Experiments on Vertical Turbulent Plane Jets in Water of Finite Depth
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 127, Issue 1
Abstract
Detailed experiments on vertical turbulent plane jets in water of finite depth were carried out in a two-dimensional water tank. The jet velocities were measured with a laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV). The LDV measurement covers the entire flow regime: the zone of flow establishment (ZFE), the zone of established flow (ZEF), the zone of surface impingement (ZSI), and the zone of horizontal jets (ZHJ). From the experimental results, the following conclusions are reached. First, the jet flow is independent of the Reynolds number if the Reynolds number is sufficiently large to produce a turbulent jet. Second, in the initial ZFE, the jet flow is nonsimilar and is characterized by the two free shear layers along the two edges of the jet orifice. Third, the jet flow in ZEF is self-similar. Both mean and fluctuation velocities are scaled with the mean jet centerline velocity. The turbulent shear stress is predictable by Prandtl's third eddy viscosity model. The spreading of the confined vertical jets is larger than that of a free jet, so is the faster decay of jet centerline velocity. Fourth, in ZSI the jet flow is nonsimilar and high turbulent intensities were found. The vertical turbulent jet transforms into two opposite horizontal surface jets after the impingement. And finally, the maximum velocity of the horizontal surface jet in ZHJ decays according to a power law.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 127 • Issue 1 • January 2001
Pages: 18 - 26
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Received: Nov 11, 1999
Published online: Jan 1, 2001
Published in print: Jan 2001
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