Influence of initial conditions on coherent structures in a round jet

Abstract

Coherent structures play an important role in the near-field of shear flows such as round jets. In the following the near-field of a round jet is numerically investigated , this for different initial conditions. Two configurations are considered one with a fully developed turbulence at the inlet, the other with an under developed turbulence. Calculations are carried out with a k-epsilon turbulence model but different sets of values for the constants inducing different level of diffusion within the flow. Finally, the results show that the presence of coherent structures in the near-field depends strongly on the turbulence level at the inlet. For a fully developed turbulence these structures are missing or very weak which is not the case for an under developed turbulence.