Multi-Zone Ice Accretion and Roughness Models for Aircraft Icing Numerical Simulation

Multi-Zone Ice Accretion and Roughness Models for Aircraft Icing Numerical Simulation

Year:    2016

Author:    Chengxiang Zhu, Chunling Zhu, Tao Guo

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 8 (2016), Iss. 5 : pp. 737–756

Abstract

A mathematical multi-zone ice accretion model used in the numerical simulation of icing on airfoil surface based on three water states, namely, continuous film, rivulets and beads is studied in this paper. An improved multi-zone roughness model is proposed. According to the flow state of liquid water and film flow, rivulets flow governing equations are established to calculate film mass distribution, film velocity, rivulet wetness factor and rivulet mass distribution. Force equilibrium equations of droplet are used to establish the critical conditions of water film broken into rivulets and rivulets broken into beads. The temperature conduction inside the water layer and ice layer is considered. Using the proposed model ice accretion on a NACA0012 airfoil profile with a $4^◦$ angle of attack under different icing conditions is simulated. Different ice shapes like glaze ice, mixed ice and rime ice are obtained, and the results agree well with icing wind tunnel experiment data. It can be seen that, water films are formed on the surface, and heights of the films vary with icing time and locations. This results in spatially-temporally varying surface roughness and heat transfer process, ultimately affects the ice prediction. Model simulations indicate that the process of water film formation and evolution cannot be ignored, especially under glaze ice condition.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.2015.m1175

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 8 (2016), Iss. 5 : pp. 737–756

Published online:    2016-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    20

Keywords:    Ice accretion model multi-zone film rivulets beads roughness height heat transfer temperature conduction.

Author Details

Chengxiang Zhu

Chunling Zhu

Tao Guo

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