| タイトル | Axis switching and spreading of an asymmetric jet: Role of vorticity dynamics |
| 本文(外部サイト) | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19950008004 |
| 著者(英) | Zaman, K. B. M. Q. |
| 著者所属(英) | NASA Lewis Research Center |
| 発行日 | 1994-11-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | The effects of vortex generators and periodic excitation on vorticity dynamics and the phenomenon of axis switching in a free asymmetric jet are studied experimentally. Most of the data reported are for a 3:1 rectangular jet at a Reynolds number of 450,000 and a Mach number of 0.31. The vortex generators are in the form of 'delta tabs', triangular shaped protrusions into the flow, placed at the nozzle exit. With suitable placement of the tabs, axis switching could be either stopped or augmented. Two mechanisms are identified governing the phenomenon. One, as described by previous researchers and referred to here as the omega(sub theta)-induced dynamics, is due to difference in induced velocities for different segments of a rolled up azimuthal vortical structure. The other, omega(sub x)-induced dynamics, is due to the induced velocities of streamwise vortex pairs in the flow. Both dynamics can be active in a natural asymmetric jet; the tendency for axis switching caused by the omega(sub theta)-induced dynamics may be, depending on the streamwise vorticity distribution, either resisted or enhanced by the omega(sub x)-induced dynamics. While this simple framework qualitatively explains the various observations made on axis switching, mechanisms actually in play may be much more complex. The two dynamics are not independent as the flow field is replete with both azimuthal and streamwise vortical structures which continually interact. Phase averaged flow field data for a periodically forced case, over a volume of the flow field, are presented and discussed in an effort to gain insight into the dynamics of these vortical structures. |
| NASA分類 | AERODYNAMICS |
| レポートNO | 95N14418 NASA-TM-106385 E-9230 NAS 1.15:106385 AIAA PAPER 95-0889 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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