Amina Meslem

Time-resolved stereoscopic particle image velocimetry investigation of the entrainment in the near field of circular and daisy-shaped orifice jets

The flow in the initial region of two jets, namely, a circular orifice jet and a lobed orifice jet, is considered in the present paper. The role played by the Kelvin–Helmholtz (K-H) azimuthal rings and the streamwise vortices in the entrainment process of both jets have been qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed, for a Reynolds number of 3600. This has been achieved using the high speed stereoscopic particle image velocimetry measurements and a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) analysis. The mean entrainment rate observed in the daisy-shaped jet is higher than that of the circular jet. It is found that a strong correlation exists between the entrainment rate and the K-H vortex dynamics for the circular jet. The entrainment is mainly produced in the upstream part of the K-H ring as well as in the braid region where the streamwise vortices appear. In the downstream part of the K-H ring, the flow expands from the jet core to the surrounding. In the lobed jet, the amplitude of the entrainment variatio...

Energy consumption and thermal comfort in dwelling-cells: A zonal-model approach

Abstract In this study, we present a simplified model of the thermal behaviour of dwelling-cells, with a view to evaluating the performances of various heating systems that are commonly used in such environments. This model is based on a zonal-method representation of thermal exchanges in enclosed spaces. Following the validation of the model, we carried out a numerical study on two types of heat source, i.e. localized (a hot-water radiator and an electrical convector) and distributed (a hot-water heated floor and an electrical heated ceiling). The models were used to predict the heat losses specific to each system, as well as the indoor thermal ambience that the different systems induced. It was found that, for the configurations studied, the distributed heat sources presented a slight advantage over the localized sources, with regard to the criteria of energy consumption and thermal comfort.

Experimental investigation of the flow in the near-field of a cross-shaped orifice jet

The flow in the near-field of a cross-shaped orifice jet is investigated experimentally in the present study. The three components of the velocity field are obtained at different longitudinal locations using time-resolved stereoscopic particle-image velocimetry measurements. The mean and the instantaneous entrainment rates are calculated to study the entrainment mechanism. The distribution of momentum thicknesses is also inspected in the region of the axis switching. It is found that both the instantaneous entrainment rate and the net volume flux are strongly dependent on the vortical structures present in the flow and particularly at different parts of the Kelvin–Helmholtz vortex ring. Hence, different phases of the flow are investigated in the region of the axis switching. The contribution of the turbulent normal and shear stresses to the streamwise vorticity generation is also studied in the near-field of the cross jet. The momentum flux and its streamwise evolution are obtained from the mean velocity ...

Vortex Dynamics and Entrainment Mechanisms in Low Reynolds Orifice Jets

Classical planar 2D-PIV measurements and time-resolved visualizations enriched by low-level processing are used for the reconstruction of the Kelvin-Helmholtz vortex passing in the near field of a circular and a 6-lobed orifice jet flow. In the circular jet, the entrainment is produced in the braid region, being interrupted in the presence of the Kelvin-Helmholtz ring. The latter compresses the streamwise vortices and alters their self-induction role. Conversely, the 6-lobed orifice geometry allows the cutting of the Kelvin-Helmholtz structures into discontinuous ring segments. Consequently, into these discontinuity regions streamwise large scale structures are developing. These streamwise structures are permanent thus controlling and enhancing the jet entrainment which is not altered by the Kelvin-Helmholtz structures passing.

Analysis of jet entrainment mechanism in the transitional regime by time-resolved PIV

The entrainment mechanism in the near field of daisy-shaped and circular orifice jets have been investigated in the transitional regime using time-resolved 2D PIV measurements. The objective is to improve the knowledge from one previous investigation at initial Reynolds number of 800, based on the construction of a pseudo-time resolved PIV fields using the combination of non time-resolved PIV measurements and time-resolved visualizations (Nastase and Meslem J Vis 11(4):309–318, 2008). As expected in the previous work, the entrainment in the circular jet is correlated to the periodic Kelvin–Helmholtz (K–H) ring passing and the entrainment is produced in the braid region where the streamwise structures develop. In the daisy jet, we found that the entrainment rate is not correlated to the periodic K–H vortex passing. The observed small variation of the entrainment rate amplitude in the daisy jet could be related to the K–H dynamics. However, at the studied low Reynolds number the contribution of the K–H vortex on the daisy jet entrainment seems negligible comparing with the streamwise structures role. Furthermore, the real-time resolved measurements allow an indepth analysis of the role played by the K–H ring in the entrainment of circular jet. It is shown that the entrainment is not only produced in the braid region but is also present in the upstream part of the K–H ring. In the downstream part of the ring, the entrainment is dramatically reduced. This new observation opens a question which still has to be answered with time-resolved 3D PIV measurements. The question is “Whether the depression formed due to the ring passing or the streamwise structures rolled-up on the ring is responsible for entrainment at the upstream part of the ring?”Graphical Abstract

