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The laminar interactions of a pair of vortex tubes with a free surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Douglas G. Dommermuth
Douglas G. Dommermuth
Affiliation:
Naval Hydrodynamics Division, Science Applications International Corporation, 10260 Campus Point Dr., MS C4, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Abstract

A fully nonlinear numerical method is developed to study the viscous interactions of a pair of vortex tubes rising toward a free surface. The numerical theory uses Helmholtz's decomposition to treat the irrotational and vortical components of the flow as separate nonlinearly coupled equations. The laminar interactions of a pair of vortex tubes with a clean free surface at intermediate Froude and Weber numbers and a low Reynolds number show two distinct phases. During the rise phase of the vortex pairs, instabilities lead to the formation of helical vorticity. The rotation of the helical vorticity around the primary vortex tubes causes an unsteady oscillation in the free-surface elevation. During the reconnection phase, the helical vortex sheets get narrower and attach themselves to the free surface. The normal connections of cross-axis vorticity with the free surface give whirls. The free-surface elevation is well correlated with the vortical pressure. The numerical results agree qualitatively with experimental measurements.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 246 , January 1993 , pp. 91 - 115
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© 1993 Cambridge University Press

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