Alteration of helical vortex core without change in flow topology

作者：Velte Clara M^*; Okulov Valery L; Hansen Martin O L

来源：Physics of Fluids, 2011, 23(5): 051707.

DOI：10.1063/1.3592800

The abrupt expansion of the slender vortex core with changes in flow topology is commonly known as vortex breakdown. We present new experimental observations of an alteration of the helical vortex core in wall bounded turbulent flow with abrupt growth in core size, but without change in flow topology. The helical symmetry as such is preserved, although the characteristic parameters of helical symmetry of the vortex core transfer from a smooth linear variation to a different trend under the influence of a non-uniform pressure gradient, causing an increase in helical pitch without changing its sign.

• 出版日期2011-5