This study considers the development and evolution of the swirling turbulent wake and their link to the turbulence present in the wake. A wake generator produces swirling wakes with a minimum of artifacts that would complicate the flow. Four swirling wakes have been studied with swirl numbers ranging from 0.19 to 0.37, and the results are compared to those of a nonswirling wake. Two-component laser-Doppler anemometry has been used to measure mean and turbulence quantities in the wake, and the uncertainty of these quantities has been determined. Careful alignment of the laser-Doppler anemometry system and large numbers of independent samples were used to obtain second-order turbulence statistics with low uncertainty. The results indicate that swirl strength impacts wake behavior, and changes in the behavior are linked to modifications in the turbulence. Faster wake width growth and centerline velocity deficit decay have been observed for wakes with higher swirl strength. The results indicate that a minimum swirl level is required to significantly impact wake behavior, and, at some level of swirl, the enhanced wake evolution observed saturates. For the conditions tested, the swirl number that enhances wake diffusion before saturation has been determined to lie between 0.21 and 0.37.


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    Title :

    Laser-Doppler Anemometry Measurements of Turbulent Swirling Wakes


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 62 , 3 ; 966-978


    Publication date :

    2024-03-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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