A two-dimensional model,employing a dynamic mesh technology,is used to simulate numerically the transient multiphaseflowfield produced by two submerged parallel guns.After a grid refinement study ensuring grid inde-pende...A two-dimensional model,employing a dynamic mesh technology,is used to simulate numerically the transient multiphaseflowfield produced by two submerged parallel guns.After a grid refinement study ensuring grid inde-pendence,five different conditions are considered to assess the evolution of cavitation occurring in proximity to the gun muzzle.The simulation results show thatflow interference is enabled when the distance between the par-allel barrels is relatively small;accordingly,the generation and evolution of the vapor cavity becomes more com-plex.By means of the Q criterion for vorticity detection,it is shown that cavitation causes the generation of vorticity and the evolution of the vapor cavity can result in an asymmetric distribution of vorticity for a certain distance of the barrels.In particular,the evolution of the vapor cavity can hinder the expansion of the gas and force it toflow outward,while an asymmetric distribution of vorticity can lead to a gas jetflowing outward and rotating simultaneously.展开更多
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52201385)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(Grant No.20210302123023)the Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(Grant No.2020-106).
文摘A two-dimensional model,employing a dynamic mesh technology,is used to simulate numerically the transient multiphaseflowfield produced by two submerged parallel guns.After a grid refinement study ensuring grid inde-pendence,five different conditions are considered to assess the evolution of cavitation occurring in proximity to the gun muzzle.The simulation results show thatflow interference is enabled when the distance between the par-allel barrels is relatively small;accordingly,the generation and evolution of the vapor cavity becomes more com-plex.By means of the Q criterion for vorticity detection,it is shown that cavitation causes the generation of vorticity and the evolution of the vapor cavity can result in an asymmetric distribution of vorticity for a certain distance of the barrels.In particular,the evolution of the vapor cavity can hinder the expansion of the gas and force it toflow outward,while an asymmetric distribution of vorticity can lead to a gas jetflowing outward and rotating simultaneously.
