Horseshoe vortex topological structure has been studied extensively in the past,traditional"saddle of separation"and new"attachment saddle point"topologies found in literature both have theoretical...Horseshoe vortex topological structure has been studied extensively in the past,traditional"saddle of separation"and new"attachment saddle point"topologies found in literature both have theoretical basis and experimental and computational evidences for support.The laminar incompressible juncture flows at low Reynolds numbers especially are observed to have new topology.Studies concerning the existence of the new topology though found in literature,the topological evolution and its dependency on various critical flow parameters require further investigation.A Particle Image Velocimetry based analysis is carried out to observe the effect of aspect ratio,?*/D and shape of the obstacle on laminar horseshoe vortex topology for small obstacles.Rise in aspect ratio evolves the topology from the traditional to new for all the cases observed.The circular cross section obstacles are found more apt to having the new topology compared to square cross sections.It is noted that the sweeping effect of the fluid above the vortex system in which horseshoe vortex is immersed plays a critical role in this evolution.Topological evolution is observed not only in the most upstream singular point region of horseshoe vortex system but also in the corner region.The corner vortex topology evolves from the traditional type to new one before the topological evolution of the most upstream singular point,resulting in a new topological pattern of the laminar juncture flows"separation-attachment combination".The study may help extend the understanding of the three-dimensional boundary layer separation phenomenon.展开更多
The Kutta Joukowski(KJ) theorem, relating the lift of an airfoil to circulation, was widely accepted for predicting the lift of viscous high Reynolds number flow without separation. However, this theorem was only prov...The Kutta Joukowski(KJ) theorem, relating the lift of an airfoil to circulation, was widely accepted for predicting the lift of viscous high Reynolds number flow without separation. However, this theorem was only proved for inviscid flow and it is thus of academic importance to see whether there is a viscous equivalent of this theorem. For lower Reynolds number flow around objects of small size, it is difficult to measure the lift force directly and it is thus convenient to measure the velocity flow field solely and then, if possible, relate the lift to the circulation in a similar way as for the inviscid KJ theorem. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevant conditions under which a viscous equivalent of the KJ theorem exists that reduces to the inviscid KJ theorem for high Reynolds number viscous flow and remains correct for low Reynolds number steady flow. It has been shown that if the lift is expressed as a linear function of the circulation as in the classical KJ theorem, then the freestream velocity must be corrected by a component called mean deficit velocity resulting from the wake. This correction is small only when the Reynolds number is relatively large. Moreover, the circulation, defined along a loop containing the boundary layer and a part of the wake, is generally smaller than that based on inviscid flow assumption. For unsteady viscous flow, there is an inevitable additional correction due to unsteadiness.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11372027)
文摘Horseshoe vortex topological structure has been studied extensively in the past,traditional"saddle of separation"and new"attachment saddle point"topologies found in literature both have theoretical basis and experimental and computational evidences for support.The laminar incompressible juncture flows at low Reynolds numbers especially are observed to have new topology.Studies concerning the existence of the new topology though found in literature,the topological evolution and its dependency on various critical flow parameters require further investigation.A Particle Image Velocimetry based analysis is carried out to observe the effect of aspect ratio,?*/D and shape of the obstacle on laminar horseshoe vortex topology for small obstacles.Rise in aspect ratio evolves the topology from the traditional to new for all the cases observed.The circular cross section obstacles are found more apt to having the new topology compared to square cross sections.It is noted that the sweeping effect of the fluid above the vortex system in which horseshoe vortex is immersed plays a critical role in this evolution.Topological evolution is observed not only in the most upstream singular point region of horseshoe vortex system but also in the corner region.The corner vortex topology evolves from the traditional type to new one before the topological evolution of the most upstream singular point,resulting in a new topological pattern of the laminar juncture flows"separation-attachment combination".The study may help extend the understanding of the three-dimensional boundary layer separation phenomenon.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11472157)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2012CB720205)
文摘The Kutta Joukowski(KJ) theorem, relating the lift of an airfoil to circulation, was widely accepted for predicting the lift of viscous high Reynolds number flow without separation. However, this theorem was only proved for inviscid flow and it is thus of academic importance to see whether there is a viscous equivalent of this theorem. For lower Reynolds number flow around objects of small size, it is difficult to measure the lift force directly and it is thus convenient to measure the velocity flow field solely and then, if possible, relate the lift to the circulation in a similar way as for the inviscid KJ theorem. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevant conditions under which a viscous equivalent of the KJ theorem exists that reduces to the inviscid KJ theorem for high Reynolds number viscous flow and remains correct for low Reynolds number steady flow. It has been shown that if the lift is expressed as a linear function of the circulation as in the classical KJ theorem, then the freestream velocity must be corrected by a component called mean deficit velocity resulting from the wake. This correction is small only when the Reynolds number is relatively large. Moreover, the circulation, defined along a loop containing the boundary layer and a part of the wake, is generally smaller than that based on inviscid flow assumption. For unsteady viscous flow, there is an inevitable additional correction due to unsteadiness.