scholarly journals Coherent Streamwise Vortex Structure of a Three-Dimensional Wall Jet

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Lhendup Namgyal ◽  
Joseph W. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Coherent Structures ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Streamwise Vortex ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Vortex Structures ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Lateral Velocity ◽  
Near Wall

The dynamics of the coherent structures in a turbulent three-dimensional wall jet with an exit Reynolds number of 250,000 were investigated using the Snapshot Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD). A low-dimensional reconstruction using the first 10 POD modes indicates that the turbulent flow is dominated by streamwise vortex structures that grow in size and relative strength, and that are often accompanied by strong lateral sweeps of fluid across the wall. This causes an increase in the bulging and distortions of streamwise velocity contours as the flow evolves downstream. The instantaneous streamwise vorticity computed from the reconstructed instantaneous velocities has a high level of vorticity associated with these outer streamwise vortex structures, but often has a persistent pair of counter-rotating regions located close to the wall on either side of the jet centerline. A model of the coherent structures in the wall jet is presented. In this model, streamwise vortex structures are produced in the near-field by the breakdown of vortex rings formed at the jet outlet. Separate structures are associated with the near-wall streamwise vorticity. As the flow evolves downstream, the inner near-wall structures tilt outward, while the outer streamwise structures amalgamate to form larger streamwise asymmetric structures. In all cases, these streamwise vortex structures tend to cause large lateral velocity sweeps in the intermediate and far-field regions of the three-dimensional wall jet. Further, these structures meander laterally across the jet, causing a strongly intermittent jet flow.

Coherent Streamwise Vortex Structures in the Near-Field of the Three-Dimensional Wall Jet

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lhendup Namgyal ◽  
Joseph W. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Field ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Vortex Pair ◽  
Streamwise Vortex ◽  
Vortex Structures ◽  
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Low Dimensional

A turbulent three-dimensional wall jet with an exit Reynolds number of 250,000 was investigated using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (PIV) in the near-field region (x/D = 5). The proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) was applied to all three components of the velocity field to investigate the underlying coherent structures in the flow. A low-dimensional reconstruction of the turbulent velocity field using the first five POD modes showed the presence of coherent streamwise vortex structures formed in the outer shear-layers of the wall jet, not unlike those found in the near-field of free jets. The instantaneous streamwise vorticity reconstructed from the low-dimensional reconstructed velocity field indicates the presence of a persistent vortex pair close to the wall and on either side of the jet centerline that appear similar to the mean streamwise vorticity. These regions do not appear to be directly related to the positioning of the streamwise vortex structures in the outer shear-layer.

Coherent Structures in a Three-Dimensional Wall Jet

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 462-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisashi Matsuda ◽  
Sei-ichi Iida ◽  
Michio Hayakawa
Keyword(s):  
Coherent Structures ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Streamwise Vortices ◽  
Lateral Velocity ◽  
Circular Nozzle

The formation mechanism of streamwise vortices in the near field of the three-dimensional wall jet discharging from a circular nozzle along a flat plate is studied experimentally using a conditional sampling technique. Ensemble-averages of the lateral velocity component indicate the presence of large-scale horseshoe-like structures, whose legs are inclined and stretched to form the streamwise vortices in the mixing region of the jet. Based on the present result, a coherent structure model for the near field of the wall jet is proposed.

Three-Dimensional Buoyant Wall Jets Released Into a Coflowing Turbulent Boundary Layer

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Sinclair ◽  
P. R. Slawson ◽  
G. A. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Turbulent Shear ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Turbulent Shear Flow ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Buoyant Jet ◽  
Buoyant Jets ◽  
Jet Trajectory ◽  
Model Predictions

Experiments have been conducted in a water flume to simulate finite-length line sources of heat that issue horizontally at ground level into a coflowing turbulent shear flow. The downstream development of each buoyant jet is documented by detailed mean temperature measurements, which are analyzed to determine the jet trajectory, spread rates, and distance to the point of liftoff from the surface. In addition, a three-dimensional, parabolic, numerical model based on the fundamental conservation equations is developed. Model predictions of several buoyant jets compare reasonably with the experimental data and suggest that the strength of the streamwise vorticity plays an important role in governing liftoff of a buoyant wall jet from the surface.

1556 Experimental Study on a Three-Dimensional Wall Jet : Properties of the Near-wall Layer

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007.2 (0) ◽  
pp. 203-204
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro INOUE ◽  
Takaaki NISHIZUKA ◽  
Haruhisa YANO ◽  
Shintaro YAMASHITA
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wall Layer ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Near Wall

Three-dimensionality of organized structures in a plane turbulent wake

1989 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 375-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michio Hayakawa ◽  
Fazle Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Coherent Structures ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Spatial Coherence ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Quantitative Measure ◽  
Turbulent Wake ◽  
Topological Features ◽  
Plane Wake ◽  
Plane Turbulent Wake

This paper describes a quantitative study of the three-dimensional nature of organized motions in a turbulent plane wake. Coherent structures are detected from the instantaneous, spatially phase-correlated vorticity field using certain criteria based on size, strength and geometry of vortical structures. With several combinations of X-wire rakes, vorticity distributions in the spanwise and transverse planes are measured in the intermediate region (10d [les ] x [les ] 40d) of the plane turbulent wake of a circular cylinder at a Reynolds number of 13000 based on the cylinder diameter d. Spatial correlations of smoothed vorticity signals as well as phase-aligned ensemble-averaged vorticity maps over structure cross-sections yield a quantitative measure of the spatial coherence and geometry of organized structures in the fully turbulent field. The data demonstrate that the organized structures in the nominally two-dimensional wake exhibit significant three-dimensionality even in the near field. Using instantaneous velocity and vorticity maps as well as correlations of vorticity distributions in different planes, some topological features of the dominant coherent structures in a plane wake are inferred.

