A theory on the drag increment of internal waves with a spheroid moving horizontally at a high velocity （or for large internal Froude number） in uniformly vertically stratified fluid （or ocean） is presented in the...A theory on the drag increment of internal waves with a spheroid moving horizontally at a high velocity （or for large internal Froude number） in uniformly vertically stratified fluid （or ocean） is presented in the present paper. A surface source distribution is employed to model a hydrodynamic interaction between the spheroid and the stratified fluid. From theoretical results, it is shown that there exists an asymptote of zero-drag increment in supercritical regimes, where internal Froude numbers are larger than the critical internal Froude numbers. When the spheroid reduces to a sphere, the results in this paper is in good agreement with the previous theoretical and experimental results of the sphere.展开更多
The drag of non-spherical particles is a basic, important parameter for multi-phase flow. As the first step in research in this area, the terminal velocities, Ut, of hemispherical and spherical segment particles with ...The drag of non-spherical particles is a basic, important parameter for multi-phase flow. As the first step in research in this area, the terminal velocities, Ut, of hemispherical and spherical segment particles with maximal diameters of 6-21 mm were measured in static fluids by using a high-speed video camera. The drag coefficient, CD, measured for Reynolds number, Re of 10^1-10^5, has been obtained and compared with those for a sphere. The Re based on the terminal velocity has a logarithmic linear relationship with Ar number for both the facet facing upwards or downwards for the two experimental spheroidal particles, and their Co values are greater than those of spheres. A shape function that depends on the initial orientation of the particle facet is presented to correct for the shape effects.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40576010)the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (05-01-00154)
文摘A theory on the drag increment of internal waves with a spheroid moving horizontally at a high velocity （or for large internal Froude number） in uniformly vertically stratified fluid （or ocean） is presented in the present paper. A surface source distribution is employed to model a hydrodynamic interaction between the spheroid and the stratified fluid. From theoretical results, it is shown that there exists an asymptote of zero-drag increment in supercritical regimes, where internal Froude numbers are larger than the critical internal Froude numbers. When the spheroid reduces to a sphere, the results in this paper is in good agreement with the previous theoretical and experimental results of the sphere.
基金supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China with Grant No.10632070
文摘The drag of non-spherical particles is a basic, important parameter for multi-phase flow. As the first step in research in this area, the terminal velocities, Ut, of hemispherical and spherical segment particles with maximal diameters of 6-21 mm were measured in static fluids by using a high-speed video camera. The drag coefficient, CD, measured for Reynolds number, Re of 10^1-10^5, has been obtained and compared with those for a sphere. The Re based on the terminal velocity has a logarithmic linear relationship with Ar number for both the facet facing upwards or downwards for the two experimental spheroidal particles, and their Co values are greater than those of spheres. A shape function that depends on the initial orientation of the particle facet is presented to correct for the shape effects.
