Merging of vortex pair at different separating distances

Huixue Dang, Zhimin Chen, Zhichun Yang

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Abstract

To study nonlinear aerodynamics of merging vortex pair, a simplified model is employed to obtain merging at different separating distances by solving N-S equations in an LES turbulence model. Interactions of vortex merging, effects of separation distance on merging and control of vortex position by merging of vortex pair with different vortex strength ratios are analyzed with topological structure of streamlines. It is shown that merging distance increases nonlinearly with separating distance. Increasing separation distance decreases ability to control vortex position.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)259-262
Number of pages4
JournalJisuan Wuli/Chinese Journal of Computational Physics
Volume25
Issue number3
StatePublished - May 2008

Keywords

  • LES
  • Merging
  • Separating flow
  • Topological structure
  • Vortex pair

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