 1. The methodology of CFD process. Figure 2. Steps involved in CFD process.
4 R. RAMESH KUMAR AND Y. DEVARAJAN
4.1. Modelling
The two-dimensional nozzle model was done in ANSYS model-
ling parameters. The nozzle model dimensions are the listed
table as given below:
4.2. Meshing
ANSYS ICEM was solved the meshing process is done in after
modelling process. These meshing elements are to be sized into
two elements. First one of the elements is ‘sizing method’ which
Figure 11. Pressure constrains. is divided into 0.5 mm near the wall. The second one, of the
meshed elements, is used to ‘contact method’ which is split into
0.75 mm of convergent and divergent areas.
pipe or tube is the called nozzle. To control the speed, direction, The residual criteria are used to converge and CFD methods
flow, pressure, fluids, nozzles are often used. The velocity of fluid are shown in Figure 6. The steady state process I (iteration), C
increases with the decrease of pressure of the fluid in the noz- (convergence) and D (Divergence) will be modified in the full
zle. The nozzle line diagram is shown in Figure 4. The nozzle can simulation iterations. Irrespective of simulation, convergence
be classified into two categories. First categories are convergent status, and solver setups are noted. Post-processing results are
which is reduced from a larger diameter to the smaller diame- matched with high expected accuracy results if the solution is
ter. Second categories are divergent, which is enlarged from a converged. If not matching the converged results, the adoption
smaller diameter to larger diameters. will be changing the exits simulation results.
4.4. Solution
iteration process could be find converged values and calculated
CFD setups are iterated with 500 numbers of iterations and the Mach numbers. The pressure gradient is showing the bound-
which was converged in 218th iterations. After completion of ary layers where is raising the pressure gradient. These stages
the calculation, it is showing accurate iteration values. The itera- the pressure levels are intensively increased and flows are vary-
tion process could be fined to the CFD values are replaced by the ing from the nozzle walls. The flow efficiency is to be affected by
next iteration input as previous output. After completion of the walls, by following directions.
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Figure 23. Pressure vs. temperature region. Figure 26. Pressure vs. inner wall temperature.
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