Numerical, Experimental and Analytical Studies on Fluid Flow through a Marsh Funnel

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1 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 947 20, USA

2 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden

3 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Fluid and Climate Technology, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden

4 Skanska AB, 112 74 Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

This paper presents the application of computational fluid dynamics technique in civil and underground industries to evaluate fluid behaviour in a Marsh funnel. The numerical approach, based on computational fluid dynamics, simulated an incompressible two-phase Newtonian flow by means of the Volume-of-Fluid method. A complementary analytical proposed which provided a quick, field-ready method to assess the fluid field in the Marsh funnel. A supplemental experimental effort evaluated the results obtained from both the analytical calculation and numerical simulation. Results showed that the application of computational fluid dynamics technique gives the desired results in studying fluid flows in civil and underground industries. Proposed analytical solution is also capable of accurately predicting the fluid flow and thus can complement the experimental and numerical approaches. Further, the proposed analytical approach can be an alternative method for faster evaluation of fluid, although it needs to be calibrated with either the numerical or the experimental studies.

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Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Volume 10, Issue 6
November 2017
Pages 1501-1507

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