A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks

The present study investigates a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks as a model of a vaneless diffuser at zero flow rate. To begin with, the experiment and three-dimensional finite volume simulation were performed. The rotating cylinder was used to produce...

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Main Authors: Donghyuk KANG, Kotaro SATO, Kazuhiko YOKOTA
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2017-06-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/850/83_17-00038/_pdf/-char/en
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description The present study investigates a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks as a model of a vaneless diffuser at zero flow rate. To begin with, the experiment and three-dimensional finite volume simulation were performed. The rotating cylinder was used to produce the swirl flow. Small vortices were generated from the cylinder surface. They were combing and forming one croissant-shaped toroidal vortex (CTV), which was rotating around the cylinder. Small vortices were separating from the CTV and flowing away from the cylinder. In order to investigate the cause of the swirl flow instability, a 2D stability analysis for an annular vortex street was performed. The annular vortex street became less unstable for the larger radial location and the fewer number of vortices. This implies that the vortices could be forming into one vortex as their radial locations increased. In order to validate the stability analysis, the vortex simulations were carried out. The vortices generated from the cylinder surface were forming into one cell as their radial locations increased. In order to validate the stability analysis and vortex simulation, the 2D finite volume simulation was performed. The vortices were generated from the cylinder surface. They were combining and forming one cell, which was rotating around the cylinder. The vortices were separating from one cell and flowing away from the cylinder. The frequencies of vortex rotation agreed in the experiment, the two and three-dimensional simulations. Therefore, it is considered that the 2D vortex transforms to the 3D CTV, similarly the Tayler vortex. Furthermore, all the results indicate that the 2D swirl flow instability causes the CTV, and the vortices combining to and separating from the CTV.
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spelling doaj.art-f3a1df9dce5d41e993f003564a9ef84e2022-12-22T03:41:31ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612017-06-018385017-0003817-0003810.1299/transjsme.17-00038transjsmeA study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disksDonghyuk KANG0Kotaro SATO1Kazuhiko YOKOTA2Aoyama Gakuin Univ. Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringKogakuin Univ. Dept. of Mechanical System EngineeringAoyama Gakuin Univ. Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringThe present study investigates a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks as a model of a vaneless diffuser at zero flow rate. To begin with, the experiment and three-dimensional finite volume simulation were performed. The rotating cylinder was used to produce the swirl flow. Small vortices were generated from the cylinder surface. They were combing and forming one croissant-shaped toroidal vortex (CTV), which was rotating around the cylinder. Small vortices were separating from the CTV and flowing away from the cylinder. In order to investigate the cause of the swirl flow instability, a 2D stability analysis for an annular vortex street was performed. The annular vortex street became less unstable for the larger radial location and the fewer number of vortices. This implies that the vortices could be forming into one vortex as their radial locations increased. In order to validate the stability analysis, the vortex simulations were carried out. The vortices generated from the cylinder surface were forming into one cell as their radial locations increased. In order to validate the stability analysis and vortex simulation, the 2D finite volume simulation was performed. The vortices were generated from the cylinder surface. They were combining and forming one cell, which was rotating around the cylinder. The vortices were separating from one cell and flowing away from the cylinder. The frequencies of vortex rotation agreed in the experiment, the two and three-dimensional simulations. Therefore, it is considered that the 2D vortex transforms to the 3D CTV, similarly the Tayler vortex. Furthermore, all the results indicate that the 2D swirl flow instability causes the CTV, and the vortices combining to and separating from the CTV.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/850/83_17-00038/_pdf/-char/entoroidal vortexswirl flow instabilityrotating cylinderstability analysisvortex simulation
spellingShingle Donghyuk KANG
Kotaro SATO
Kazuhiko YOKOTA
A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
toroidal vortex
swirl flow instability
rotating cylinder
stability analysis
vortex simulation
title A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
title_full A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
title_fullStr A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
title_full_unstemmed A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
title_short A study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
title_sort study on a swirl flow instability induced by a rotating cylinder between coaxial two disks
topic toroidal vortex
swirl flow instability
rotating cylinder
stability analysis
vortex simulation
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/850/83_17-00038/_pdf/-char/en
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