LatticeBoltzmannmethodappliedtonon-idealdiaphragm.PDFVIP

Lattice Boltzmann method applied to non- ideal diaphragm opening in shock tubes Clare Matthews, Stephen Downes, Trevor Esward, Andy Knott, Ian Robinson 16/10/12 Outline 飩 Motivation 飩 Shock tube: theory data 飩 Lattice Boltzmann method 飩 Modelling ideal behaviour 飩 Modelling non-ideal behaviour 飩 Conclusions 2 Background 飩 As part of current IND09 EMRP project, NPL is developing capability for dynamic calibration of pressure sensors 飩 Concentrating on use of shock tube to generate a well-controlled, wide- bandwidth pressure signal 3 Calibration / challenges 飩 Sensors to be calibrated are mounted in end wall of shock tube and see a known pressure step 飩 Requires understanding of shock arrival and post-shock signal 飩 Secondary calibration procedure may use transfer standard mounted alongside sensor to be calibrated 飩 Methodology requires that all sensors on the end wall experience the same pressure change 飩 Requires uniform pressure signal to be generated across a significant region of the end wall 4 Shock tube 5 Shock tube (1) Adaptor Diaphragm housing Driver section 4 1 2 3 Driven section High pressure Low pressure Diaphragm Expansion wave