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Amplification of enstrophy in the far field of an axisymmetric turbulent jet

Amplification of enstrophy in the far field of an axisymmetric turbulent jet
Amplification of enstrophy in the far field of an axisymmetric turbulent jet
The amplification of enstrophy is explored using cinematographic stereoscopic particle image velocimetry data. The enstrophy production rate is investigated by observation of the statistical tendency of the vorticity vector (?) to align with the eigenvectors of the rate of strain tensor (ei). Previous studies have shown that ? preferentially aligns with the intermediate strain-rate eigenvector (e2) and is arbitrarily aligned with the extensive strain-rate eigenvector (e1). This study shows, however, that the nature of enstrophy amplification, whether it is positive (enstrophy production) or negative (enstrophy destruction), is dictated by the alignment between ? and e1. Parallel alignment leads to enstrophy production (?iSij?j>0), whereas perpendicular alignment leads to enstrophy destruction (?iSij?j<0). In this way, the arbitrary alignment between ? and e1 is the summation of the effects of enstrophy producing and enstrophy destroying regions. The structure of enstrophy production is also examined with regards to the intermediate strain-rate eigenvalue, s2. Enstrophy producing regions are found to be topologically ‘sheet-forming’, due to an extensive (positive) value of s2 in these regions, whereas enstrophy destroying regions are found to be ‘spotty’. Strong enstrophy producing regions are observed to occur in areas of strong local swirling as well as in highly dissipative regions. Instantaneous visualizations, produced from the volume of data created by Taylor's hypothesis, reveal that these ‘sheet-like’ strong enstrophy producing regions encompass the high enstrophy, strongly swirling ‘worms’. These ‘worms’ induce high local strain fields leading to the formation of dissipation ‘sheets’, thereby revealing enstrophy production to be a complex interaction between rotation and strain – the skew-symmetric and symmetric components of the velocity gradient tensor, respectively
0022-1120
483-502
Buxton, O.R.H.
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Ganapathisubramani, B.
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Buxton, O.R.H.
02f9e46b-0466-4294-9640-62dc7c1a1766
Ganapathisubramani, B.
5e69099f-2f39-4fdd-8a85-3ac906827052

Buxton, O.R.H. and Ganapathisubramani, B. (2010) Amplification of enstrophy in the far field of an axisymmetric turbulent jet. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 651, 483-502. (doi:10.1017/S0022112009993892).

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The amplification of enstrophy is explored using cinematographic stereoscopic particle image velocimetry data. The enstrophy production rate is investigated by observation of the statistical tendency of the vorticity vector (?) to align with the eigenvectors of the rate of strain tensor (ei). Previous studies have shown that ? preferentially aligns with the intermediate strain-rate eigenvector (e2) and is arbitrarily aligned with the extensive strain-rate eigenvector (e1). This study shows, however, that the nature of enstrophy amplification, whether it is positive (enstrophy production) or negative (enstrophy destruction), is dictated by the alignment between ? and e1. Parallel alignment leads to enstrophy production (?iSij?j>0), whereas perpendicular alignment leads to enstrophy destruction (?iSij?j<0). In this way, the arbitrary alignment between ? and e1 is the summation of the effects of enstrophy producing and enstrophy destroying regions. The structure of enstrophy production is also examined with regards to the intermediate strain-rate eigenvalue, s2. Enstrophy producing regions are found to be topologically ‘sheet-forming’, due to an extensive (positive) value of s2 in these regions, whereas enstrophy destroying regions are found to be ‘spotty’. Strong enstrophy producing regions are observed to occur in areas of strong local swirling as well as in highly dissipative regions. Instantaneous visualizations, produced from the volume of data created by Taylor's hypothesis, reveal that these ‘sheet-like’ strong enstrophy producing regions encompass the high enstrophy, strongly swirling ‘worms’. These ‘worms’ induce high local strain fields leading to the formation of dissipation ‘sheets’, thereby revealing enstrophy production to be a complex interaction between rotation and strain – the skew-symmetric and symmetric components of the velocity gradient tensor, respectively

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Published date: March 2010
Organisations: Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics

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Local EPrints ID: 179145
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/179145
ISSN: 0022-1120
PURE UUID: 43006a0b-2eec-4b07-82b5-6f30e07dd9fb
ORCID for B. Ganapathisubramani: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9817-0486

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Date deposited: 08 Apr 2011 09:17
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:56

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