Effects of initial conditions on vortex-ring core trajectories

• Main Author: Yeo, Jovan Rui
• Other Authors: New Tze How, Daniel
• Format: Student Research Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151183
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Elliptical vortex rings exhibit a phenomenon known as axis switching, in which a vortex ring’s major and minor axes interchange a certain distance from the origin of the jet. Such switching can happen once or may be repeated, depending on the initial conditions of the nozzle. While this phenomenon h...