CFD Online Logo CFD Online URL
www.cfd-online.com
[Sponsors]
Home > Forums > General Forums > Main CFD Forum

How to simulate steam cavitation event CFX

Register Blogs Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old   February 12, 2009, 17:27
Default How to simulate steam cavitation event CFX
  #1
JRL4444
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
OK new here so please forgiven any ignorance I let slip into this post. I am interested in the mechanism that drives the cavitation / shock wave event of steam injection into cool water. I am looking for any references as to how to quantify and simulate this event using CFX. My goal is to produce a steam driven oscillating cavitation event. My feeling is that the onset of a steam bubble's energetic collapse could maybe be initiated or at least affected by a pressure pulse. So could one simply build a device that would reflect and focuses a steam induced shock wave back to the steam injection point and achieve high intensity acoustic oscillation?

I have never found a description for what happens to a steam bubble in cold water but my speculation is as follows:

1. Steam cools and condenses on bubble wall reducing pressure in bubble to point of saturated steam. At first inertia keeps water from moving in.

2. Water starts moving in thus pressure in bubble rises and BOOM all saturated steam condenses causing a large vacuum.

OR

2 Water starts moving in and bubble symmetry begins to breakup thus spraying cold water throughout the bubble instantly condensing all vapors causing large vacuum.

Any information related to this subject would be greatly appreciated.

  Reply With Quote

Old   February 13, 2009, 06:46
Default Re: How to simulate steam cavitation event CFX
  #2
Bart Prast
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Have a look at:

http://caltechbook.library.caltech.e...avbubdynam.pdf

or

http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/51/2/cabook.pdf

All fundamentals are there. In principle you can do it with CFX.
  Reply With Quote

Old   February 13, 2009, 14:33
Default Re: How to simulate steam cavitation event CFX
  #3
Kylie
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
this is the best reference available but you'd rather use STAR-CCM+ instead.
  Reply With Quote

Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
[ICEM] Proper way to name boundaries on 2D model for use in CFX? RossFS ANSYS Meshing & Geometry 4 November 10, 2011 03:38
Pros and Cons for CFX, CFdesign, COMSOL Val Main CFD Forum 3 June 10, 2011 03:20
CFX Cavitation Paper Request CFDtoy Main CFD Forum 0 August 27, 2008 14:46
CFX 4.4 installation problem Pandu Sattvika CFX 1 December 1, 2001 05:07
CFD Short Course & CFX User Day Chris Reeves CFX 0 September 11, 2000 09:53


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:44.