The vortical structures of recirculation zones in turbulent nonreacting and premixed reacting flows around confined equilateral-triangle bluff bodies are investigated using large-eddy simulations. A three-dimensional flow structure is observed within the recirculation zones of reacting and nonreacting cases; the structure includes both the “spanwise” vortices that extend the length of the recirculation zone and “corner vortex structures” that are situated adjacent to the bluff-body trailing edge and spanwise walls. The corner vortex structures enhance the mixing and residence times of fluid inside the recirculation zone. Fluid is circulated between the spanwise vortices and corner vortex structures. Corner vortex structures always appear downstream (relative to the local flow) of the boundary-layer separation location on the spanwise walls within the recirculation zone, and they are absent when boundary-layer formation on the spanwise walls is prevented. Laminar boundary-layer theory predicts the boundary-layer separation locations within 12 % of the calculated values from the large-eddy simulations in all but one case. These results suggest that 1) boundary-layer separation on the spanwise walls is a necessary condition for the formation of corner vortex structures, and 2) boundary-layer separation on the spanwise walls is caused by an adverse pressure gradient in the recirculation zone.


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    Titel :

    Corner Vortex Structures Within Recirculation Zones of Confined Bluff-Body Flows


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    Erschienen in:

    AIAA Journal ; 62 , 8 ; 2900-2911


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.08.2024




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz) , Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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