Stagnation zone formation on the axis of a closed vortex flow

Thermophysics and Aeromechanics volume 21, pages767–770(2014)Cite this article

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The features of developing a counterflow zone (bubble-mode vortex breakdown or vortex explosion) at the center of an intensively swirled flow produced in a liquid-filled cylindrical container with a rotating endwall have been studied. The observation showed that the scenario of developing a bubble-mode breakdown zone with generation of counterflow is the same for cylinders with low or high aspect ratio, and it remains independent of stationary-nonstationary transition boundary for the main vortex flow.

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  1. Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia

    I. V. Naumov & V. L. Okulov

  2. Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Danmark

    R. F. Mikkelsen

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  1. I. V. Naumov
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Correspondence to I. V. Naumov.

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Research was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Project No. 14-29-00093).

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Naumov, I.V., Mikkelsen, R.F. & Okulov, V.L. Stagnation zone formation on the axis of a closed vortex flow. Thermophys. Aeromech. 21, 767–770 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0869864314060134

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Keywords

  • confined vortex flow
  • nonstationary vortex breakdown
  • counterflow
  • digital tracer visualization