The violent water entry of flat plates is investigated using a Riemann-arbitrary Eulerian-Lagrangian（ALE） smoothed particle hydrodynamics（SPH） model. The test conditions are of interest for problems related to air...The violent water entry of flat plates is investigated using a Riemann-arbitrary Eulerian-Lagrangian（ALE） smoothed particle hydrodynamics（SPH） model. The test conditions are of interest for problems related to aircraft and helicopter emergency landing in water. Three main parameters are considered： the horizontal velocity, the approach angle（i.e., vertical to horizontal velocity ratio） and the pitch angle, a. Regarding the latter, small angles are considered in this study. As described in the theoretical work by Zhao and Faltinsen（1993）, for small a a very thin, high-speed jet of water is formed, and the time-spatial gradients of the pressure field are extremely high. These test conditions are very challenging for numerical solvers. In the present study an enhanced SPH model is firstly tested on a purely vertical impact with deadrise angle α=4°. An in-depth validation against analytical solutions and experimental results is carried out, highlighting the several critical aspects of the numerical modelling of this kind of flow, especially when pressure peaks are to be captured. A discussion on the main difficulties when comparing to model scale experiments is also provided. Then, the more realistic case of a plate with both horizontal and vertical velocity components is discussed and compared to ditching experiments recently carried out at CNR-INSEAN. In the latter case both 2-D and 3-D simulations are considered and the importance of 3-D effects on the pressure peak is discussed for α=4° and α=10°.展开更多
The present work has been performed in the context of the European H2020 project increased SAfety and Robust certification for ditching of Aircrafts and Helicopters(SARAH)dedicated to improving the safety during aircr...The present work has been performed in the context of the European H2020 project increased SAfety and Robust certification for ditching of Aircrafts and Helicopters(SARAH)dedicated to improving the safety during aircraft ditching,together with a better understanding of the physics involved during those crucial events.Both numerical and experimental aspects are explored during this project.The present study focuses on the application of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics(SPH)method to the simulation of helicopter ditching,as this method has proved to be particularly adapted to free surface impact cases.Simulations are performed for three different impact configurations,for which the numerical solutions are compared with the experimental results(forces and kinematics)obtained at the wave basin of Ecole Centrale Nantes on a mock-up shape provided by Airbus Helicopters.Elements of sensitivity analysis are also provided when needed,to assess the role of some parameters involved in the helicopter behavior and the fluid pressure forces exerted during the impact.展开更多
基金partially received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (Grant No. 724139)
文摘The violent water entry of flat plates is investigated using a Riemann-arbitrary Eulerian-Lagrangian（ALE） smoothed particle hydrodynamics（SPH） model. The test conditions are of interest for problems related to aircraft and helicopter emergency landing in water. Three main parameters are considered： the horizontal velocity, the approach angle（i.e., vertical to horizontal velocity ratio） and the pitch angle, a. Regarding the latter, small angles are considered in this study. As described in the theoretical work by Zhao and Faltinsen（1993）, for small a a very thin, high-speed jet of water is formed, and the time-spatial gradients of the pressure field are extremely high. These test conditions are very challenging for numerical solvers. In the present study an enhanced SPH model is firstly tested on a purely vertical impact with deadrise angle α=4°. An in-depth validation against analytical solutions and experimental results is carried out, highlighting the several critical aspects of the numerical modelling of this kind of flow, especially when pressure peaks are to be captured. A discussion on the main difficulties when comparing to model scale experiments is also provided. Then, the more realistic case of a plate with both horizontal and vertical velocity components is discussed and compared to ditching experiments recently carried out at CNR-INSEAN. In the latter case both 2-D and 3-D simulations are considered and the importance of 3-D effects on the pressure peak is discussed for α=4° and α=10°.
基金Supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program(Grant No.724139)The authors thank the Pole de Calcul et de Donnees Marines(PCDM)for providing DATARMOR storage and computational resources(http://www.ifremer.fr/pcdm),and the Institut de Calcul Intensif(ICI)(Grant No.2018-P1804060).
文摘The present work has been performed in the context of the European H2020 project increased SAfety and Robust certification for ditching of Aircrafts and Helicopters(SARAH)dedicated to improving the safety during aircraft ditching,together with a better understanding of the physics involved during those crucial events.Both numerical and experimental aspects are explored during this project.The present study focuses on the application of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics(SPH)method to the simulation of helicopter ditching,as this method has proved to be particularly adapted to free surface impact cases.Simulations are performed for three different impact configurations,for which the numerical solutions are compared with the experimental results(forces and kinematics)obtained at the wave basin of Ecole Centrale Nantes on a mock-up shape provided by Airbus Helicopters.Elements of sensitivity analysis are also provided when needed,to assess the role of some parameters involved in the helicopter behavior and the fluid pressure forces exerted during the impact.
