Computational fluid dynamics simulation of the 3D dynamics of freshwater lenses
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cas, dat, h, c, exp, lib, log, obj, udf, txt
Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
Funding Cycle:
RFP-IV
Research Group:
Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment II (CARTHE II)
Alexander V. Soloviev
Nova Southeastern University / Oceanographic Center
soloviev@nova.edu
freshwater lens, computational fluid dynamics, 3D dynamics, near-surface layer of the ocean
Abstract:
The numerical simulation was done using ANSYS Fluent software v13.0. This dataset contains computational fluid dynamics data for freshwater lenses under different wind, stratification, and salinity conditions.
Suggested Citation:
Alexander Soloviev, Silvia Matt, Atsushi Fujimura. 2017. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of the 3D dynamics of freshwater lenses. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7BZ6420
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Purpose:
The data (numerical simulation) was developed in order explore the 3D dynamics of freshwater lenses in the near-surface layer of the ocean under calm and windy conditions.
Data Parameters and Units:
The dataset is comprised of ANSYS Fluent .cas and .dat files. The .cas and .dat files for freshwater lenses under different conditions are listed below and provided. All necessary parameters are included in these files. 1. Model initilization FW_lens_init.cas FW_lens_init.dat 2. Freshwater lens with no wind and no stratification FW_lens_nowind_nostratification.cas FW_lens_nowind_nostratification.dat 3. Freshwater lens with stratification and no wind FW_lens_nowind_stratification.cas FW_lens_nowind_stratification.dat 4. Freshwater lens under varying wind stress No wind FW_lens_nowind_stratification.cas FW_lens_nowind_stratification.dat 4 m/s (0.025 Pa/s wind stress) FW_lens_wind_0.025.cas FW_lens_wind_0.025.dat 8.5 m/s (0.1 Pa/s wind stress) FW_lens_wind_0.1.cas FW_lens_wind_0.1.dat 5. Freshwater lens under wind action (8.5 m/s) with salinity FW_lens_salinity_wind_0.1.cas FW_lens_salinity_wind_0.1.dat The files contain the following parameters: X [ m ], Y [ m ], Z [ m ], Absolute Angular Coordinate [ degree ], Absolute Pressure [ Pa ], Adaption Curvature, Adaption Function, Adaption Iso Value, Adaption Space Gradient, Angular Coordinate [ degree ], Approximated Mass Flow [ kg s^-1 ], Area [ m^2 ], Axial Coordinate [ m ], Boundary Cell Distance, Boundary Normal Distance, Boundary Volume Distance, Cell Children, Cell Convective Courant Number, Cell Element Type, Cell Equiangle Skew, Cell Equivolume Skew, Cell Partition, Cell Refine Level, Cell Reynolds Number, Cell Surface Area, Cell Volume [ m^3 ], Cell Volume Change, Cell Wall Distance [ m ], Cell Warpage, Cell Weight, Cell Zone Index, Cell Zone Type, Connectivity Number, Density [ kg m^-3 ], Density All [ kg m^-3 ], Diffusion Coef. Of Scalar 0, Dp Dx [ kg m^-2 s^-2 ], Dp Dy [ kg m^-2 s^-2 ], Dp Dz [ kg m^-2 s^-2 ], Dx Velocity Dx [ s^-1 ], Dx Velocity Dy [ s^-1 ], Dx Velocity Dz [ s^-1 ], Dy Velocity Dx [ s^-1 ], Dy Velocity Dy [ s^-1 ], Dy Velocity Dz [ s^-1 ], Dynamic Pressure [ Pa ], Dynamic Viscosity [ Pa s ], Dz Velocity Dx [ s^-1 ], Dz Velocity Dy [ s^-1 ], Dz Velocity Dz [ s^-1 ], Eddy Viscosity Ratio Subgrid, Eddy Viscosity Subgrid [ Pa s ], Edge Length Ratio, Effective Prandtl Number, Effective Thermal Conductivity [ W m^-1 K^-1 ], Element Volume Ratio, Face Area Magnitude [ m^2 ], Face Area X [ m^2 ], Face Area Y [ m^2 ], Face Area Z [ m^2 ], Face Handedness, Force [ N ], Force X [ N ], Force Y [ N ], Force Z [ N ], Heat Flux [ W m^-2 ], Helicity [ m s^-2 ], Interface Overlap Fraction, Internal Energy [ J kg^-1 ], Interpolated Mass Flow [ kg s^-1 ], Length [ m ], Mark Poor Elements, Mass Flow [ kg s^-1 ], Mass Flux [ kg s^-1 m^-2 ], Mass Imbalance [ kg