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Type: Journal article
Title: The influence of aspect ratio on the iso-thermal flow characteristics of multiple confined jets
Author: Long, S.
Lau, T.
Chinnici, A.
Tian, Z.
Dally, B.
Nathan, G.
Citation: Physics of Fluids, 2018; 30(12):1-15
Publisher: AIP Publishing
Issue Date: 2018
ISSN: 1070-6631
1089-7666
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Shen Long, Timothy C. W. Lau, Alfonso Chinnici, Zhao Feng Tian, Bassam B. Dally, and Graham J. Nathan
Abstract: We report a systematic study of the interaction between four rotationally symmetric jets within a cylindrical chamber obtained with particle image velocimetry, under conditions relevant to a wide range of practical applications including the hybrid solar receiver combustor. The geometry consists of a cylindrical cavity with four inlet jets (representing four burners), which are configured in an annular arrangement and aligned at an inclination angle (αj) to the axis with a tangential component (azimuthal angle θj) to generate a swirl in the chamber. The configurations of αj = 25° were assessed with two azimuthal angles θj = 5° and 15°, a range of chamber aspect ratios (Lc/Dc), and a fixed nozzle Reynolds number of ReD = 10 500. The experimental results reveal a significant dependence of the mean and turbulent flow-fields on the aspect ratio Lc/Dc for the values of αj and θj considered here. Three different flow regimes and their controlling parameters were identified within the range 1 ≤ Lc/Dc ≤ 3. The dependence of the flow characteristics on the chamber length Lc was weak within 1.5 < Lc/Dc ≤ 3, but significant for 1 ≤ Lc/Dc ≤ 1.5. It was also found that the value of Lc/Dc has a controlling influence on the position and strength of large-scale recirculation regions, together with the extent of flow unsteadiness, although this influence is reduced as θj is increased.
Rights: © 2018 Author(s).
DOI: 10.1063/1.5063500
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP110200060
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5063500
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