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Structure of a streamwise-oriented vortex incident upon a wing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2017

C. McKenna Open the ORCID record for C. McKenna [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Bross  and
D. Rockwell
C. McKenna*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
M. Bross
Affiliation:
Institute for Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics, Bundeswehr University, Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
D. Rockwell
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: ckm310@lehigh.edu
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Abstract

Impingement of a streamwise-oriented vortex upon a fin, tail, blade or wing represents a fundamental class of flow–structure interaction that extends across a range of applications. It can give rise to unsteady loading known as buffeting and to changes of the lift to drag ratio. These consequences are sensitive to parameters of the incident vortex as well as the location of vortex impingement on the downstream aerodynamic surface, generically designated as a wing. Particle image velocimetry is employed to determine patterns of velocity and vorticity on successive cross-flow planes along the vortex, which lead to volume representations and thereby characterization of the streamwise evolution of the vortex structure as it approaches the downstream wing. This evolution of the incident vortex is affected by the upstream influence of the downstream wing, and is highly dependent on the spanwise location of vortex impingement. Even at spanwise locations of impingement well outboard of the wing tip, a substantial influence on the structure of the incident vortex at locations significantly upstream of the leading edge of the wing was observed. For spanwise locations close to or intersecting the vortex core, the effects of upstream influence of the wing on the vortex are to: decrease the swirl ratio; increase the streamwise velocity deficit; decrease the streamwise vorticity; increase the azimuthal vorticity; increase the upwash; decrease the downwash; and increase the root-mean-square fluctuations of both streamwise velocity and vorticity. The interrelationship between these effects is addressed, including the rapid attenuation of axial vorticity in presence of an enhanced defect of axial velocity in the central region of the vortex. When the incident vortex is aligned with, or inboard of, the tip of the wing, the swirl ratio decreases to values associated with instability of the vortex, thereby giving rise to enhanced values of azimuthal vorticity relative to the streamwise (axial) vorticity, as well as relatively large root-mean-square values of streamwise velocity and vorticity.

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Aerodynamics: Aerodynamics Vortex Flows: Vortex interactions
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 816 , 10 April 2017 , pp. 306 - 330
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