Direct numerical simulation of confined swirling jets

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Gui ◽  
Jie Yan ◽  
Zhenlin Li ◽  
Jianren Fan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulation ◽  
Swirling Jets

Numerical Study of Vortex Evolution and Correlation between Twin Swirling Flows

2012 ◽  
Vol 516-517 ◽  
pp. 976-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Gui
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulation ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Swirling Flows ◽  
Cyclone Separator ◽  
Velocity Correlation ◽  
Swirl Number ◽  
Swirling Jets ◽  
Swirl Flows ◽  
Energy Engineering

Swirling flows are widely used in energy engineering, such as swirling combustor, cyclone separator in pulverized coal burners. The vortex evolution and correlation between twin swirling flows are investigated via direct numerical simulation. Three typical swirl flows with different swirl number are simulated. The structure of vortex evolution, velocity correlation between the twin flows are illustrated and analyzed in detail. The results show the phase-locked correlation of flow velocity between the twin swirling jets which would be useful and helpful for improving the understanding of aerodynamics of multi-swirling systems.

scholarly journals Direct Numerical Simulation and Visualization of Biswirling Jets

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 193731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Yan ◽  
Nan Gui ◽  
Gongnan Xie ◽  
Jinsen Gao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulation ◽  
Turbulent Kinetic Energy ◽  
Vortex Structures ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Convergence Region ◽  
Swirling Jets ◽  
Vortex Interactions ◽  
Close Distance

Two parallel swirling/rotating jets with a distance between them are termed biswirling jets here, which have important and complicated vortex structures different from the single swirling jet due to the negligible vortex-vortex interactions. The visualization of vortex-vortex interaction between the biswirling jets is accomplished by using direct numerical simulation. The evolution of vortex structures of the biswirling jets is found rather complicated. The turbulent kinetic energy and turbulence dissipation in the central convergence region are augmented locally and rather strongly. The modulation of turbulent kinetic energy by jet-jet interaction upon different scales of vortices is dominated by the swirling levels and the distance between the jets. The turbulent kinetic energy upon intermediate and small scale vortices in bijets with not very high swirling level and at a very close distance is smaller than that in single swirling jets, whereas the opposite is true under a far distance, and so forth.

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