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Comparison of 2D model and 3D model with periodic boundary condition using k-epsilon realizable solver (completed experiments)
- Part of the preliminary effort to extend the 2D models into 3D settings, illustratively demonstrating the underlying simplification -no variation in z-direction - of simulating 3D flows with a 2D model
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Simulations with Reynolds Stress turbulence model (on-going experiments)
- 2D simulations with Reynolds Stress turbulence model
- preliminary simulations in 2D settings
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3D simulations with k-epsilon realizable turbulence model(on-going experiments)
- Investigating 3D effects with finer mesh and thus better convergence level
2D performance Performance parameters analysis (ongoing experiments)in 2D
Characterized the performance of flocculation tanks of different geometry (different ratios of flocculation tank height/baffle spacing), using parameters derived from a semi-empirical flocculation mode, calculated from numerical values of each nodes in the CFD solution.
- Parameter formulation: derivation of performance parameters (from Dr. Monroe Weber-Shirk).
- Preliminary simulation experiments: exploratory experiments with encouraging observations and findings about set-up of boundary conditions.
- Simulation experiments: characterize performance parameters as a function of flocculation tank height/baffle spacing ratio.
- Sensitivity analysis: further investigate the sensitivity of the results to different boundary condition settings at water-air interface and to different convergence(residual) level.To analysis the performance parameters based on CFD solution, based on numerical values of each discretized cell
- Documentation about configuration of parallel computing for future team members
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