Predicting discharge coefficient of V-Cone flowmeter with four turbulence models
Received:May 23, 2007  
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DOI:10.7511/jslx20095019
KeyWord:V-Cone flowmeter  Discharge coefficient  CFD  Turbulence model  Eddy-viscosity models  RSM  Reynolds number
           
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徐英 天津市过程检测与控制重点实验室,天津大学 电气与自动化工程学院,天津
吴经纬 天津市过程检测与控制重点实验室,天津大学 电气与自动化工程学院,天津
杨会峰 天津市过程检测与控制重点实验室,天津大学 电气与自动化工程学院,天津
张涛 天津市过程检测与控制重点实验室,天津大学 电气与自动化工程学院,天津
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Abstract:
      With four turbulence models, like the standard k-ε, the RNG k-ε, the Realizable k-ε and the RSM(Reynolds Stress Model), the internal flow field of six V-Cone flowmeters with the same inside diameter, 100 mm, but varying from structure is simulated here. For three V-Cone flowmeters whose equivalent diameter ratio β equals 0.65, the average deviations between each of the predictions, which are computed by using different turbulence models, and the corresponding experimental results are 4.19%,2.84%,2.88% and -0.822% respectively; as for the other three V-Cone flowmeters whose β equals 0.85, the average deviations are 11.8%,9.62%,9.30% and 4.76% respectively. Based on these results, a conclusion can be obtained that RSM can predict the discharge coefficients of the V-Cone flowmeters more accurately and perform better than the other three eddy-viscosity models. Therefore, it is the most suitable turbulence model for numerical simulation of the internal flow field of V-Cone flowmeters and is good for its discharge coefficient prediction.