Abstract
Scarfing a lobed mixer is achieved by alternate extending and cutting back on the lobes at the trailing edge. This modification is intended to enhance the strength of streamwise circulation without experiencing any undesirable effects, such as flow separation at the lobe troughs. Tests have been conducted over a range of low speed subsonic flow conditions using a laser Doppler anemometer. Up to four cross-stream vortices are formed immediately behind the trailing edge as a result of scarfing. The general features of the flow behind the scarfed mixer are very similar to those found in the scalloped mixer (Yu, Yip and Liu (1996)). Streamwise circulation generated at the trailing edge is some 30% higher by the scarfed lobes than by the normal lobes (Yu, Yeo and Teh (1995)). However, the preliminary assessment on the losses incurred by the scarfed lobes showed that they would have higher values than the normal lobes due to larger wetted surfaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 1999 3rd ASME/JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, FEDSM'99, San Francisco, California, USA, 18-23 July 1999 (CD-ROM) |
| Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| Pages | 1 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0791819612 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Engineering
- General Environmental Science