旋转U型通道的流场显示

采用流场显示的方法研究了旋转U型通道内的流场.该U-型通道的横截面为50 mm×50 mm,弯道的平均半径Rc与通道的水利直径D的比值为0.65,旋转轴与弯道的曲率轴线平行.在雷诺数为100 000时,分别对转动数为Ro=-0.2,0和0.2的三种情况进行了研究.研究结果表明,旋转和通道曲率的共同效应对通道内的流场有强烈的影响,特别是在弯道的下游影响更大;不同的转动数下流场的形态有明显的差别,这表明由哥氏力引起的二次流在确定流场结构时起重要的作用.

VISUALIZATION OF FLOW THROUGH A ROTATING U-BEND DUCT

The flow through a rotating U-bend duct is investigated by means of visualization. The U-bend duct has a cross section of 50 mm×50 mm and a ratio of bend mean radius Rc to hydraulic diameter of the duct D of 0.65. The rotation axis is parallel with the bend axis. Three cases with rotation number of Ro=-0.2, 0 and 0.2, respectively, are studied at a Reynolds number of 100 000. The results show that the combined effect of rotation and bend curvature strongly influences the flow field, especially in the downstream region of the bend. The evident difference among the flow patterns with different rotation number shows that the secondary flow induced by Coriolis force takes an important role in determining the flow structure.