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A note on the conservation of the axial momentum of a turbulent jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2006

Nikolas E. Kotsovinos
Nikolas E. Kotsovinos
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
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Abstract

The conservation law for the flux of axial momentum in a turbulent jet is examined. The examination discloses that for a plane jet out of a wall the momentum flux is reduced appreciably because the induced flow towards the jet has a component in the direction opposite to the main jet flow and because of the pressure field generated in the ambient fluid. Existing experimental results confirm this conclusion.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , 12 July 1978 , pp. 55 - 63
Copyright
© 1978 Cambridge University Press

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