Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry and Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) in a Rectangular Impinging Jet: Vortex Dynamics and Acoustic Generation

Impinging jets are encountered in ventilation systems and many other industrial applications. Their flows are three-dimensional, time-dependent, and turbulent. These jets can generate a high level of noise and often present a source of discomfort in closed areas. In order to reduce and control such mechanisms, one should investigate the flow dynamics that generate the acoustic field. The purpose of this study is to investigate the flow dynamics and, more specifically, the coherent structures involved in the acoustic generation of these jets. Model reduction techniques are commonly used to study the underlying mechanisms by decomposing the flow into coherent structures. The dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) is an equation-free method that relies only on the system’s data taken either through experiments or through numerical simulations. In this paper, the DMD technique is applied, and the spatial modes and their frequencies are presented. The temporal content of the DMD’s modes is then correlated with the acoustic signal. The flow is generated by a rectangular jet impinging on a slotted plate (for a Reynolds number Re = 4458) and its kinematic field is obtained via the tomographic particle image velocimetry technique (TPIV). The findings of this research highlight the coherent structures signature in the DMD’s spectral content and show the cross correlations between the DMD’s modes and the acoustic field.