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An Experimental Investigation of Swirl Angle in a Horizontal Round Tube by Flow Visualization Method

Tae-Hyun Chang (Division of Mechanical and Automation Eng., Kyungnam University)

Publication Information

Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology / v.27, no.7, 2003 , pp. 879-888 More about this Journal

Abstract

Swirling air flow in a horizontal round tube was experimentally studied for its visualization. The present investigation deals with swirl angle, flow visualization studies and accompanying vortex core behavior by using oil smoke and a hot wire anemometer for Re = 40,000 and 50000 at X/D = 41, 59 and 71. In the swirl air flow, a vortex core was formed at high swirl intensity along the test tube. The swirl angle and the vortex core depended on the swirl intensity along the test tube. The results of swirl angles measured by flow visualization and hot wire reasonably agree with those of previous studies.

Keywords

Swirl angle; Swirl intensity; Swirl number; vortex core;

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