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Title: On the generalized Beltramian motion of the bidirectional vortex in a right-cylindrical cyclone with a hollow core
In this work, an exact inviscid solution is developed for the incompressible Euler equations in the context of a bidirectional, cyclonic flowfield in a right-cylindrical chamber with a hollow core. The presence of a hollow core confines the flow domain to an annular swirling region that extends into a toroid in three-dimensional space. The procedure that we follow is based on the Bragg–Hawthorne framework and a judicious assortment of boundary conditions that correspond to a wall-bounded cyclonic motion with a cylindrical core. At the outset, a self-similar stream function is obtained directly from the Bragg–Hawthorne equation under the premises of steady, axisymmetric, and inviscid conditions. The resulting formulation enables us to describe the bidirectional evolution of the so-called inner and outer vortex motions, including their fundamental properties, such as the interfacial layer known as the mantle; it also unravels compact analytical expressions for the velocity, pressure, and vorticity fields, with particular attention being devoted to their peak values and spatial excursions that accompany successive expansions of the core radius. By way of confirmation, it is shown that removal of the hollow core restores the well-established solution for a fully flowing cylindrical cyclone. Immediate applications of cyclonic flows include liquid and more » hybrid rocket engines, swirl-driven combustion devices, as well as a multitude of heat exchangers, centrifuges, cyclone separators, and flow separation devices that offer distinct advantages over conventional, non-swirling systems. « less
Authors:
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Award ID(s):
1761675
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10340985
Journal Name:
Physics of Fluids
Volume:
34
Issue:
4
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
043603
ISSN:
1070-6631
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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