RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Experimental characterization of wingtip vortices using smoke flow visualizations
A1 Serrano-Aguilera, Juan José
A1 García-Ortiz, José Hermenegildo
A1 Gallardo-Claros, Alejandro
A1 Parras-Anguita, Luis
A1 Del-Pino-Peñas, Carlos Manuel
K1 Mecánica de fluidos
AB In order to predict the axial development of the wingtip vortices strength an accurate theoretical model is required. Several experimental techniques have been used to that end, e.g. PIV or hotwire anemometry, but they imply a significant cost and effort. For this reason, we have carried out experiments using the smoke-wire technique to visualize smoke streaks in six planes perpendicular to the main stream flow direction. Using this visualization technique, we obtained quantitative information regarding the vortex velocity field by means of Batchelor's model~\cite{batchelor},  which only depends on two free parameters, i.e. the vortex strength, $S$, and the virtual origin, $z_0$. Results for two chord based Reynolds numbers have been compared with those provided by del Pino et at. (2011), finding good agreement.
YR 2016
FD 2016-07-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/11857
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/11857
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026