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http://dx.doi.org/10.20910/JASE.2016.10.1.1

Numerical analysis on two-dimensional vortex merger  

Park, Sanghyun (Dept. of Aeronautical System Engineering, Hanseo University)
Sheen, DongJin (Dept. of Aero Mechanical Engineering, Hanseo University)
Chang, Kyoungsik (Dept. of Aero Mechanical Engineering, Hanseo University)
Kwag, DongGi (Dept. of Aero Mechanical Engineering, Hanseo University)
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Journal of Aerospace System Engineering / v.10, no.1, 2016 , pp. 1-7 More about this Journal
Abstract
During flight of the aircraft, the vortex merging phenomenon appears under the certain condition between co-rotating vortices which were generated at the wing tip and lifting-surface. And then these merged vortices at both sides show counter-rotating pattern to affect on the downstream of the aircraft. In this paper, the numerical simulations are conducted assuming this phenomenon in two-dimensional co-rotating or counter-rotating vortices pairs. Two-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations were converted into Vorticity-Streamfunction form and the Galerkin spectral method was adopted. The third order Runge-Kutta method was used for time integration. The effects on the vortex merger and degree of vortex merger were investigated according to time, Reynolds number, and changes in the distance between two vortices.
Keywords
Vortex merger; Vorticity-Streamfunction; Galerkin spectral method;
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