Measurements of spanwise scale change in a forced mixing layer

1995 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 305-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Leboeuf ◽  
Rabindra D. Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Vortical Structure ◽  
Velocity Ratio ◽  
Mixing Layer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Streamwise Vortex ◽  
Initial Boundary ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Scale Change ◽  
Forced Mixing

Spanwise scale changes of the streamwise vortical structure in a plane forced mixing layer have been investigated through direct measurements. Detailed three-dimensional phase-averaged measurements were obtained of the spanwise and streamwise vorticity in a forced mixing layer undergoing three spanwise roller pairings. A two-stream mixing layer with a velocity ratio (U2/U1) of 0.6 and laminar initial boundary layers was generated in a mixing-layer wind tunnel. Acoustic forcing, consisting of a fundamental roll-up frequency and its first, second and third subharmonics, was used to phase-lock the initial development and the first three pairings of the spanwise rollers. Although the overall spanwise scale remained unchanged through the first two roller pairings, some (cyclic) ‘readjustment’ of the weaker streamwise structures was observed. The overall spanwise scale doubled during the third roller pairing. For the first time, one of the proposed mechanisms for the scale change has been identified and its details measured directly. The weakest (positive) streamwise vortex is split into two and displaced by stronger neighbouring (negative) vortices. These two vortices (of the same sign) then merge together, thus doubling the spanwise scale and circulation of the resulting streamwise vortical structure.

A Comparison of Classic and Snapshot Proper Orthogonal Decomposition on the Three Dimensional Wall Jet Flow Field

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Hosseinali ◽  
Stephen Wilkins ◽  
Lhendup Namgyal ◽  
Joseph Hall
Keyword(s):  
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Orthogonal Decomposition ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Polar Coordinate ◽  
Wall Jet Flow ◽  
Turbulent Wall ◽  
Proper Orthogonal

In this paper, classic Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) on a polar coordinate and snapshot POD on a Cartesian grid will be applied separately in the near field of a turbulent wall jet. Three-component stereoscopic PIV measurements are performed in the transverse plane of a wall jet formed using a round contoured nozzle with a Reynolds number of 250,000. Eigenfunctions and energy distributions of the two methods are compared. Reconstructions using same number of modes and same content of energy have been compared. The effect of grid resolution on the energy content of the classic method has also been studied.

A study of streamwise vortex structure in a stratified shear layer

1994 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 247-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Schowalter ◽  
Charles W. Van Van Atta ◽  
Juan C. Lasheras
Keyword(s):  
Shear Layer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Streamwise Vortex ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Vortical Structures ◽  
Flow Evolution ◽  
Spanwise Vorticity ◽  
Unstable Part ◽  
Dimensional Instability ◽  
Vortex Tubes

The existence of an organized streamwise vortical structure, which is superimposed on the well known coherent spanwise vorticity in nominally two-dimensional free shear layers, has been studied extensively. In the presence of stratification, however, buoyancy forces contribute to an additional mechanism for the generation of streamwise vorticity. As the spanwise vorticity layer rolls up and pulls high-density fluid above low-density fluid, a local instability results. The purpose of the current investigation is to force the three-dimensional instability in the stratified shear layer. In this manner, we experimentally observe the effect of buoyancy on the streamwise vortex tube evolution, the evolution of the buoyancy-induced instability, and the interaction between these two vortical structures. A simple numerical model is proposed which captures the relevant physics of the flow evolution. It is found that, depending on the location, streamwise vortices resulting from vortex stretching may be weakened or enhanced by the stratification. Buoyancy-induced vortex structures are shown to form where the unstable part of the interface is tilted by the streamwise vortex tubes. These vortices strengthen initially, then weaken downstream, the timescale for this process depending upon the degree of stratification. For initial Richardson numbers larger than about 0.03, the baroclinically weakened vortex tubes eventually disappear as the flow evolves downstream and the baroclinically generated vortices dominate the three-dimensional flow structure.

Reynolds Stress Field of a Stronger Wall Jet Managed by a Streamwise Vortex: Effect of Periodic Perturbation

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinsuke Mochizuki ◽  
Seiji Yamada ◽  
Hideo Osaka
Keyword(s):  
Stress Field ◽  
Reynolds Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Streamwise Vortex ◽  
Plane Wall ◽  
Periodic Perturbation ◽  
Spanwise Direction ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Entrainment Process

Six Reynolds stress components were studied experimentally to understand evolution of streamwise vortex and a plane wall jet. It is seen that periodic perturbation are able to modify non-isotropic Reynolds stress field involved in the transport equation for streamwise vorticity. Modified Reynolds stress field accelerates development of vortex radius in spanwise direction. Interaction between streamwise vortex and spanwise eddies in the outer layer of the plane wall jet strengthen both velocity and length scales of large-scale eddies and increase streamwise momentum flux in enhancement of entrainment process.

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