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Coaxial jets with and without swirl

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

M. M. Ribeiro  and
J. H. Whitelaw
M. M. Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
J. H. Whitelaw
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
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Abstract

Measured values of mean velocity, Reynolds stresses and probability density distributions of fluctuating velocity are reported for the turbulent coaxial jets, with and without swirl, emerging into stagnant surroundings from a long pipe and an annulus concentric with the pipe. They were obtained using hot-wire anemometry and on-line data processing with the aid of a mini-computer. The results show that non-swirling coaxial flow configurations approach a self-similar state in a much smaller distance than that of the round jet, for velocity ratios ranging between 0·65 and 1·5; this is due to the mixing layer and vortex shedding that occur in the region downstream of the separation wall between the two streams. In the presence of swirl, the coaxial jet was found to develop at a faster rate. An assessment of turbulence models, based on Reynolds stress closures, suggests that previous assumptions for turbulent diffusion of turbulent kinetic energy are in error.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 96 , Issue 4 , 27 February 1980 , pp. 769 - 795
Copyright
Copyright © 1980 Cambridge University Press

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Permanent address: Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.

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