Simulation of Swirling Flow with a Vortex Breakdown Using Modified Shear Stress Transport Model

Axisymmetric vortex breakdown Part 1. Confined swirling flow

A comparison between the experimental visualization and numerical simulations of the occurrence of vortex breakdown in laminar swirling flows produced by a rotating endwall is presented. The experimental visualizations of Escudier (1984) were the first to detect the presence of multiple recirculation zones and the numerical model presented here, consisting of a numerical solution of the unstead...

Numerical Simulation of a Confined Swirling Flow in a Model Gas Turbine Combustor

Steady Vortex Breakdown in Swirling Flow Inside a Closed Container: Numerical Simulations, PIV and LDV Measurements

Numerical simulations and measurements using PIV and LDV have been carried out for steady vortex breakdown inside a closed container. The numerical solution has been employed as a benchmark to assess the capabilities and limitations of the experimental techniques in a difficult flow case involving a double breakdown in the limit of the

Numerical Simulation of Confined Vortex Flow Using a Modified k Turbulence Model

The turbulent flow in a tangential inlet / tangential outlet vortex tube is numerically simulated using a modified   k turbulence model. The results are compared to experimental measurements from literature. The modified model shows better agreement with the local tangential velocity measurements compared to the standard and RNG   k turbulence models. The flow structure is also demonstrated...

Hierarchical Vortex Regions in Swirling Flow

We propose a new criterion to characterize hierarchical two-dimensional vortex regions induced by swirling motion. Central to the definition are closed loops that intersect the flow field at a constant angle. The union of loops belonging to the same area of swirling motion defines a vortex region. These regions are disjunct but may be nested, thus introducing a spatial hierarchy of vortex regio...