VOF in AVL FIRE
 

I am using commercial CFD software AVL FIRE. I am trying to simulate gas jet impinging on liquid surface and using the volume of fluid (VOF) method for tracking the interface. Whenever I use any turbulence model with VOF method, the simulation does not run. The simulation runs only when I assume Laminer flow. Could anyone please tell me what is the problem of using turbulence model with VOF method?

Thanks in Advance.

Morshed

VOF with FIRE
 

Hello Morshed,
First of all which version of FIRE are you using? v8.5 or newer version or older? VOF in FIRE is very robust and uses the advanced interface tracking procedure and works very well with laminar and turb effects. My guess is - you may have a problem in the set up with VOF - with/without surface tension.

Make sure you are satisfying Courant criteria - since the interface tracking procedure used normally works extremely well under Co <= 0.2 (several tests available in this regard).

Thanks,

CFDtoy

Hi CFDTOY,

Thanks for the reply. I am using Fire 2008.2. I am injecting air on water surface. I have used 0.072 surface tension and 90 degree contact angle in the CSF model of VOF. My courent no is also less then 0.5 but still the simulation is not running with the turbulence model. It stops just before first iteration. The simulaton only runs for the Laminer flow. I don't know what is the problem. Could you please give me any example problem where VOF is used with turbulence model. Any such help would be greately appreciated.

fire vof
 

Hi morshed,
I have seen error messages from FIRE. Could you post the error messages if any. Well, quick questions
(1) does the simulation start?
(2) If it does -> how many TS do you proceed?
(3) Does it indicate the simulation diverged? if so after how many iterations or TS
- Did you try lowering your time step
- Did you try using upwind schems of momentum and continuity and other variables
-Did you try different initialization of the turbulent flow field (k and epsilon)
-Did you try different turb models (i am assuming u started with k-e - try k-z-f or others)

Let me know the outcome. If you have snapshot of diverged file..post it here.

Thanks,

CFDtoy

Dear CFDtoy,

My simulation does not start at all. It stops just before the first time steps. Then it says simulation finished. I have lowerd my time steps up to 10^-6 second. But nothing happened. I have used upwind scheme for momentum and Central differencing scheme for pressure equation (continuity).I tried k-epsilon and k-zeta-f model. But I haven't changed the initial condition of the turbulence flow field.

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,
Morshed

fire vof
 

Hi Morshed,
Ok. So, does it even go past the print of first TS? I mean lets say - it starts by (i hope they still preserve the same format for res values etc)

1. Time step = .... dt = ...
iter resu,v,w field values

below this do you get any numbers at all ? or the code stops before this print statement?

Also, if there was a diverging statement - could you pass it on ..for example, a diverged statement would say something like

%fire-I-..... etc...does it say anything?


Thanks,

CFDtoy

VOF FIRE - turb model works !!
 

Hi there,
I got it. Go to turbulent interfacial exchange and set up an exchange interface - Activate homogenous and use a general model flag !!! If you activate turb model this is required.


Hope it worked for you as well.


Regards,

CFDtoy

Dear CFDtoy,

Thank you very very much. It is working now. I will never forget your help. I hope we will remain friend from now on.

Thanks again.

Morshed

Fire
 

Glad I could help. btw, are you planning to publish your work? Let me know how your simulation goes.

/CFDtoy

Thanks for your help again. Yes I am planning to publish my work. May it will take approx. 2 months. My simulation is going good. I will update you once I get some results.Take care.

Cheers,
Morshed