Mixing effects and hydrodynamics of vortex rings Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractVortex rings have been formed in water by impulsive flow through an orifice, and mixing effects due to the lings have been measured. Laboratory tests on the mixing of stratified layers of salt solution by vortex rings formed at a 6.35 cm diameter orifice have indicated that Froude number is an important factor in determining the energy efficiency of mixing. Field tests using a 25.4 cm orifice in Hamilton Harbour (18 m depth of water) have shown a small mixing effect. Further experiments with a 25.4 cm orifice in a test tank have shown that the vortex rings have a range of at least 30 m.

authors

• Rohatgi, A
• Baird, Malcolm
• Wairegi, T

status

• published 

publication date

• August 1979

has subject area

• 0904 Chemical Engineering (FoR)
• 0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy (FoR)
• Chemical Engineering (Science Metrix)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4004 Chemical Engineering
• 4019 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/cjce.5450570403

start page

• 416

end page

• 424

volume

• 57

issue

• 4