On steady and pulsed low-blowing-ratio transverse jets

2013 ◽  
Vol 714 ◽  
pp. 393-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Bidan ◽  
D. E. Nikitopoulos

AbstractThe present experimental and numerical study focuses on the vortical structures encountered in steady and pulsed low-blowing-ratio transverse jets ($0. 150\leq \mathit{BR}\leq 4. 2$), a configuration hardly discussed in the literature. Under unforced conditions at low blowing ratio, a stable leading-edge shear-layer rollup is identified inside the jet pipe. As the blowing ratio is increased, the destabilization and evolution of this structure sheds light on the formation mechanisms of the well-known transverse jet vortical system. A discussion on the nature of the counter-rotating vortex pair in low-blowing-ratio transverse jets is also provided. Under forced conditions, the experimental observations support and extend numerical results of previous fully modulated jet studies. Large-eddy simulation results provide scaling parameters for the classification of starting vortices for partly modulated jets, as well as information on their three-dimensional dynamics. The counter-rotating vortex pair initiation is observed and detailed in both Mie scattering visualizations and simulations. The observations support a mechanism based on stretching of the starting vortical structures because of inviscid induction and partial leapfrogging. Two modes of cross-flow ingestion inside the jet pipe are described as the pulsed jet cycles from high to low values of blowing ratio.

2001 ◽  
Vol 446 ◽  
pp. 347-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. CORTELEZZI ◽  
A. R. KARAGOZIAN

Among the important physical phenomena associated with the jet in crossflow is the formation and evolution of vortical structures in the flow field, in particular the counter-rotating vortex pair (CVP) associated with the jet cross-section. The present computational study focuses on the mechanisms for the dynamical generation and evolution of these vortical structures. Transient numerical simulations of the flow field are performed using three-dimensional vortex elements. Vortex ring rollup, interactions, tilting, and folding are observed in the near field, consistent with the ideas described in the experimental work of Kelso, Lim & Perry (1996), for example. The time-averaged effect of these jet shear layer vortices, even over a single period of their evolution, is seen to result in initiation of the CVP. Further insight into the topology of the flow field, the formation of wake vortices, the entrainment of crossflow, and the effect of upstream boundary layer thickness is also provided in this study.


2011 ◽  
Vol 676 ◽  
pp. 461-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
FABRICE SCHLEGEL ◽  
DAEHYUN WEE ◽  
YOUSSEF M. MARZOUK ◽  
AHMED F. GHONIEM

Using high-resolution 3-D vortex simulations, this study seeks a mechanistic understanding of vorticity dynamics in transverse jets at a finite Reynolds number. A full no-slip boundary condition, rigorously formulated in terms of vorticity generation along the channel wall, captures unsteady interactions between the wall boundary layer and the jet – in particular, the separation of the wall boundary layer and its transport into the interior. For comparison, we also implement a reduced boundary condition that suppresses the separation of the wall boundary layer away from the jet nozzle. By contrasting results obtained with these two boundary conditions, we characterize near-field vortical structures formed as the wall boundary layer separates on the backside of the jet. Using various Eulerian and Lagrangian diagnostics, it is demonstrated that several near-wall vortical structures are formed as the wall boundary layer separates. The counter-rotating vortex pair, manifested by the presence of vortices aligned with the jet trajectory, is initiated closer to the jet exit. Moreover tornado-like wall-normal vortices originate from the separation of spanwise vorticity in the wall boundary layer at the side of the jet and from the entrainment of streamwise wall vortices in the recirculation zone on the lee side. These tornado-like vortices are absent in the case where separation is suppressed. Tornado-like vortices merge with counter-rotating vorticity originating in the jet shear layer, significantly increasing wall-normal circulation and causing deeper jet penetration into the crossflow stream.


