Abstract
This paper describes the results of a flow visualization study which concerns three-dimensional vortex structures in a leading-edge separation bubble formed along the sides of a blunt flat plate. Dye and hydrogen bubbles were used as tracers. Reynolds number (Re), based on the plate thickness, was varied from 80 to 800. For 80 < Re < 320, the separated shear layer remains laminar up to the reattachment line without significant spanwise distortion of vortex filaments. For 320 < Re < 380, a Λ-shaped deformation of vortex filaments appears shortly downstream of the reattachment and is arranged in-phase in the downstream direction. For Re > 380, hairpin-like structures are formed and arranged in a staggered manner. The longitudinal and spanwise distances of the vortex arrangement are presented as functions of the Reynolds number.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 405-410 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical Engineering