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Flow field evolution and entrainment in a free surface plunging jet

Syed Harris Hassan1, Tianqi Guo2, and Pavlos P. Vlachos2,*

  • 1School of Engineering, RMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA

  • *pvlachos@purdue.edu
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Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 104603 – Published 9 October, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.104603

Abstract

We investigate ambient fluid entrainment and near-field flow characteristics of a free surface plunging jet for five Reynolds numbers ranging from 3000 to 10 000 using time-resolved stereo particle image velocimetry. We present time-averaged velocities, rms velocity fluctuations, mean entrainment, and instantaneous flow structures in the near-field for plunging jets, and compare the results with previous studies on free jets. It is found that additional instabilities accumulated from the free surface facilitate vortex development, leading to early initiation of bulk fluid entrainment, and finally result in expedited closure of the shear layer, which is absent for submerged free jets. These primary vortices are formed right below the free surface and disintegrate into secondary structures at axial locations that are upstream compared to those of free jets. As a result, plunging jets have a smaller potential core length, exhibit earlier decay of the mean centerline velocity and entrain more liquid from the ambient. Moreover, the peak rms velocity fluctuations occur at locations significantly more upstream than in free jets. For the plunging jet case at Re=3000, faster jet decay, higher levels of turbulent intensity in the near field, and augmented mass entrainment result from strong primary vortices that give the turbulent-nonturbulent interface its convoluted shape, which facilitates both bulk entrapment of ambient fluid and small-scale nibbling because of larger surface area. At higher Reynolds numbers, primary vortices are smaller in size, weak in swirling strength, and disintegrate prematurely, resulting in suppressed mixing and reduced entrainment efficiency.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 104603– Published 9 October, 2019
  • Received 11 March 2019
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