Abstract
The flow field associated with a jet impinging onto a surface at an inclined angle is investigated using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The results indicate that as a free jet impinges on a flat surface at an inclined angle the jet is turned by and spread laterally onto the impingement surface. The impingement angle of the jet is the dominant parameter in determining the rate of turning/spreading for the jet. The stagnation point is located using the PIV data and is found upstream of the geometric impingement point and upstream of the location of maximum pressure. The location of the stagnation point is a strong function of impingement angle and a weak function of impingement distance and pressure ratio. The location of the stagnation point is compared with the location of maximum pressure and compared to a curve fit for the location of maximum pressure based an exact solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for a non-orthogonal stagnation flow.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 699-710 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Experiments in Fluids |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes