Oscillation flow induced by underwater supersonic gas jets

Autor: Xiaogang Wang, Bo-Yi Wang, Honghui Shi, Ruoling Dong, Lite Zhang, Qiang Guo, Chao Wang, Huixia Jia
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Shock Waves. 20:347-352
ISSN: 1432-2153
0938-1287
DOI: 10.1007/s00193-010-0270-2
Popis: This paper describes an experimental study on the oscillation flow characteristics of submerged supersonic gas jets issued from Laval nozzles. The flow pattern during the jet development and the jet expansion feedback phenomenon are studied using a high-speed camera and a pressure measurement system. The experimental results indicate that along the downstream distance, the jet has three flow regimes: (1) momentum jet; (2) buoyant jet; (3) plume. In the region near the nozzle exit a so-called bulge phenomenon is found. Bulging of the jet occurs many times before the more violent jet expansion feedback occurs. During the feedback process, the jet diameter can become several times that of the original one depending on the jet Mach number. The frequencies of the jet bulging and the jet expansion feedback are measured.
Databáze: OpenAIRE