Analysis of a Heated Jet in a Stream.

Abstract

Because of the current interest in the heating of streams by heated industrial water, the Study reported was undertaken. A plane, heated jet of a constant property fluid exiting into a plane, straight channel of the same fluid is analyzed. The effect of buoyancy on the volocity and temperature fields is investigated. Two jet orientations are considered; a transverse jet, which enters the stream perpendicular to the main flow, and a longitudinal jet, which enters the stream parallel to the main flow. Solutions for the temperature and velocity fields for low Reynolds number flow are obtained using a finite difference scheme. Results are presented for three different values of the buoyant force, holding other variables constant. For an isothermal jet, results for the velocity field are presented at a higher Reynolds number. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0747499

Entities

People

  • Gerald Edward Champagne

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanics
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Physical Properties
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics