Initial mixing of inclined dense jet in perpendicular crossflow

Abstract

A comprehensive experimental investigation for an inclined (60o to vertical) dense jet in perpendicular crossflow—with a three-dimensional trajectory—is reported. The detailed tracer concentration field in the vertical cross-section of the bent-over jet is measured by the laser-induced fluorescence technique for a wide range of jet densimetric Froude number Fr and ambient to jet velocity ratios Ur. The jet trajectory and dilution determined from a large number of cross-sectional scalar fields are interpreted by the Lagrangian model over the entire range of jet-dominated to crossflow-dominated regimes. The mixing during the ascent phase of the dense jet resembles that of an advected jet or line puff and changes to a negatively buoyant thermal on descent. It is found that the mixing behavior is governed by a crossflow Froude number F=UrFr. For F<0.8, the mixing is jet-dominated and governed by shear entrainment; significant detrainment occurs and the maximum height of rise Zmax is under-predicted as in the case of a dense jet in stagnant fluid. While the jet trajectory in the horizontal momentum plane is well-predicted, the measurements indicate a greater rise and slower descent. For F0.8 the dense jet becomes significantly bent-over during its ascent phase; the jet mixing is dominated by vortex entrainment. For F2, the detrainment ceases to have any effect on the jet behavior. The jet trajectory in both the horizontal momentum and buoyancy planes are well predicted by the model. Despite the under-prediction of terminal rise, the jet dilution at a large number of cross-sections covering the ascent and descent of the dense jet are well-predicted. Both the terminal rise and the initial dilution for the inclined jet in perpendicular crossflow are smaller than those of a corresponding vertical jet. Both the maximum terminal rise Zmax and horizontal lateral penetration Ymax follow a F12 dependence in the crossflow-dominated regime. The initial dilution at terminal rise follows a SF13 dependence.

Publication
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 14(1): 25-49
Chris CK Lai
Chris CK Lai
Assistant Professor

My research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, turbulent mixing and transport, and theory and modeling of turbulence.

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