A CFD Model for Real Gas Flows

Abstract

Numerical solutions of Navier-Stokes equations are nowadays widely used for several industrial applications in different fields (aerodynamic, propulsion, naval, combustion, etc..), but the solution methods still require significant improvements especially in two aspects: turbulence modeling and fluid modeling. The paper describes in some detail a real fluid model based on Redlich-Kwong-Aungier equation of state and its implementation into a Navier-Stokes solver developed by the authors for turbomachinery flows analysis.