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A comparison of entrainment in turbulent line plumes adjacent to and distant from a vertical wall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2019

D. A. Parker Open the ORCID record for D. A. Parker [Opens in a new window] ,
H. C. Burridge Open the ORCID record for H. C. Burridge [Opens in a new window] ,
J. L. Partridge  and
P. F. Linden
D. A. Parker*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK
H. C. Burridge
Affiliation:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Skempton Building, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
J. L. Partridge
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK
P. F. Linden
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK
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†Email address for correspondence: dap58@cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

We present simultaneous two-dimensional measurements of the velocity and buoyancy fields on a central vertical plane in two-dimensional line plumes: a free plume distant from vertical boundaries and a wall plume, adjacent to a vertical wall. Data are presented in both an Eulerian and a plume coordinate system that follow the instantaneous turbulent/non-turbulent interface (TNTI) of the plume. We present measurements in both coordinate systems and compare the entrainment in the two flows. We find that the value of the entrainment coefficient in the wall plume is greater than half that of the free plume. The reduction in entrainment is investigated by considering a decomposition of the entrainment coefficient based on the mean kinetic energy where the relative contributions of turbulent production, buoyancy and viscous terms are calculated. The reduced entrainment is also investigated by considering the statistics of the TNTI and the conditional vertical transport of the ambient and engulfed fluid. We show that the wall shear stress is non-negligible and that the free plume exhibits significant meandering. The effect of the meandering on the entrainment process is quantified in terms of the stretching of the TNTI where it is shown that the length of the TNTI is greater in the free plume and, further, the relative vertical transport of the engulfed ambient fluid is observed to be 15 % greater in the free plume. Finally, the turbulent velocity and buoyancy fluctuations, Reynolds stresses and the turbulent buoyancy fluxes are presented in both coordinate systems.

JFM classification

Convection: Plumes/thermals Wakes/Jets: Jets Turbulent Flows: Turbulent convection
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JFM Papers
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 882 , 10 January 2020 , A4
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press 

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