Abstract
Trailing vortices are naturally shed by airplanes and they typically evolve into a counter-rotating vortex pair. Downstream of the aircraft, these vortices can persist for a very long time and extend for several kilometers. This poses a potential hazard to following aircraft, particularly during take-off and landing. Therefore, it is of interest to understand what effects control the decay rate in strength of the trailing vortices. The decay of the aircraft wake vortices is strongly dependent on weather conditions.
To simulate an environment of atmospheric turbulence, homogeneous isotropic turbulence is introduced next to localized vortical structure. In this contribution, the effect of external turbulence on the vortex decay will be investigated numerically, using a DNS method, and experimentally. Wind tunnel experiments are carried out using a smoke visualization technique.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference - 6 (EFMC6) |
| Place of Publication | Stockholm |
| Publisher | American Physical Society |
| Pages | 167 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | not assigned |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 6th European Fluid Mechanics Conference, EFMC 2006 - Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 26 Jun 2006 → 30 Jun 2006 Conference number: 6 |
Publication series
| Name | Abstracts book |
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| Publisher | Royal Institute of Technology |
| Number | 11 |
| Volume | 1 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th European Fluid Mechanics Conference, EFMC 2006 |
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| Abbreviated title | EFMC 2006 |
| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 26/06/06 → 30/06/06 |
Keywords
- EWI-9023
- METIS-238746
- IR-66864
