TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of mixing length in turbulent mixing layer on basis of vorticity field
AU - Chang, K. C.
AU - Lee, K. H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Vorticity dynamics plays an essential role in the description of turbulent flows, so an alternative definition of the mixing length (lω=yH−yL where yH and yL represent the transverse boundary positions of turbulent shear layer at the high- and low-speed free streams, respectively) in a turbulent planar mixing layer, based on the shear induced vorticity field, is suggested in this study. A theoretical analysis for determining the values of yH and yL in the self-preserving development region is presented. An experimental study that demonstrates the self-preserving state in planar turbulent mixing layer is next made with particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements to support the theoretical results. It is shown that “a linear growth rate of lω along stream-wise distance” can be now used as the necessary and sufficient conditions to identify the achievement of a self-preserving state in a turbulent mixing layer. Another advantage of this alternative definition of mixing length is that lω gives a better sectional range of shear turbulence in a turbulent mixing layer than the usual definitions of mixing length, which are determined on the basis of the mean velocity field, such as lu.
AB - Vorticity dynamics plays an essential role in the description of turbulent flows, so an alternative definition of the mixing length (lω=yH−yL where yH and yL represent the transverse boundary positions of turbulent shear layer at the high- and low-speed free streams, respectively) in a turbulent planar mixing layer, based on the shear induced vorticity field, is suggested in this study. A theoretical analysis for determining the values of yH and yL in the self-preserving development region is presented. An experimental study that demonstrates the self-preserving state in planar turbulent mixing layer is next made with particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements to support the theoretical results. It is shown that “a linear growth rate of lω along stream-wise distance” can be now used as the necessary and sufficient conditions to identify the achievement of a self-preserving state in a turbulent mixing layer. Another advantage of this alternative definition of mixing length is that lω gives a better sectional range of shear turbulence in a turbulent mixing layer than the usual definitions of mixing length, which are determined on the basis of the mean velocity field, such as lu.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2017.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2017.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020449233
SN - 0142-727X
VL - 66
SP - 121
EP - 126
JO - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
JF - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
ER -