{"title":"Experimental hydraulic characteristics of a reverse vertical vortex within a vertical outlet pipe","authors":"Miao Guo, Zi-hao Huang, Yan Shen, Wei Wang, Xiao-qin Li, Xue-lin Tang","doi":"10.1007/s42241-025-0060-z","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, the dynamic characteristics of a vertical vortex are examined by the theoretical method and the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology. The results of the theoretical analysis validate that the main parameters of the vertical vortex are the Reynolds number <i>Re</i>, water level <i>WL*</i> and velocity circulation <i>Γ</i><sub><i>N</i></sub>. The experimental results indicate that, for the same <i>Re</i>, the low water levels are responsible for an intensive vortex intensity (maximum vorticity), but for a high-water level, water level is no longer a significant influencing factor on vortex intensity. The <i>Γ</i><sub><i>N</i></sub> number increases with the rising of the Reynolds number <i>Re</i> and drops with the height of measurement section enhance for a low water level case. For the higher <i>WL*, Γ</i><sub><i>N</i></sub> does not decrease significantly. The formation and evolution of the vertical vortex in the present paper can be utilized or restrained by controlling the relevant dynamic parameters. Obtained research results may provide an important reference for engineering applications with possible occurrence of vertical vortex phenomenon.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":637,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hydrodynamics","volume":"37 4","pages":"759 - 769"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Hydrodynamics","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42241-025-0060-z","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, the dynamic characteristics of a vertical vortex are examined by the theoretical method and the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology. The results of the theoretical analysis validate that the main parameters of the vertical vortex are the Reynolds number Re, water level WL* and velocity circulation ΓN. The experimental results indicate that, for the same Re, the low water levels are responsible for an intensive vortex intensity (maximum vorticity), but for a high-water level, water level is no longer a significant influencing factor on vortex intensity. The ΓN number increases with the rising of the Reynolds number Re and drops with the height of measurement section enhance for a low water level case. For the higher WL*, ΓN does not decrease significantly. The formation and evolution of the vertical vortex in the present paper can be utilized or restrained by controlling the relevant dynamic parameters. Obtained research results may provide an important reference for engineering applications with possible occurrence of vertical vortex phenomenon.
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Journal of Hydrodynamics is devoted to the publication of original theoretical, computational and experimental contributions to the all aspects of hydrodynamics. It covers advances in the naval architecture and ocean engineering, marine and ocean engineering, environmental engineering, water conservancy and hydropower engineering, energy exploration, chemical engineering, biological and biomedical engineering etc.