https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714302088
Control of the flow in the annular region of a shrouded cylinder with splitter plate
1 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Çukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey
2 Faculty of Ceyhan Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Çukurova University, Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey
* Corresponding author: gmozkan@cu.edu.tr
Published online: 12 May 2017
In the present study, the flow control with a splitter plate was studied considering the annular region of a shrouded cylinder. The effect of splitter plate angle, α which was defined according to the cylinder centreline is investigated experimentally in deep water using Particle image Velocimetry (PIV) technique and flow visualization by dye injection method. The range of splitter plate angle was selected within 60°≤ α ≤180° with an increment of 30°. The porosity of the shroud which is a perforated cylinder was selected as β=0.7 in order to have larger fluid entrainment through the cylinder. The results were compared with the no-plate case and showed that the splitter plate located in the annular region of shrouded cylinders is effective on reducing the turbulence levels just behind the cylinder base, as well as the near wake of the perforated shroud.
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