s^-1 ], Maximum Face Angle [ degree ], Mesh Velocity U [ m s^-1 ], Mesh Velocity V [ m s^-1 ], Mesh Velocity W [ m s^-1 ], Minimum Face Angle [ degree ], Normal, Normal X, Normal Y, Normal Z, Normalized Q Criterion, Orthogonal Quality, Particle Enthalpy Source [ W ], Particle Mass Concentration [ kg m^-3 ], Particle Mass Source [ kg s^-1 ], Particle Momentum Source X [ N ], Particle Momentum Source Y [ N ], Particle Momentum Source Z [ N ], Partition Neighbors, Prandtl Number, Pressure [ Pa ], Pressure Coefficient, Q Criterion [ s^-2 ], Radial Angular Coordinate [ m ], Relative Total Pressure [ Pa ], Relative Velocity [ m s^-1 ], Relative Velocity X [ m s^-1 ], Relative Velocity Y [ m s^-1 ], Relative Velocity Z [ m s^-1 ], Rothalpy [ J kg^-1 ], Scalar 0, Skin Friction Coefficient, Specific Heat Capacity At Constant Pressure [ J kg^-1 K^-1 ], Static Enthalpy [ J kg^-1 ], Static Entropy [ J kg^-1 K^-1 ], Strain Rate [ s^-1 ], Subgrid Effective Viscosity [ Pa s ], Subgrid Filter Length [ m ], Surface Heat Transfer Coefficient [ W m^-2 K^-1 ], Surface Nusselt Number, Surface Stanton Number, Temperature [ K ], Surface Tension [ N/m ], Thermal Conductivity [ W m^-1 K^-1 ], Total Energy [ J kg^-1 ], Total Enthalpy [ J kg^-1 ], Total Enthalpy Deviation [ J kg^-1 ], Total Pressure [ Pa ], Total Temperature [ K ], Total Temperature In Stn Frame [ K ], Turbulence, Velocity [ m s^-1 ], Velocity Angle [ degree ], Velocity Angle In Stn Frame [ degree ], Velocity Axial [ m s^-1 ], Velocity Circumferential [ m s^-1 ], Velocity Circumferential In Stn Frame [ m s^-1 ], Velocity Radial [ m s^-1 ], Velocity u [ m s^-1 ], Velocity u.Gradient [ s^-1 ], Velocity u.Gradient X [ s^-1 ], Velocity u.Gradient Y [ s^-1 ], Velocity u.Gradient Z [ s^-1 ], Velocity v [ m s^-1 ], Velocity v.Gradient [ s^-1 ], Velocity v.Gradient X [ s^-1 ], Velocity v.Gradient Y [ s^-1 ], Velocity v.Gradient Z [ s^-1 ], Velocity w [ m s^-1 ], Velocity w.Gradient [ s^-1 ], Velocity w.Gradient X [ s^-1 ], Velocity w.Gradient Y [ s^-1 ], Velocity w.Gradient Z [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Absolute Helicity [ m s^-2 ], Velocity.Curl [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Curl X [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Curl Y [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Curl Z [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Divergence [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Helicity [ m s^-2 ], Velocity.Invariant Q [ s^-2 ], Velocity.Lambda 2 [ s^-2 ], Velocity.Normal Eigen Helicity [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Real Eigen Helicity [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Real Eigenvalue [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Stretched Swirling Strength, Velocity.Swirling Discriminant [ s^-6 ], Velocity.Swirling Normal [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Normal X [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Normal Y [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Normal Z [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Strength [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Vector [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Vector X [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Vector Y [ s^-1 ], Velocity.Swirling Vector Z [ s^-1 ], Viscosity, Volume [ m^3 ], Vorticity, Vorticity X, Vorticity Y, Vorticity Z, Wall Adjacent Temperature [ K ], Wall Heat Transfer Coefficient [ W m^-2 K^-1 ], Wall Shear [ Pa ], Wall Shear X [ Pa ], Wall Shear Y [ Pa ], Wall Shear Z [ Pa ], Wall Temperature [ K ], Wall Temperature Thin [ K ], X [ m ], Y [ m ], Yplus, Z [ m ]
Methods:
LES WALE turbulence model, discrete phase model to simulate Lagrangian particle motion as a proxy for zooplankton migration.
Instruments:
All data is from numerical simulations using ANSYS Fluent computational fluid dynamics software.