Numerical investigations show that the spontaneous break of symmetry in annular incompressible jets occurs in the laminar flow regime and is controlled by both the Reynolds number and the blockage ratio. In the blockage ratio range between 0.50 and 0.89 the transition critical Reynolds number decreases with increasing blockage ratio, according to a defined formula. Transition to asymmetry happens in the steady regime, before the transition to the unsteady flow. Asymmetry is characterized by a preferential flow direction from one side of the jet boundary layer to the diametrically opposite side. The plane of preferential direction passes through the geometry centerline and represents the single plane of flow symmetry. Experiments reported in literature have confirmed the existence of flow asymmetry in an annular jet flow.
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Spontaneous Break of Symmetry in Unconfined Laminar Annular Jets
Alfred Moser,
Alfred Moser
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, 8400 Winterhur, Switzerland
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Lars Blum
Lars Blum
Linde Kryotechnik AG
, 8422 Pfungen, Switzerland
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Christian Del Taglia
Alfred Moser
Science Services Alfred Moser
, 8400 Winterhur, Switzerland
Lars Blum
Linde Kryotechnik AG
, 8422 Pfungen, SwitzerlandJ. Fluids Eng. Aug 2009, 131(8): 081202 (8 pages)
Published Online: July 24, 2009
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June 30, 2008
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April 4, 2009
Published:
July 24, 2009
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Del Taglia, C., Moser, A., and Blum, L. (July 24, 2009). "Spontaneous Break of Symmetry in Unconfined Laminar Annular Jets." ASME. J. Fluids Eng. August 2009; 131(8): 081202. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3176960
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