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Numerical study of a transitional synthetic jet in quiescent external flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2007

RUPESH B. KOTAPATI ,
RAJAT MITTAL  and
LOUIS N. CATTAFESTA III
RUPESH B. KOTAPATI
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
RAJAT MITTAL
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
LOUIS N. CATTAFESTA III
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Abstract

The flow associated with a synthetic jet transitioning to turbulence in an otherwise quiescent external flow is examined using time-accurate three-dimensional numerical simulations. The incompressible Navier–Stokes solver uses a second-order accurate scheme for spatial discretization and a second-order semi-implicit fractional step method for time integration. The simulations are designed to model the experiments of C. S. Yao et al. (Proc. NASA LaRC Workshop, 2004) which have examined, in detail, the external evolution of a transitional synthetic jet in quiescent flow. Although the jet Reynolds and Stokes numbers in the simulations match with the experiment, a number of simplifications have been made in the synthetic jet actuator model adopted in the current simulations. These include a simpler representation of the cavity and slot geometry and diaphragm placement. Despite this, a reasonably good match with the experiments is obtained in the core of the jet and this indicates that for these jets, matching of these key non-dimensional parameters is sufficient to capture the critical features of the external jet flow. The computed results are analysed further to gain insight into the dynamics of the external as well as internal flow. The results indicate that near the jet exit plane, the flow field is dominated by the formation of counter-rotating spanwise vortex pairs that break down owing to the rapid growth of spanwise instabilities and transition to turbulence a short distance from the slot. Detailed analyses of the unsteady characteristics of the flow inside the jet cavity and slot provide insights that to date have not been available from experiments.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 581 , 25 June 2007 , pp. 287 - 321
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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