A 3D Study of an Air-Core Vortex Using HSPIV and Flow Visualization
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DOI: 10.1007/s13369-019-03764-3
Abstract: A free-surface vortex is a mass of water rotating around an axis perpendicular to the free surface. It can occur when withdrawing water from reservoirs or rivers at hydropower intakes with low submergence. Existing vortex… read more here.
Keywords: vortex; flow; core vortex; air core ... See more keywords
Numerical study of mechanisms of air-core vortex evolution in an intake flow
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108517
Abstract: Abstract The mechanism of the generation and evolution of the air-core vortex formed between a free surface and a horizontal flow intake is investigated using large-eddy simulation of two-phase flows, with the air-water interface captured… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; vortex; air core; core vortex ... See more keywords