Experimental-Numerical Analysis of Turbulent Incompressible Isothermal Jets

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin ◽  
Nima Fathi ◽  
Mark Francis Tachie ◽  
Peter Vorobieff ◽  
Mikhail Koupriyanov
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Turbulent Transport ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Nozzle Geometry ◽  
System Response ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Turbulence Structures ◽  
Round Jets ◽  
Core Length

An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effects of Reynolds number on mixing characteristics and turbulent transport phenomena in the near and intermediate regions of free equilateral triangular and round jets issuing from modified contoured nozzles (nozzles with sharp linear contractions). Detailed velocity measurements were made using a particle image velocimetry at Reynolds numbers of 6000, 10000, 13800 and 20000. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was also applied to understand the flow behaviors in different Reynolds numbers. We applied standard k-ε turbulence model in an axisymmetric domain to conduct the numerical simulation of the round jet cases. The potential core length was the system response quantity to evaluate our simulation against the experimental results. The geometrical comparative study shows enhanced mixing in the near field of the triangular jets compared to the round jets, regardless of Reynolds number. This conclusion is supported by shorter potential core length and faster growth of turbulence intensity on the centerline of the triangular jets. The obtained data in the round jets exhibit that the jet at the lowest Reynolds number has the most effective mixing with the ambient fluid, while increase in Reynolds number reduces the mixing performance. In the triangular jets almost there is no Reynolds number effect on the measured quantities including the length of the potential core, the decay rate and the axis-switching locations. The results revealed that the asymptotic values of the turbulence intensities on the jet centerline are not only independent of the Reynolds number but also they are the same for both the round and triangular jets. Due to the specific shape of the triangular nozzle, a skewed flow pattern is observed in the near field region in the major plane while the jet is absolutely symmetric in the minor plane. The turbulence structures in all the jets studied become larger as streamwise distance increases, while there is no considerable Reynolds number or nozzle geometry effects on the size of the structures on the jet centerline.

On the Development of Incompressible Round and Equilateral Triangular Jets Due to Reynolds Number Variation

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin ◽  
Nima Fathi ◽  
Mark Francis Tachie ◽  
Peter Vorobieff ◽  
Mikhail Koupriyanov
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Turbulent Structures ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Round Jets ◽  
Flat Side ◽  
Reynolds Number Effects ◽  
Velocity Decay ◽  
Number Variation

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Reynolds number (Re = 6000–20,000) on mean and turbulent quantities as well as turbulent structures in the near and intermediate regions of equilateral triangular and round sharp contraction jets. The results show shorter potential core length, faster growth of turbulence intensity, and faster diffusion of turbulent structures to the centerline of the triangular jets, implying enhanced mixing in the near field of these jets. On the other hand, the velocity decay and jet spread rates are higher in the round jets. The obtained data in the round jets show that the jet at Re = 6000 has the most effective mixing, while an increase in Reynolds number reduces the mixing performance. In the triangular jets, however, no Reynolds number effects were observed on the measured quantities including the length of the potential core, the decay and spread rates, the axis-switching locations, and the value of the Reynolds number. In addition, the asymptotic values of the relative turbulence intensities on the jet centerline are almost independent of the Reynolds number and geometry. The ratios of transverse and spanwise Reynolds stresses are unity except close to the jet exit where the flow pattern in the major plane of the triangular jet deflects toward the flat side. Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) analysis revealed that turbulent structures in minor and major planes have identical fractional kinetic energy. The integral length scales increased linearly with the streamwise distance with identical slope for all the test cases.

scholarly journals Examination of Reynolds number effect on the development of round jet flow

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Olanrewaju Miracle Oyewola ◽  
Adebunmi Okediji ◽  
Olusegun Olufemi Ajide ◽  
Muyiwa Samuel Adaramola
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Jet Flow ◽  
Exit Section ◽  
Ambient Fluid ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Round Jet ◽  
Reynolds Number Effect ◽  
Downstream Distance ◽  
Low Reynolds

