PADT Webinar Series

An Example of Moving Mesh Modeling of a Valve

Prepared by:
Clinton Smith, PhD
Senior Engineer
CAE Support and Training
PADT, Inc.
October 11, 2012

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Overview
Introduction

Demonstration, ANSYS R14

Workbench
FLUENT

Summary and Close

Questions

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Axial Piston Pump components

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Background
Axial piston pump/motor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6FHU54qyRE

Applications
Hydraulic systems of jet-powered aircraft (pump)
Power plant of small equipment (skid steer loader)
Oil pump application

Manufacturers (representative sampling)

Rotary Power (rotarypower.com)
Parker-Hannifin (parker.com)

Purpose of simulation
Characterize pump performance
Calculate loads for downstream simulation

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Competitive Advantages
Workbench + FLUENT enables

Parametric geometry
Part-by-part automated meshing
Moving mesh capability
Multiphase flow + cavitation

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Workbench Project

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Geometry Design Modeler

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Geometry Design Modeler

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ANSYS Meshing

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ANSYS Meshing

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ANSYS Meshing

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ANSYS Model
Show pics of:
Geometry
Mesh
Animation of mesh motion

Geometry creation:
Design Modeler

Meshing: ANSYS
Meshing
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FLUENT setup - Models

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FLUENT setup Mesh Motion

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FLUENT setup Dynamic Mesh Motion

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FLUENT setup Dynamic Mesh Motion

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Mesh Motion: FLUENT

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Demonstration
Workbench framework
Overview and description

Methodology for modeling

Multi-body parts for pistons
Multi-body part for inlet and outlet passages

DM geometry creation/import
Multi-body parts idea
Dimension parameterization

ANSYS Meshing
Individual meshing of parts
Worksheet order to preserve sequential order
Mesh quality discussion

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Demonstration
CFD calculation: FLUENT setup

Models (SST)
Cell Zone Conditions (Mesh Motion)
Boundary Conditions
Mesh Interfaces
Dynamic Mesh choices
UDF oscillatory
Smoothing + Layering

Solution Methods
Coupled scheme, spatial and temporal discretizations

Solution Initialization
Calculation Activities
Run Calculation

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Summary
Flow analysis of axial piston pump
Working fluid ~ engine oil
Demonstrated process with ANSYS software tools
Workbench, FLUENT, HPC Pack licenses
Key technologies: Moving mesh, Multiphase, Cavitation

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