A numerical study of the scalar field in turbulent round jet with co-flowing stream

Abstract

The influence of co-flow on a turbulent binary gas mixing round jet is numerically studied using a first and a second order turbulence closure models. The objective of the study is to obtain a better understanding of the flow structure and mixing process in turbulent variable-density jets. Comparisons between recently pub- lished experimental results and mean mixture fraction, the scalar turbulent fluctuation, and the jet spreading rate, feature reasonably good agreements. It is mainly shown that the co-flow reduces the jet spreading rate, but on the otherhand increases the mixing efficiency.