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Helical structure of longitudinal vortices embedded in turbulent wall-bounded flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2009

CLARA M. VELTE ,
MARTIN O. L. HANSEN  and
VALERY L. OKULOV
CLARA M. VELTE*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
MARTIN O. L. HANSEN
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
VALERY L. OKULOV
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
*
†Email address for correspondence: clara@alumni.chalmers.se
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Abstract

Embedded vortices in turbulent wall-bounded flow over a flat plate, generated by a passive rectangular vane-type vortex generator with variable angle β to the incoming flow in a low-Reynolds-number flow (Re = 2600 based on the inlet grid mesh size L = 0.039 m and free stream velocity U∞ = 1.0 ms−1), have been studied with respect to helical symmetry. The studies were carried out in a low-speed closed-circuit wind tunnel utilizing stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (SPIV). The vortices have been shown to possess helical symmetry, allowing the flow to be described in a simple fashion. Iso-contour maps of axial vorticity revealed a dominant primary vortex and a weaker secondary one for 20° ≤ β ≤ 40°. For angles outside this range, the helical symmetry was impaired due to the emergence of additional flow effects. A model describing the flow has been utilized, showing strong concurrence with the measurements, even though the model is decoupled from external flow processes that could perturb the helical symmetry. The pitch, the vortex core size, the circulation and the advection velocity of the vortex all vary linearly with the device angle β. This is important for flow control, since one thereby can determine the axial velocity induced by the helical vortex as well as the swirl redistributing the axial velocity component for a given device angle β. This also simplifies theoretical studies, e.g. to understand and predict the stability of the vortex and to model the flow numerically.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 619 , 25 January 2009 , pp. 167 - 177
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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