An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Adverse Pressure Gradient on Vortex Breakdown.
Abstract
The results of an experimental investigation of the effect of adverse pressure gradient on the vortex breakdown phenomenon in a diverging tube are presented. Adverse pressure gradient was found to be as significant in determining the breakdown position as were the previously known parameters of Reynolds and circulation numbers. An approximate momentum analysis for predicting the vortex breakdown position was carried out which appears to hold promise as a breakdown predictor. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0765672
Entities
People
- Gale Edward Treiber
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School