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    1. The document describes a CFD simulation of turbulent flow over an Ahmed body with a slant angle of 25 degrees using ANSYS. 2. Key steps of the simulation setup include specifying double precision, turbulent k-epsilon model, boundary conditions, reference values, and convergence criteria. 3. Results are analyzed by creating lines to extract velocity data, defining custom fields, plotting XY graphs comparing CFD and experimental data, and visualizing flow fields using contours and vectors. Drag coefficients are computed and compared to experimental values.

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    Simulation of Turbulent Flow over the Ahmed Body

    58:160 Intermediate Mechanics of Fluids


    CFD LAB 4

    By Timur K. Dogan, Michael Conger, Maysam Mousaviraad, and Fred Stern


    IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
    The University of Iowa
    C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
    Iowa City, IA 52242-1585

    1. Purpose
    The Purpose of CFD Lab 4 is to simulate unsteady turbulent flows over the Ahmed body
    following the “CFD process” by an interactive step-by-step approach and conduct verifications
    using CFD Educational Interface (FlowLab 1.2). Students will have “hands-on” experiences
    using FlowLab to predict drag coefficients and axial velocity for slant angle 25 degrees and
    compare them with EFD data. Students will use post-processing tools (streamlines, velocity
    vectors, contours, animations) to visualize the mean and instantaneous flow fields and
    compute the non-dimensional shedding frequency (Strouhal number). Students will analyze
    the differences between CFD and EFD and present results in a CFD Lab report.

    Import Grids Setup Solution Results

    Solution Methods Graphics and


    General
    Animations
    Model Solution Controls
    Plots
    Materials Monitors
    Reports
    Boundary Conditions Solution
    Initialization
    Reference Values
    Run Calculation

    Flow Chart for ANSYS


    2. Simulation Design
    The problem to be solved is unsteady turbulent flows over the Ahmed body (2D). Reynolds number is
    around 768,000 based on inlet velocity and vehicle height (h). The following figure shows the sketch
    window you will see in FlowLab with definitions for all geometry parameters. The origin of the
    simulation is located at the rear of the body. θ is the slant angle. L is the length of the body and h is the
    height of the body. Uniform velocity specified at inlet and constant pressure specified at outlet. The top
    boundary of the simulation domain is regarded as “Symmetry” and there is a distance between the car
    body and road, GL.

    In CFD Lab4, all EFD data for turbulent airfoil flow in this Lab will be provided by the TA and saved on the
    Fluids Lab computers.
    3. Open ANSYS Workbench Template
    3.1. Download CFD Lab 4 Template from class website.
    3.2. Open Workbench Project Zip file simply by double clicking file. This file contains all
    the systems that must be solved for CFD Lab 4.
    4. Setup
    4.1. Right click Setup and select Edit

    4.2. Select double precision and click Ok


    5. Problem Setup
    5.1. Problem Setup > General. Change solver to transient as per below.

    5.2. Problem Setup > Models > Viscous > Edit. Change the turbulent model and near-wall
    treatment as per below.

    5.3. Problem > Materials > Fluid > air > Create/Edit. Change the air density and viscosity as
    per below and click Change/Edit then close the window.
    5.4. Problem Setup > Boundary Conditions > inlet > Edit. Change the inlet boundary
    conditions as per below and click OK.

    5.5. Problem Setup > Boundary Conditions > Zone > outlet > Edit. Change the outlet
    boundary condition as per below and click OK.
    5.6. Problem Setup > Reference Values. Change the reference values as per below.
    6. Solution
    6.1. Solution > Solution Methods. Change solutions methods as per below.

    6.2. Solution > Solution Controls. Change under-relax factors for pressure, momentum,
    turbulent kinetic energy, and turbulent dissipation rate to 0.7.

    6.3. Solution > Monitors > Edit. Change the convergence criterion and click OK.
    6.4. Solutions > Solution Initialization. Change x-velocity and turbulent parameters as per
    below.

