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On steady and pulsed low-blowing-ratio transverse jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2013

G. Bidan  and
D. E. Nikitopoulos
G. Bidan*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
D. E. Nikitopoulos*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
*
†Email addresses for correspondence: guillaume.bidan@gmail.com, medimi@lsu.edu
†Email addresses for correspondence: guillaume.bidan@gmail.com, medimi@lsu.edu
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Abstract

The present experimental and numerical study focuses on the vortical structures encountered in steady and pulsed low-blowing-ratio transverse jets ($0. 150\leq \mathit{BR}\leq 4. 2$), a configuration hardly discussed in the literature. Under unforced conditions at low blowing ratio, a stable leading-edge shear-layer rollup is identified inside the jet pipe. As the blowing ratio is increased, the destabilization and evolution of this structure sheds light on the formation mechanisms of the well-known transverse jet vortical system. A discussion on the nature of the counter-rotating vortex pair in low-blowing-ratio transverse jets is also provided. Under forced conditions, the experimental observations support and extend numerical results of previous fully modulated jet studies. Large-eddy simulation results provide scaling parameters for the classification of starting vortices for partly modulated jets, as well as information on their three-dimensional dynamics. The counter-rotating vortex pair initiation is observed and detailed in both Mie scattering visualizations and simulations. The observations support a mechanism based on stretching of the starting vortical structures because of inviscid induction and partial leapfrogging. Two modes of cross-flow ingestion inside the jet pipe are described as the pulsed jet cycles from high to low values of blowing ratio.

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Wakes/Jets: Jets Vortex Flows: Vortex dynamics Vortex Flows: Vortex interactions
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 714 , 10 January 2013 , pp. 393 - 433
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©2013 Cambridge University Press

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