Date of Award
12-2008
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Program
Engineering and Applied Science
Department
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Major Professor
Vorus, William
Second Advisor
Ioup, Juliette
Third Advisor
Birk, Lothar
Fourth Advisor
DePano, N.Adlai A.
Abstract
A mesh-less method for solving incompressible, multi-phase flow problems has been developed and is discussed along with the presentation of benchmark results showing good agreement with theoretical and experimental results. Results of a systematic, parametric study of the single phase flow around a 2D circular cylinder at Reynolds numbers up to 1000 are presented and discussed. Simulation results show good agreement with experimental results. Extension of the method to deal with multiphase flow including liquid-to-vapor phase transition along with applications to cavitating flow are discussed. Insight gleaned from numerical experiments of the cavity closure problem are discussed along with recommendations for additional research. Several conclusions regarding the use of the method are made.
Recommended Citation
Bourg, David M., "Development of the Distributed Points Method with Application to Cavitating Flow" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 904.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/904
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