TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bayon, Arnau
A1  - Valero, Daniel
A1  - Garcia-Bartual, Rafael
A1  - Vallés-Morán, Francisco José
A1  - López-Jiménez, P. Amparo
T1  - Performance assessment of OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D in the numerical modeling of a low Reynolds number hydraulic jump
JF  - Environmental Modelling & Software
N2  - A comparative performance analysis of the CFD platforms OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D is presented, focusing on a 3D swirling turbulent flow: a steady hydraulic jump at low Reynolds number. Turbulence is treated using RANS approach RNG k-ε. A Volume Of Fluid (VOF) method is used to track the air–water interface, consequently aeration is modeled using an Eulerian–Eulerian approach. Structured meshes of cubic elements are used to discretize the channel geometry. The numerical model accuracy is assessed comparing representative hydraulic jump variables (sequent depth ratio, roller length, mean velocity profiles, velocity decay or free surface profile) to experimental data. The model results are also compared to previous studies to broaden the result validation. Both codes reproduced the phenomenon under study concurring with experimental data, although special care must be taken when swirling flows occur. Both models can be used to reproduce the hydraulic performance of energy dissipation structures at low Reynolds numbers.
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 1364-8152
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.02.018
VL  - 80
SP  - 322
EP  - 335
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -