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Structural characteristics of a developing turbulent planar jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2006

F. O. Thomas  and
V. W. Goldschmidt
F. O. Thomas
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
V. W. Goldschmidt
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Abstract

An experimental study of the developing structural characteristics of a two-dimensional jet in an extremely quiet environment was performed. The jet, at an exit Reynolds number of 6000 and with fluctuation intensity under 0.2% at the mouth, was operated within a large anechoic room. Measurements of energy spectra, fluctuation phase angles and two-dimensionality led to the inference of structural patterns in the flow. These patterns are initially characterized by relatively strong symmetric modes exhibiting limited two-dimensionality and oriented parallel to the mouth of the jet. Subsequent downstream evolution led to the formation of an antisymmetric pattern beyond the jet potential core and the associated development of extended structures possessing a definite large lateral inclination. The results of this work suggest a developing large-scale structural pattern more complicated than previously supposed.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 163 , February 1986 , pp. 227 - 256
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© 1986 Cambridge University Press

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