Natural longitudinal vortices in the jet flow
Project: Visualization of Mechanical Processes
Journal: Visualization of Mechanical Processes: An International Online Journal
Article: Visualization of the processes of development and turbulent breakdown of a low speed round jet
Topics: Gas dynamics, Turbulence, Flow-structure interaction
This movie demonstrates the flow pattern in the round jet using a smoke visualization and a laser sheet. The dynamics of the round jet development shows that the natural longitudinal (streaky) structures that are localized in the periphery of the jet core arise directly in the nozzle exit.