The finite volume method based on a multiphase model is adopted to solve the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations,which takes into account the effects of fluid compressibility,viscosity,gravity,medium mixture and energy transfer of water and combustion gas.The program Fluent User Define Function (UDF) module combined with the dynamic mesh method is employed to simulate the coupling flow field of combustion gas,water field and trajectory of projectile.The results show that the volume of gas cavity at the bottom of projectile and tail pressure will fluctuate after bottom of the projectile leaving the launch tube.The cause of the fluctuation is analyzed and its effects on the trajectory of projectile are presented.The numerical and experimental results agree well with each other.
The vortex induced vibration(VIV) of a flexible plate behind the square head with various flow velocities is simulated. The closely coupling approach is used to model this fluid-structure interaction problem.The fluid governed by the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is solved in arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian(ALE)frame by the finite volume method. The structure described by the equations of the elastodynamics in Lagrangian representation is discretized by the finite element approach. The numerical results show that the resonance occurs when the frequency of vortex shedding from square head coincides with the natural frequency of plate. And the amplitude of both the structure motion and the fluid load keeps increasing with the time. Furthermore, it is also found that in particular range of flow velocity the vibration of the plate would reach a periodical state. The amplitude of plate oscillating increases with the growth of velocity, while the frequency is locked.
