Secondary Flow Phenomena in Rotating RadialStraight Pipes

[摘要] Flow visualization results for secondary flow phenomena near the exit of a rotating radial-axis straight pipe (lengthࡁ = 82 cm, inside diameter d = 3.81 cm, ࡁ/d 21.52) are presented to study the stabilizing (relaminarization) and destabilizing(early transition from laminar to turbulent flow) effects of Coriolis forces for Reynolds numbers Re = 500 ∼ 4,500 and rotating speeds n = 0 ∼ 200 rpm. The flow visualization was realised by smoke injection method. The main features of thetransition phenomena are disclosed for Re = 1,500 and 4,500. The observed secondary flow patterns are found to be quite different from those obtained by theoretical or numerical analysis with one pair of symmetric and steady counter-rotatingvortices. The practical implications of the visualization study are pointed out.

[学科分类] 力学，机械学