Author(s):  
Guillaume Bidan ◽  
Pierre-Emmanuel Bouladoux ◽  
Jeremiah E. Oertling ◽  
Dimitris E. Nikitopoulos

The effects of jet flow pulsation were investigated in the case of a fully modulated vertical jet in crossflow over a flat plate using Mie scattering visualizations, hotwire anemometry and Large Eddy Simulations (LES). A preliminary steady state study was conducted over a wide range of blowing ratios to provide a baseline comparison to pulsed results in terms of vortical structures and performance. Based on observation of the vortical structures and hotwire signatures, two distinct regimes were identified separated by a transitional region. LES using the dynamic Smagorinsky sub-grid model were carried out to provide additional insights on vortical structures formation mechanisms and their effect on heat transfer results, showing good agreement with the experimental observations and measurements. The influence of the pulsing parameters such as mean, high and low blowing ratios, forcing frequency and duty cycle was explored in terms of jet coverage metrics and spanwise adiabatic effectiveness. Average blowing ratios of 0.250, 0.350 and 0.450, duty cycles of 25, 50 and 70% and forcing frequencies of St∞ = 0.008, 0.016, 0.079, and 0.159 were investigated. While in most of the cases, forced jets show a decrease in average performance compared to steady state configurations, some improvement was found in part of the forcing cycle. Vortical structures formed at the jet onset are consistent with the classification given by previous studies in terms of stroke-ratio and high blowing ratio over an overlapping range of conditions. The dynamics of the vortical structures formed at the pulse rise are highly responsible for the decrease in performance observed under forced conditions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 850 ◽  
pp. 551-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingbo Sun ◽  
Zhiwei Hu

Direct numerical simulations were conducted to uncover physical aspects of a transverse sonic jet injected into a supersonic cross-flow at a Mach number of 2.7. Simulations were carried out for two different jet-to-cross-flow momentum flux ratios ($J$) of 2.3 and 5.5. It is identified that collision shock waves behind the jet induce a herringbone separation bubble in the near-wall jet wake and a reattachment valley is formed and embayed by the herringbone recirculation zone. The recirculating flow in the jet leeward separation bubble forms a primary trailing counter-rotating vortex pair (TCVP) close to the wall surface. Analysis on streamlines passing the separation region shows that the wing of the herringbone separation bubble serves as a micro-ramp vortex generator and streamlines acquire angular momentum downstream to form a secondary surface TCVP in the reattachment valley. Herringbone separation wings disappear in the far field due to the cross-interaction of lateral supersonic flow and the expansion flow in the reattachment valley, which also leads to the vanishing of the secondary TCVP. A three-dimensional schematic of surface trailing wakes is presented and explains the formation mechanisms of the surface TCVPs.


2005 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Plesniak

This paper presents a review of research done over the past several years at Purdue on non-canonical jets-in-crossflow. It is a retrospective and an integrative compilation of results previously reported as well as some new ones. The emphasis is on jets emanating from “short” holes, with length-diameter ratios of one or less. A canonical jet-in-crossflow configuration is one in which a fully developed jet issues from a long pipe fed by a large plenum, into a semi-infinite cross flow. The configuration presented here is noncanonical in the sense that jet issues from a short hole and thus the flow is unable to “adjust” to the hole, unlike the case of a long hole in which fully developed pipe flow can be attained. This is motivated by gas turbine film cooling applications. Experimental results acquired with particle image velocimetry will primarily be presented, with some complementary information gained from RANS simulations of the flow. Many different aspects of the problem have been investigated, and in this paper the focus will be on structural features within the hole and in the developing jet and crossflow interaction. A significant result is that the in-hole vortical structures, depending on their sense of rotation, tend to augment or weaken the primary counter-rotating vortex pair. This impacts global features such as jet trajectory and spreading.


