A pressure-based estimate of synthetic jet velocity

Mean Velocity and Static Pressure in a Sharp-edge Circular Nozzle Jet

An axisymmetric jet issued from a sharp edged circular convergent nozzle has been studied experimentally in the near field at Reynolds number 5.3x104  to search the saddle shape behavior of mean velocity and the role of mean static pressure in the jet flow. Due to the vena contracta effect the centerline mean velocity of the jet increases about 4.2% of its exit value and corresponding decrease ...

A three-dimensional numerical model to estimate the fall velocity of sediment particles

The fall velocity of sediment particles plays a key role in sediment transport studies. Researchers have attempted to determine the terminal fall velocity, and most of the studies in this regard have been based on experimental, quasi-experimental, and in-situ measurements. The present study aimed to use a numerical model to estimate the fall velocity of a single sediment particle in distilled a...

Effect of Adverse Pressure Gradient on a Fluctuating Velocity over the Co-Flow Jet Airfoil

Transitional region of a round synthetic jet

Spreading and decay rates of several synthetic jets are experimentally measured up to 70–100 diameters (d) away from the orifice. It is found that, consistent with previous studies, after 10d–15d from the nozzle a synthetic jet displays a self-similar velocity profile together with enhanced spreading and decay behaviors than a continuous jet. However, this enhancement does not persist throughou...

A Jet Formation Criterion for Synthetic Jet Actuators

This paper proposes and validates a jet formation criterion for synthetic jet actuators. The synthetic jet is a zero net mass flux device, adding additional momentum but no mass to its surroundings. Jet formation is defined as a mean outward velocity along the jet axis and corresponds to the clear formation of shed vortices. It is shown that the synthetic jet formation is governed by the Strouh...