Hanting Gao, Xu Dong, Ruize Xu, Lei Gao, Dakun Sun, Xiaofeng Sun
{"title":"Model Verification and Experimental Study of The Turbomachinery Wake Flow Field Reconstruction","authors":"Hanting Gao, Xu Dong, Ruize Xu, Lei Gao, Dakun Sun, Xiaofeng Sun","doi":"10.1115/1.4064104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064104","url":null,"abstract":"A clear understanding of the turbomachinery wake flow field is one of the key problems in developing turbomachinery aerodynamics. The theoretical model of helical vortices is established in cylindrical coordinates (r,θ,z), and the model corresponds to the experimental scheme, which verifies the feasibility of reconstructing flow field by interpolation in r-z plane under different θ. This model shows that theta should not exceed 20 degrees in order to reconstruct the flow field more accurately. Taking rotors as the representative of the turbomachinery, Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is used to measure the velocity field in the rotor wake. Interpolating reconstruction of spacing between different measurement planes, the reconstruction results are relative to the theory, which plane spacing should be less than 20 deg. Using the vorticity weighted average method to calculate the central position of the vortex core, the wandering motion of the tip vortex is obtained. On this basis, a correct conditional average algorithm is proposed to eliminate this effect. Through the analysis method of the circulation, it is proved that the point where the second derivative of the circulation with respect to the radius is 0 corresponds to the radius of the vortex core, and the evolution law of the growth of the vortex core radius is proportional to the square root of the vortex ages. The results provide a reliable experimental method for the quantitative study of the spatio-temporal evolution of complex vortex structures in the three-dimensional flow of turbomachinery wakes.","PeriodicalId":504378,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids Engineering","volume":"37 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139256179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Localized Blowing for Near-Wake Flow and Vortical Structure Control in Turbulent Boundary Layers Over Periodic 2D Roughness","authors":"Ali M. Hamed, Ryan Gallary, Bailey McAtee","doi":"10.1115/1.4064103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064103","url":null,"abstract":"Volumetric three-component flow measurements were made to investigate localized blowing (injection) as a control strategy for turbulent boundary layers over k-type 2D roughness. The flow measurements were made using particle tracking velocimetry at a Reynolds number of 100,000. The roughness occupied ~ 13% of the boundary layer thickness and consisted of transverse square bars positioned periodically at a pitch to height ratio of 11. Two cases were considered: a baseline case without blowing and a case with blowing through five spanwise jets issuing from the downstream face of the 11th bar. The results highlight the effectiveness of blowing in reducing the size of the recirculation zone and turbulence past the bar. Specifically, the spanwise-averaged flow field for the blowing case shows a 40% reduction in the reattachment length and ~ 25% reduction in the maximum Reynolds shear stress relative to the baseline case. Moreover, visualizations of the vortical structures past the bars for the baseline case display coherent spanwise vortices similar to those observed past isolated 2D bars and backward-facing steps. Blowing disrupts these spanwise vortices and produces new weaker vortical structures with a wall-normal sense of rotation. As such, blowing results in a reduction in the spanwise-averaged spanwise vorticity characteristic of the flow over k-type 2D roughness. The disruption of the spanwise vortices and the reduction in the size of the recirculation zone are likely responsible for the reduction in the Reynolds shear stress and turbulent kinetic energy in the near wake.","PeriodicalId":504378,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids Engineering","volume":"129 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139259211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Instability of Poiseuille Flow in a Bidisperse Porous Medium Subject to a Uniform Vertical Throughflow Effect","authors":"Shahizlan Shakir Hajool, A. Harfash","doi":"10.1115/1.4064102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064102","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we investigate the influence of the vertical throughflow Reynolds number on the instability of Poiseuille flow in a bidisperse porous medium. The Brinkman model was employed to describe fluid flow in the porous medium with large pores, referred to as "macropores, " while the Darcy model was utilized for fluid flow in the porous medium with small pores, referred to as "micropores." The resulting eigenvalue system was solved using the Chebyshev collocation method, renowned for its accuracy and flexibility, rendering it one of the most reliable methods available. Regardless of its direction, the impact of the vertical throughflow Reynolds number on system instability is not uniform; it exhibits a dual nature, acting as a destabilising factor at specific values while serving as a stabilising influence at others. In the case of the permeability ratio, porous parameter, interaction parameter, and Darcy Reynolds, our observations indicate that elevating these parameters results in an enhancement of system stability.","PeriodicalId":504378,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids Engineering","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139258562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"X-Ray Flow Visualization: Techniques and Applications","authors":"T. Heindel","doi":"10.1115/1.4064050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064050","url":null,"abstract":"Multiphase flows, defined as a discrete phase in a continuous fluid phase, are found in many natural, industrial, and consumer flows, from rain fall and avalanches to petroleum processing and fuel combustion to cookie dough mixing and pasta making. Many of these flows have an interior that is hidden from optical flow measurements, and intrusive probes can modify the flows of interest. Noninvasive measurement techniques, like X-ray flow visualization, provide a means to visualize and quantify the flow conditions in areas obstructed to visual access. Additionally, X-rays are unlikely to modify or alter the flow of interest. This paper reviews various X ray flow visualization techniques, including those using X-rays from tube sources, electron guns, and synchrotron sources. X-ray fundamentals are first reviewed. Then, various X ray imaging techniques are highlighted, and applications of those techniques are summarized using several multiphase flow examples. Advantages and disadvantages of each technique are provided and the unique flow features that can be captured with X-ray flow visualization are summarized. As detailed, X-ray flow visualization is a powerful tool for multiphase flow visualization and characterization, particularly when the flow of interest has limited or no optical access.","PeriodicalId":504378,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids Engineering","volume":"9 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139269818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving 3D Synthetic Jet Modeling in a Crossflow","authors":"Howard Ho, E. Essel, Pierre E. Sullivan","doi":"10.1115/1.4064185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064185","url":null,"abstract":"Three different circular synthetic jet modeling inlet conditions are studied for a turbulent crossflow. The study examines the differences when modeling the whole SJA, neck-only or jet-slot-only under constant actuation frequency (f = 300 Hz) and crossflow blowing ratio (CB = 0.67). Phase-averaged and time-averaged results reveal that both whole SJA and neck-only methods generated nearly identical flow fields. For the neck-only case, a notable reduction in computational cost is achieved through the implementation of an analytical jet profile. The jet-slot-only method, on the other hand, introduces reversed flow during the ingestion cycle, leading to the injection of false-momentum into the crossflow. However, the false-momentum primarily affects the flow immediately downstream of the jet exit, with the boundary layer profile recovering rapidly. A parametric study highlights the importance of maintaining a volume ratio less than 1 of ingested to modeled neck volume to prevent the creation of false-momentum.","PeriodicalId":504378,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fluids Engineering","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139266822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}