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An investigation of the possibility of controlling the evolution of jets into the far field is presented. Driven by practical concerns the study examined a highly turbulent jet flow. To enhance controllability of the flow evolution the virtues of non-circular nozzles and active flow excitation were combined. The study examined an air jet, Re de =8000, average turbulence intensity 1.8%, issuing into stagnant room air out of a triangular nozzle, which had piezoceramic actuators mounted on the flat sides. The evolution of the jet flow field was examined over the range of 0⩽X/D⩽30.
Small amplitude, single mode, excitation with frequency as the varying parameter was found to be ineffective for controlling the far field evolution. In contrast, excitation of the jet with non-integer and counter propagating azimuthal modes yielded marked changes in the jet streamwise evolution. The most notable changes in the far field were the transition of the cross section from round to elliptical, increased jet cross sectional area based on half centerline velocity contour, asymmetric threedimensional flow, and an increase in the entrainment rate. The entrainment of ambient air by the jet increased slightly more than twofold for non-integer and counter propagating azimuthal modes, compared with the unexcited jet, and only a 50% increase in the entrainment for single, integer, mode excitation.
While excitation of the jet with modes m=0 and 1 resulted in symmetric evolution of the jet in the x-y-t space, excitation at non-integer and counter propagating modes resulted in time-dependent asymmetric motion. The near field induced jet column motion is controlling the far-field evolution of the examined jet.
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The authors would like to thank Dr. S. Ragab for useful discussions, and Dr. R. Kriz for access to the Scientific Visualization Laboratories, both from the ESM department at Va. Tech. The opportunities to discuss the research with Dr. M. G. Mungal from Stanford University are highly appreciated
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Vandsburger, U., Ding, C. The spatial modulation of a forced triangular jet. Experiments in Fluids 18, 239–248 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195093
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195093