FM2_11984
XXI International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Warsaw, Poland, August 15-21, 2004

Two - Fluid Jets and Wakes

Patrick Weidman (1), Andrzej Herczynski (2), Georgy Burde (3)
1. University of Colorado, Colorado, USA
2. Boston College, Massachusetts, USA
3. Ben Gurion University, Israel


Analytical solutions for laminar, horizontal, two-fluid jets and wakes are derived in the boundary-layer approximation, using a nonstandard similarity solution {\it ansatz} to account for interface deflection in the presence of gravity. Planar and axisymmetric fan jets, and classical and momentumless planar wakes, are considered. A statically stable system of lighter fluid 1 residing above heavier fluid 2, taken to be a liquid, is assumed. Velocity profiles for the jets and the classical wake depend on the parameter $\chi = \rho_1 \mu_1/\rho_2 \mu_2$, where $\rho_i$ and $\mu_i$ are the respective fluid densities and viscosities. The momentumless wake profile depends on the parameter $\Omega = \rho_1 \mu_2^3/ \rho_2 \mu_1^3$. All interfaces deflect from horizontal except the fan jet. However, while the interface for the classical planar two-fluid wake is never flat, interfaces for the planar jet and the momentumless wake become flat when $\mu_1 = \mu_2$. Velocity profiles illustrating the strongly asymmetrical jet and wake profiles that arise in air-over-water, oil-over-water, and air-over-oil flows are presented.



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