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SU2-COOL: a fully Open-source Framework �for Non-Ideal Compressible Fluid-Dynamics Flows

Peng Yan, Giulio Gori, Alberto Guardone

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4th Annual SU2 Conference, 23-25 October 2023

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Motivation

1. More accurate fluid model and numerical results

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2. Fully open-source and free for development

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  • RefProp, FluidProp

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  • CoolProp

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CoolProp library

  • open-source thermophysical c++ library

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  • high-accuracy equation of state and transport properties

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  • over 100 pure and pseudo-pure fluids

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  • efficient tabular interpolation

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Code architecture

Interface: three c++ classes

  • CCoolProp:

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  • CCoolPropViscosity, CCoolPropConductivity

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Verification test cases

SU2 tutorial: Non-ideal compressible flow in a supersonic nozzle

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Verification test cases

SU2 tutorial: Non-ideal compressible flow in a supersonic nozzle

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Verification test cases

Non-monotone Mach number variation

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Verification test cases

Non-monotone Mach number variation

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Verification test cases

Non-classical oblique shock

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Verification test cases

Non-classical oblique shock

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Verification test cases

Non-classical oblique shock

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[28]: Pini et al. "SU2: the open-source software for non-ideal compressible flows." 2017.

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Conclusion

  • SU2-COOL is developed by coupling SU2 with CoolProp.

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  • The data exchange is achieved by three new classes.

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  • Numerical results are verified.

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  • Extend capacity for solving non-ideal compressible flows.

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