    6.5. Solution > Run Calculation. Change parameters as per below and click Calculate.
    7. Results
    7.1. Surface > Line/Rake. Create 10 lines at the locations given at the table below.

    Surface Name x0 y0 x1 y1
    Position-1 -0.26208 0.00 -0.26208 2.95
    Position-2 -0.11200 0.00 -0.11200 2.95
    Position-3 -0.06192 0.00 -0.06192 2.95
    Position-4 -0.01209 0.00 -0.01209 2.95
    Position-5 0.03801 -0.05 0.03801 2.95
    Position-6 0.08812 -0.05 0.08812 2.95
    Position-7 0.18806 -0.05 0.18806 2.95
    Position-8 0.28800 -0.05 0.28800 2.95
    Position-9 0.43800 -0.05 0.43800 2.95
    Position-10 0.63790 -0.05 0.63790 2.95

    7.2. Define > Custom Field Functions. Create custom field functions and click Define. You
    will need to create two custom field functions shown in the table below.
    Function Name Definition
    y-by-h y/0.288
    Mod. U (mean-x-velocity/120)+(x/0.288)

    7.3. Results > Plots > XY Plot > Set Up. Click load file and load the experimental data.
    Select the lines you created (position-1 through position-10) and experimental data then
    click Plot.
    Note: You change the style and color of the data by clicking Curves button and
    changing the parameters below then clicking apply. Adjust Y axis maximum to 2.5 and
    minimum to -0.5.

    7.4. Results > Graphics and Animations > Contours. Change parameters as per below and
    click display.
    7.5. Results > Graphics and Animations > Vectors > Set Up. Change parameters as per
    below and click display.
    7.6. Results > Graphics and Animations > Contours > Set Up. Change parameters as per
    below and click Display.

    7.7. Results > Reports > Forces > Setup. Change parameters as per below and click print.

    C
    C
    8. Exercises
    You need to complete the following assignments and present results in your lab reports following
    the lab report instructions.
    Simulation of Turbulent Flow over the Ahmed Body
     You can save each case file for each exercise using “file” “save as”
     Otherwise stated, use the parameters shown in the instruction.

    8.1. Simulation of turbulent flows over Ahmed body (slant angle=25


    degree):
    Use 25 degrees for slant angle to create the geometry, create “Tri Coarse” mesh, and run the
    simulation with time steps 1400. NOTE: This simulation could take up to 3 hours.
    a. Fill in the table for the four drag coefficients and compute the relative error between
    CFD and EFD (Ahmed data), EFD data for Ck , CB , and Cs can be found from the figure
    below. Where Ck  Ck* , CB  CB* , and Cs  Cs* . The definitions of the drag coefficients
    are: Ck is the forebody pressure drag coefficient, CB is the vertical based pressure drag
    coefficient, CR is the friction drag coefficient, Cs is the slant surface pressure drag
    coefficient, and Cw  CD is the total drag coefficient. So, Cw  CD  CS  CB  Ck  CR
    Ck CB CS CD
    Ahmed (EFD) 0.289
    k-e
    Error (%)

    b. Questions:
     Do you observe separations in the wake region (use streamlines)? If yes, where is
    the
    location of separation point?
     What is the Strouhal number based on the shedding frequency (CD vs. time), the
    height
    of the Ahmed body and the inlet velocity? Note: the shedding frequency f=1/T
    where T
    is the typical period of the oscillation of CD that can be evaluated using the peaks
    between 0.1<time<0.14.
     Figures to be saved: 1. XY plots for residual history, axial velocity vs. x/h (with
    EFD), TKE vs. x/h and time history of drag coefficient, 2. Contour of pressure,
    contour of axial velocity and velocity vectors, 3. 3 or 4 snapshots of animations for
    turbulent-viscosity-ratio and streamlines (hints: you can use <<Alt+print Screen>>
    during the play of the animations).
     Data to be saved: the above table with values.

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