In this study, the Reynolds number effect on the development of round jet flow is presented. The jet is produced from a smoothly contracting round nozzle and the flow structure is controlled by varying the air blower speed in order to obtain various Reynolds numbers (Re). The flow Reynolds number considered varies between 1140 and 9117. Mean velocity measurements were taken using hot-wire probe at different axial and lateral distances (0≤x/d≤50, where x is the downstream distance and d is the nozzle diameter) for the jet flow and at for 0≤x/d≤30 in long pipe attached to the nozzle. Measurements reveal that Reynolds number dictate the potential core length such that the higher the Reynolds number, the lower the potential core which is a measure of mixing of jet and ambient fluid. It shows that further away from the jet exit section, potential core decreases as Reynolds number increases, the velocity profile has a top hat shape very close to the nozzle exit and the shape is independent of Reynolds number. It is found that potential core extends up to x/d=8 for Reynolds number of 1140 as against conventional near field 0≤x/d≤6. This may suggest effect of very low Reynolds number. However, further investigation is required to ascertain this at extremely low Reynolds numbers. It is also observed that further away from the jet exit section, the higher the downstream distance, the higher the jet half-width (R1/2). Furthermore, the flow in the pipe shows almost constant value of normalised axial centerline velocity for a longer distance and this clearly indicates that there is mass redistribution rather than entrainment of ambient fluid. Overall, the Reynolds number controls the magnitude rather than the wavelength of the oscillation

Experiments on the flow and acoustic properties of a moderate-Reynolds-number supersonic jet

1982 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 123-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Troutt ◽  
D. K. Mclaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Generation Model ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Noise Generation ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Moderate Reynolds Number

An experimental investigation of the flow and acoustic properties of a moderate-Reynolds-number (Re = 70000), Mach number M = 2·1, axisymmetric jet has been performed. These measurements extended the experimental studies conducted previously in this laboratory to a higher-Reynolds-number regime where the flow and acoustic processes are considerably more complex. In fact, mean-flow and acoustic properties of this jet were determined to be closely comparable to published properties of high-Reynolds-number jets.The major results of the flow-field measurements demonstrate that the jet shear annulus is unstable over a broad frequency range. The initial growth rates and wavelengths of these instabilities as measured by a hot wire were found to be in reasonable agreement with linear stability theory predictions. Also, in agreement with subsonic-jet results, the potential core of the jet was found to be most responsive to excitation at frequencies near a Strouhal number of S = 0·3. The overall development of organized disturbances around S = 0·2 seems to agree in general with calculations performed using the instability theory originally developed by Morris and Tam.The acoustic near field was characterized in terms of sound-pressure level and directivity for both natural and excited (pure-tone) jets. In addition, propagation direction and azimuthal character of dominant spectral components were also measured. It was determined that the large-scale flow disturbances radiate noise in a directional pattern centred about 30° from the jet axis. The noise from these disturbances appears from simple ray tracing to be generated primarily near the region of the jet where the coherent fluctuations saturate in amplitude and begin to decay. It was also determined that the large-scale components of the near-field sound are made up predominately of axisymmetric (n = 0) and helical (n = ±1) modes. The dominant noise-generation mechanism appears to be a combination of Mach-wave generation and a process associated with the saturation and disintegration of the large-scale instability. Finally, the further development of a noise-generation model of the instability type appears to hold considerable promise.

Viscous constraints on microorganism approach and interaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 851 ◽  
pp. 715-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Jabbarzadeh ◽  
Henry Chien Fu
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Suspended Particles ◽  
The Other ◽  
Direct Approach ◽  
Low Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Physical Constraints ◽  
Low Reynolds ◽  
Viscous Hydrodynamics

Microorganisms must approach other suspended organisms or particles in order to interact with them during a host of life processes including feeding and mating. Microorganisms live at low Reynolds number where viscosity dominates and strongly affects the hydrodynamics of swimmer and nearby cells and objects. Viscous hydrodynamics makes it difficult for two surfaces to approach closely at low Reynolds numbers. Nonetheless, it is observed that microorganisms in fluid are still able to approach closely enough to interact with each other or suspended particles. Here, we study how the physical constraints provided by viscous hydrodynamics affects the feasibility of direct approach of flagellated and ciliated microorganisms to targets of different sizes. We find that it is feasible for singly flagellated swimmers to approach targets that are the same size or bigger. On the other hand, for squirmers, the feasibility of approach depends on near-field flows that can be controlled by the details of their swimming strokes.

