Entrainment by turbulent fountains
Author(s)
Burridge, HC
Hunt, GR
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Experimental measurements of entrainment by turbulent fountains from circular sources in quiescent uniform environments are presented. Our results span almost four orders of magnitude in the source Froude number (0.004⩽Fr0⩽250.004⩽Fr0⩽25) and thereby encompass the entrainment across all classes of fountain behaviour identified to date. We identify scalings for the entrained volume flux QEQE, in terms of Fr0Fr0 and the source volume flux Q0Q0, within a number of distinct Froude-number bands corresponding to each class of fountain. Additionally we identify a distinct class of new behaviour, as yet unreported, for Fr0≲0.1Fr0≲0.1.
Date Issued
2016-02-04
Date Acceptance
2016-02-04
Citation
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016, 790, pp.407-418
ISSN
1469-7645
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Start Page
407
End Page
418
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume
790
Copyright Statement
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Cambridge University Press via http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.16
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Mechanics
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Physics
jets
plumes/thermals
turbulent convection
WEAK FOUNTAINS
PLUME
CONVECTION
CHAMBER
REGION
FLUID
RISE
JET
Fluids & Plasmas
01 Mathematical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published