Experimental study was carried out to investigate the Reynolds number effects on surface jet characteristics. The surface jet was produced using orifice nozzle with offset height ratio of 2. Six different Reynolds numbers ranging from 2300 to 11900 were investigated. Potential core region of the jet decreased with Reynolds number up to the Reynolds number of 5500. Reattachment point was sensitive to Reynolds number within the range of the present study. The maximum velocity decay and jet spread were nearly independent of Reynolds number. The streamwise mean velocity, streamwise turbulence intensity and Reynolds shear stress distribution along surface-normal direction were affected by the free surface and showed Reynolds number independency at the Reynolds numbers beyond 5500.
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Rahman, MS, & Tachie, MF. "Effects of Reynolds Number on Turbulent Characteristics of Surface Jet." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting collocated with the ASME 2016 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. Volume 1B, Symposia: Fluid Mechanics (Fundamental Issues and Perspectives; Industrial and Environmental Applications); Multiphase Flow and Systems (Multiscale Methods; Noninvasive Measurements; Numerical Methods; Heat Transfer; Performance); Transport Phenomena (Clean Energy; Mixing; Manufacturing and Materials Processing); Turbulent Flows — Issues and Perspectives; Algorithms and Applications for High Performance CFD Computation; Fluid Power; Fluid Dynamics of Wind Energy; Marine Hydrodynamics. Washington, DC, USA. July 10–14, 2016. V01BT20A002. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2016-7674
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