Análise de escoamento computacional de uma turbina radial em código aberto

Abstract

With the advent of computation, the field of fluid mechanics has expanded, since it is now possible to utilize methods that would be too complex to be solved manually. However, the access to this field of study is restricted, many times, by proprietary software. Thus, the following paper has as an objective exemplify how to create a mesh for simulating fluids in the finite volume method, using only open-source software. A basic revision of how to discretize a generic mesh will be expanded upon in the paper. Using data from a study made by Emilie Sauret on the rotor of a radial turbine, the T-100 Multipurpose Small Power Unit, both the geometry of the volume used in the simulation and the mesh mentioned will be assembled in the free, open-source software SALOME. The resulting mesh will be simple, but will serve as a good starting point for future studies in the field.