Two spiral vortex breakdowns in confined swirling flow

M. Tsoy, S. Skripkin, I. Litvinov

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Abstract

Two different scenarios of spiral vortex breakdown are observed experimentally and further investigated numerically in the swirl flow into a conical diffuser. The primary spiral vortex breakdown is observed near the inlet of the conical diffuser in cases of the cone angle β > 3 ° . The secondary spiral vortex breakdown occurs at the exit of the cone at β ≤ 3 ° . Also, the coexistence of two spiral vortices is observed. For the first time, we have visualized and explained the reasons of these observations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number061704
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume35
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2023
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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