Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A merging-distance criterion for equal-strength corotational vortices is derived from low-turbulence wind-tunnel flow-visualization data. The vortex separation distance is normalized by defining a vortex core diameter based on circulation defect and angular-momentum defect. Merging may take place for larger separation distances than predicted from earlier two-dimensional inviscid calculations, which indicates that viscosity and possibly three-dimensional effects are important factors in the merging phenomenon. Hot-wire velocity distributions and rolling-moment measurements show that attenuation of the vortex hazard is associated with vortex merging.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
AIAA PAPER 77-8
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Aerospace Sciences Meeting; Jan 24, 1977 - Jan 26, 1977; Los Angeles, CA
Format:
text
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