Numerical Prediction of Turbulent Flow in Rotating Cavities

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Morse
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Turbulent Flow ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Turbulent Transport ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Spreading Rate ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ekman Layers ◽  
Radial Outflow

Predictions of the isothermal, incompressible flow in the cavity formed between two corotating plane disks and a peripheral shroud have been obtained using an elliptic calculation procedure and a low turbulence Reynolds number k–ε model for the estimation of turbulent transport. Both radial inflow and outflow are investigated for a wide range of flow conditions involving rotational Reynolds numbers up to ∼106. Although predictive accuracy is generally good, the computed flow in the Ekman layers for radial outflow often displays a retarded spreading rate and a tendency to laminarize under conditions that are known from experiment to produce turbulent flow.

Large eddy simulation of a circular jet: effect of inflow conditions on the near field

2009 ◽  
Vol 620 ◽  
pp. 383-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUNGWOO KIM ◽  
HAECHEON CHOI
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Shear Layer ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Momentum Thickness ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Initial Momentum ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Mode 2 ◽  
Inflow Conditions

In the present study, the effects of the jet inflow conditions such as the initial momentum thickness (θ) and background disturbances on the downstream evolution of a circular jet are investigated using large eddy simulation (LES). We consider four different initial momentum thicknesses,D/θ = 50, 80, 120 and 180, and three different Reynolds numbers,ReD=UJD/ν = 3600, 104and 105, whereUJis the jet inflow velocity andDis the jet diameter. The present study shows that the jet characteristics significantly depend on both the initial momentum thickness and the Reynolds number. For all the Reynolds numbers considered in this study, vortex rings are generated at an earlier position with decreasing initial momentum thickness. In case of a relatively low Reynolds number ofReD= 3600, at smaller initial momentum thickness, early growth of the shear layer due to the early generation of vortex ring leads to the occurrence of large-scale coherent structures in earlier downstream locations, which results in larger mixing enhancement and more rapid increase in turbulence intensity. However, at a high Reynolds number such asReD= 105, with decreasing initial momentum thickness, rapid growth of the shear layer leads to the saturation of the shear layer and the generation of fine-scale turbulence structures, which reduces mixing and turbulence intensity. With increasingReθ(=UJθ/ν), the characteristic frequency corresponding to the shear layer mode (Stθ=fθ/UJ) gradually increases and reaches near 0.017 predicted from the inviscid instability theory. On the other hand, the frequency corresponding to the jet-preferred mode (StD=f D/UJ) varies depending onReDandD/θ. From a mode analysis, we show that, in view of the energy of the axial velocity fluctuations integrated over the radial direction, the double-helix mode (mode 2) becomes dominant past the potential core, but the axisymmetric mode (mode 0) is dominant near the jet exit. In view of the local energy, the disturbances grow along the shear layer near the jet exit: for thick shear layer, mode 0 grows much faster than other modes, but modes 0–3 grow almost simultaneously for thin shear layer. However, past the potential core, the dominant mode changes from mode 0 near the centreline to mode 1 and then to mode 2 with increasing radial direction regardless of the initial shear layer thickness.

scholarly journals Experimental investigation of five parallel plane jets with variation of Reynolds number and outlet conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 02018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Daubner ◽  
Jens Kizhofer ◽  
Mircea Dinulescu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Parallel Plane ◽  
Nozzle Geometry ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Free Atmosphere ◽  
Single Plane ◽  
Plane Jets

This article describes an experimental investigation in the near field of five parallel plane jets. The study applies 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for ventilated and unventilated jets, where ventilated means exiting into a duct with expansion ratio 3.5 and unventilated means exiting to the free atmosphere. Results are presented for Reynolds numbers 1408, 5857 and 10510. The Reynolds number is calculated for the middle channel and is based on the height of the nozzle (channel) equivalent diameter 2h. All characteristic regions of the methodology to describe multiple interacting jets are observed by the PIV measurements - converging, merging and combined. Each of the five parallel channels has an aspect ratio of 25 defined as nozzle width (w) to height (h). The channels have a length of 185 times the channel height guaranteeing a fully developed velocity profile at the exit from the channel. Spacing between the single plane jets is 3 times the channel height. The near field of multiple mixing jets is depended on outlet nozzle geometry. Blunt geometry of the nozzle was chosen (sudden contraction).