Author(s):  
Bo-lun Zhang ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Hui-ren Zhu ◽  
Jian-sheng Wei ◽  
Zhong-yi Fu

Film cooling performance of the double-wave trench was numerically studied to improve the film cooling characteristics. Double-wave trench was formed by changing the leading edge and trailing edge of transverse trench into cosine wave. The film cooling characteristics of transverse trench and double-wave trench were numerically studied using Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) simulations with realizable k-ε turbulence model and enhanced wall treatment. The film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient of double-wave trench at different trench width (W = 0.8D, 1.4D, 2.1D) conditions are investigated, and the distribution of temperature field and flow field were analyzed. The results show that double-wave trench effectively improves the film cooling effectiveness and the uniformity of jet at the downstream wall of the trench. The span-wise averaged film cooling effectiveness of the double-wave trench model increases 20–63% comparing with that of the transverse trench at high blowing ratio. The anti-counter-rotating vortices which can press the film on near-wall are formed at the downstream wall of the double-wave trench. With the double-wave trench width decreasing, the film cooling effectiveness gradually reduces at the hole center-line region of the downstream trench. With the increase of the blowing ratio, the span-wise averaged heat transfer coefficient increases. The span-wise averaged heat transfer coefficient of the double-wave trench with 0.8D and 2.1D trench width is higher than that of the double-wave trench with 1.4D trench width at the high blowing ratio conditions.


Author(s):  
Zhao Liu ◽  
Lv Ye ◽  
Zhenping Feng

In this paper a numerical study is performed to simulate the impingement and film composite cooling on the first stage rotor blade of GE-E3 engine high pressure turbine. A commercial CFD software CFX11.0 with a 3D RANS approach is adopted in the study. Firstly, by comparing with available experimental data, the relative performance of four turbulence models for numerical impingement and film composite cooling is studied, including the standard k-ε model, the RNG k-ε model, the standard k-ω model and the Shear-Stress Transport k-ω model. The Shear-Stress Transport k-ω model is chosen for the numerical study as it shows the best simulation accuracy. Then the simulations consist of five different density ratios (1.16∼4.81) and seven different blowing ratios (0.5∼3.0). The results indicate that the cooling effectiveness on pressure side is lower than that on the suction side. The cooling effectiveness increases with the increase of blowing ratio in the study range, but decreases with the increase of density ratio. On the target surface, the average Nusselt number, the circumferential averaged Nusselt number and its peak value increase with the increasing in blowing ratio, but decrease with the increase of density ratio.


Author(s):  
Taha Rezzag ◽  
Bassam A. Jubran

Abstract The present study numerically evaluates the influence of hole inclination angle with a hole imperfection on film cooling performance. Here, the hole imperfection due to laser percussion drilling is modelled as a half torus. Three hole inclination angles were investigated: 35°, 45° and 55°. Furthermore, every case was evaluated at three blowing ratios: 0.45, 0.90 and 1.25. Each case is compared to a baseline case where the hole imperfection is absent. The results indicate that the hole inclination angle has a strong influence on the film effectiveness performance when a hole imperfection is present. Centerline effectiveness plots reveal a maximum effectiveness deterioration of 89% for a blowing ratio of 0.90 in the vicinity of the hole exit. Dimensionless temperature contours show that the jet produced in the presence of an imperfection is much more compact causing the counter rotating vortex pair to be closer to each other. This enhances the jet to lift off from the plate.


Author(s):  
Masahiko Shinohara

Numerical simulations are performed to study the formation of a counter-rotating vortex pair (CVP), a dominant flow feature in plumes inclined in a cross-flow. The unsteady three-dimensional flow fields are calculated by a finite difference method using the Boussinesq approximation. A plume rises from an isothermally heated square surface facing upward in air. Calculations show that the CVP originates not from horizontal spanwise vorticity in the velocity boundary layer on the bottom wall around the heated area, but from horizontal streamwise vorticity just above each side of the heated area. When the cross-flow begins after a plume forms a vortex ring in the cap above the heated area in a still environment, the vortex ring does not form a CVP. However, as the cap and the stem of the plume move downwind, a rotation about the streamwise axis appears just above each side edge of the heated area and grows into the CVP. We discuss the effect of entrainment into the stem and cap on the formation of the streamwise rotation that causes the CVP.


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