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Experi imental <strong>and</strong> <strong>Numerical</strong> N Stud dy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Swirling</strong> g Flow in Scaveenging<br />

Processs<br />

for 2-Stroke<br />

Marin ne Diesel Engin nes<br />

Figure<br />

2.2:<br />

Tang gential Velocity<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>i iles for Rankine <strong>and</strong> a<br />

Burge ers Vortex<br />

(Alek kseenko et al., 20 007).<br />

The tan ngential veloc city pr<strong>of</strong>ile forr<br />

the Burgerss<br />

vortex is givven<br />

in equatioon<br />

(2.3) (Escudier<br />

et al., 1982).<br />

v<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

1 <br />

2 r<br />

2 2<br />

exp r <br />

<br />

Chapter 2<br />

(2. 3)<br />

Where is the circu ulation arounnd<br />

the vortex ccore<br />

<strong>and</strong> iis<br />

a length scaale<br />

represen nting the effec ctive size <strong>of</strong> thhe<br />

vortex core.<br />

Very clo ose to the wall<br />

there is also a steep gradieent<br />

in the veloocity<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ile duue<br />

to no slip<br />

condition at the wall. TThis<br />

modifiedd<br />

shape <strong>of</strong> Raankine/<br />

Burgeers<br />

vortex pr<strong>of</strong>ile p is clas ssified by Steeenbergen<br />

et aal.<br />

(1998) as a ‘Concentrateed<br />

Vortex’ (Figure 2.3 3). However, there is noo<br />

accurate ddefinition<br />

<strong>of</strong> a<br />

concent trated vortex <strong>and</strong> a for an ideeal<br />

fluid it is rrigorously<br />

deffined<br />

as a spacce<br />

localize ed zone with h non-zero voorticity<br />

surrouunded<br />

by a potential floow<br />

(Alekseenko<br />

et al., 2007).<br />

In otherr<br />

words, the vvorticity<br />

is concentrated<br />

inn<br />

a<br />

small tu ubular region n near the voortex<br />

center, ddecaying<br />

rapiddly<br />

outward in<br />

radial direction (La am, 1993). DDepending<br />

oon<br />

the similaarity<br />

with thhe<br />

aforeme entioned defin nition <strong>of</strong> concentrated<br />

vorrtex,<br />

a great variety<br />

<strong>of</strong> vortex<br />

flows in n nature <strong>and</strong> engineering e caan<br />

be interpreeted<br />

as concenntrated<br />

vorticees;<br />

most co ommonly are columnar or filament-typee<br />

vortex (whirrlpool<br />

in liquuid<br />

flowing g out <strong>of</strong> a con ntainer, tornaado<br />

<strong>and</strong> vortiices<br />

in flow oover<br />

delta winng<br />

under a high attack angle etc.) (AAlekseenko<br />

et al., 2007). Inn<br />

case <strong>of</strong> highhly<br />

turbulent<br />

swirling flo ows, the instanntaneous<br />

veloccity<br />

field is veery<br />

complex annd<br />

it is the e mean tangen ntial velocity pr<strong>of</strong>ile that iss<br />

used to idenntify<br />

the type <strong>of</strong><br />

the vort tex.<br />

14<br />

<strong>Swirling</strong> Flows

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