Measurements of Turbulent Transport in a Square Channel with One Ribbed Wall

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Ruck ◽  
Frederik Arbeiter
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Layer ◽  
Reynolds Shear Stress ◽  
Turbulent Transport ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Square Channel

Abstract The velocity field of the fully developed turbulent flow in a one-sided ribbed square channel (rib-height-to-channel-height ratio of k/h = 0.0667, rib-pitch-to-rib-height ratio of p/k = 9) were measured at Reynolds numbers (based on the channel height h and the mean bulk velocity uB) of Reh = 50 000 and 100 000 by means of Laser-Doppler-Anemometry (LDA). Triple velocity correlations differed slightly between both Reynolds numbers when normalized by the bulk velocity and the channel height, similarly to the first- and second-order statistical moments of the velocity. Their near-wall behavior reflected the crucial role of turbulent transport near the rib crest and within the separated shear layer. Sweep events occurred with the elongated flow structures of the flapping shear layer and gained in importance towards the channel bottom wall, while strong ejection events near the rib leading and trailing edges coincided with flow structures bursting away from the wall. Despite the predominant occurrence of sweep events close to the ribbed wall within the inter-rib spacing, ejection events contributed with higher intensity to the Reynolds shear stress. Ejection and sweep events and their underlying transport phenomena contributing to the Reynolds shear stress were almost Reynolds number-insensitive in the resolved flow range. The invariance to the Reynolds number can be of benefit for the use of scale-resolving simulation methods in the design process of rib structures for heat exchange applications.

Experimental Study of Swirling Jets and Axial Forcing on Round Jets

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. McCleney ◽  
Philippe M. Bardet
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Shear Layer ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Water Stream ◽  
Swirling Jets ◽  
Round Jets ◽  
Large Tank

In jets, swirl can significantly enhance growth and mixing. This can lead to better chemical process efficiencies, increased combustion completeness, lower exhaust plume temperatures, and reduction in pollutant by-products. Exciting natural instabilities can enhance mixing further. Past research on forcing of swirling jets resulted in limited change in flow behavior. This could be attributed to either low Reynolds numbers or imposed modes that were solely axial or azimuthal. In our experiment, both round and free swirling jets are created by independently controlling the axial and azimuthal momentum injection rates; the resulting water stream discharges into a large tank. Axial forcing on a round jet is varied for Strouhal number ranging from 0 to 0.45 and Reynolds number, Re, of 5,700 for small amplitudes. An unforced swirling jet is also presented for Re of 1,100 and 5,800 with a Swirl of 0.05. While the highest Reynolds number studied here is relevant to industrial applications, there is a dearth of experimental data in this range. Flow structures in the shear layer are identified with PLIF. Fluorescent dye is injected uniformly in the circumference of the boundary layer; this allows visualizing the effect of forcing and swirl on the shear layer in the near and far field. The results offer insight into controlling the spacing of the vortex rings formed by axial forcing.

Statistical Properties of Round, Square, and Elliptic Jets at Low and Moderate Reynolds Numbers

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin ◽  
Mark Francis Tachie ◽  
Mikhail Koupriyanov
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Eddy Viscosity ◽  
Reynolds Shear Stress ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Statistical Properties ◽  
Nozzle Geometry ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Nozzle Geometries ◽  
Axis Switching

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of nozzle geometries on the statistical properties of free orifice jets at low and moderate Reynolds numbers. The studied cross sections were round, square, and ellipses with aspect ratios of 2 and 3. For each jet, detailed velocity measurements were made using a particle image velocimetry (PIV) system at Reynolds numbers of 2500 and 17,000. The results showed that at both Reynolds numbers, the elliptic jets had relatively higher velocity decay and jet spreading; however, the nozzle geometry effects were more pronounced at Re = 17,000 than at Re = 2500. Analysis of the swirling strength revealed that the rotational motions induced by vortices within the minor planes of the elliptic jets were stronger than observed in the major planes, square and round jets which were consistent with the relatively higher spreading observed in the minor planes. It was observed that the streamwise locations of the switchover points were independent of Reynolds number but are a strong function of aspect ratio. Based on the present results and those documented in the literature, a linear correlation was proposed for the location of axis-switching in orifice jets. Due to the axis-switching phenomena, a sign change was observed in the distribution of the Reynolds shear stress in the major planes of the elliptic jets. This results in the existence of regions with negative eddy viscosity in the near field regions, an observation that has an important implication for the predictive capabilities of standard eddy viscosity models.

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