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Study of Correctly Expanded Sonic Jet with Air Tabs

  • Arun Prasad R , Thanigaiarasu S EMAIL logo , Sembaruthi M und Rathakrishnan E
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 24. April 2020
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Abstract

The present numerical study is to understand the effect of air tabs located at the exit of a convergent nozzle on the spreading and mixing characteristics of correctly expanded sonic primary jet. Air tabs used in this study are two secondary jets issuing from constant diameter tubes located diametrically opposite at the periphery of the primary nozzle exit, normal to the primary jet. Two air tabs of Mach numbers 1.0 to 1.4, in steps of 0.1 are considered in this study. The mixing modification caused by air tabs are analysed by considering the mixing of uncontrolled (free) primary jet as a reference. Substantial enhancement in jet mixing is achieved with Mach 1.4 air tabs, which results in 80 % potential core length reduction. The total pressure profiles taken on the plane (YZ) normal to the primary jet axis, at various locations along the primary jet centreline revealed the modification of the jet cross sectional shape by air tabs. The stream-wise vortices and bifurcation of the primary jet caused by air tabs are found to be the mechanism behind the enhanced jet mixing.

Nomenclature

D

Nozzle exit diameter

d

Air tab diameter

pt

Total pressure

p0

Total pressure at nozzle and air tab inlet

Mc

Mach number of Air tab

NPR

Nozzle Pressure Ratio

X

Axis along the primary jet centreline

Y

Axis normal to the air tab

Z

Axis along the air tab

SST

Shear Stress Transport Turbulence Model

k

Turbulence kinetic energy

ε

Rate of dissipation of turbulence energy

ω

Specific rate of dissipation of turbulence energy

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Received: 2020-03-21
Accepted: 2020-03-31
Published Online: 2020-04-24
Published in Print: 2022-12-16

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