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Self-sustained oscillation of the flow in a double-cavity channel: a time-resolved PIV measurement

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This study investigates self-sustained oscillation of the flow in a double-cavity channel with cavity length–width ratio L/H = 3 using a time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TR-PIV) technique. Three Reynolds numbers based on the cavity length L and the bulk velocity in the narrow section of the channel \(U_{0}\), i.e., \(Re_{L}\) = 12,500, 24,580, and 49,100, are considered to investigate the influence of Reynolds number on the self-sustained oscillation. As the Reynolds number increases, the oscillation becomes more intense and shifts to the leading edge of the double-cavity channel. However, the power spectra and contour plots of the spatial v–v correlation coefficient reveal that the periodicity of the oscillation becomes less profound as the Reynolds number increases. A further phase-averaged analysis reveals the spatiotemporal evolution process of oscillation and convincingly demonstrates a more intense and complicated process of the oscillation as the Reynolds number increases.

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  1. Key Lab of Education Ministry for Power Machinery and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Hao Fu, Chuangxin He & Yingzheng Liu

  2. Gas Turbine Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Hao Fu, Chuangxin He & Yingzheng Liu

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Fu, H., He, C. & Liu, Y. Self-sustained oscillation of the flow in a double-cavity channel: a time-resolved PIV measurement. J Vis 23, 245–257 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-020-00626-1

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