Image processing analysis of vortex dynamics of lobed jets from three-dimensional diffusers

The passive control of jet flows with the aim to enhance mixing and entrainment is of wide practical interest. Our purpose here is to develop new air diffusers for heating ventilating air conditioning systems by using lobed geometry nozzles, in order to ameliorate the users thermal comfort. Two turbulent six-lobed air jets, issued from a lobed tubular nozzle and an innovative hemispherical lobed nozzle, were studied experimentally. It was shown that the proposed innovative concept of a lobed jet, which can be easily integrated in air diffusion devices, is very efficient regarding induction capability. A vortical dynamics analysis for the two jets is performed using a new method of image processing, namely dynamic mode decomposition. A?validation of this method is also proposed suggesting that the dynamical mode decomposition (DMD) image processing method succeeds in capturing the most dominant frequencies of the flow dynamics, which in our case are related to the quite special dynamics of the Kelvin?Helmholtz vortices.

Improved inhaled air quality at reduced ventilation rate by control of airflow interaction at the breathing zone with lobed jets

Inhaled air quality at a reduced supply of clean air was studied by controlling the airflow interaction at the breathing zone of a person using lobed jets as part of personalized ventilation (PV). Experiments were performed in a full-scale test room at 23°C (73.4°F) with a breathing thermal manikin seated at a workstation, with realistic free-convection flow around the body and a normal breathing cycle. The air in the room was mixed with tracer gas R134a. Clean air was supplied isothermally from three nozzles with circular, four-leafed clover, and six-edged star openings of 0.025 m (0.08 ft) equivalent diameter. The nozzles were positioned frontally at the face within the boundary layer and centered to the mouth. The enhancement of inhaled air quality by changing the initial velocity (0.2–0.6 m/s, 0.66–1.97 fps) and the distance from the mouth (0.02–0.06 m, 0.07–0.20 ft) was studied. The control over the interaction between the inserted jets and the free convection flow was efficient. Over 80% clean PV air was measured in inhalation. The worst performing nozzle was the four-leafed clover: its best performance yielded 23% clean air inhalation, at the shortest distance and the highest velocity. The other lobed nozzle, the six-edged star, performed similarly to the circular nozzle.

Wall shear rates and stagnation mass transfer on a plate in axisymmetric and cross impinging jets

This article presents a study on the wall shear rate and mass transfer of impinging jets on a flat plate in the vicinity of stagnation point. The performance of a cross-shaped orifice nozzle was compared with a reference convergent circular nozzle having similar equivalent diameter. An array of electrodiffusion micro probes inserted into the plate was used for wall shear rates measurements. Mass transfer in the impinging region was calculated from the measured wall shear rates for a Reynolds number around 5500 and over a range of streamwise distances between the nozzle and the impinging plane within 1 to 5 nozzle equivalent diameters. The most important observation in the present investigation is that the wall shear rates and the mass transfer in the impingement region of the cross-shaped orifice nozzle are up to 175% and 40%, respectively, higher than that of the convergent nozzle. The performance of the cross-shaped orifice jet is probably related to its particular vortex dynamics characteristic of the near exit region. All the results confirm that the jet passive control enhance the mass transfer.

Lois de decroissance d'un jet turbulent tridimensionnel vertical de paroi impactant a forces de poussee defavorables

Abstract This paper presents an experimental investigation of the mean axial velocity and temperature excess of three-dimensional vertical and then horizontal wall jet, with opposite buoyancy forces. The initial Archimed number is used to establish an empirical model to estimate the maximum quantities of the jet, with reference to the inlet conditions. These measurements also enabled us to deduce the penetration law of the vertical jet and the separation distance law of the horizontal flow according to the inlet conditions.