Journal
EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE
Volume 151, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111073
Keywords
Pulsatile flow; Flow separation; Transitional-type cavity; Turbulence intensity; Flow stability
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This study experimentally investigated the pulsatile flow structure based on a transitional-type cavity. It was found that the pulsation amplitude has a more significant effect on the dynamics of recirculation zone than the pulsation frequency. Pulsatile flow can reduce the size of the recirculation zone.
Studies combining flow separation and pulsatile flow phenomena are inherent in the field of biomedicine and have many engineering and biomedical applications. In this study, the pulsatile flow structure is investigated experimentally based on a transitional-type cavity with a length-to-depth ratio of 8 using a microparticle image velocimetry system. A pulsatile flow is generated by pulsating the inlet pressure in sinusoidal pulses using a pressure control unit. Stationary flow and four sets of pulsatile parameters are investigated: two pulsation am-plitudes (A = 0.15 and 0.60) and two pulsation frequencies (f = 0.5 and 1 Hz) in the Reynolds range of 50-2000. The recirculation flow dynamics in a cavity are analyzed by investigating the effect of pulsations on the flow structure and statistical flow parameters such as vorticity, shear rate, and turbulence intensity. The analysis shows that the effect of the pulsation amplitude on the recirculation zone dynamics is more prominent than that of the pulsation frequency. The magnitude of the recirculation zone reduction achieved by the pulsatile flow is inversely proportional to the pulsation amplitude. A reduction in the recirculation zone length decreases the shear rate distribution along the cavity. Additionally, an analysis into the turbulence intensity shows that effect of pulsations is negligible when the flow approaches the turbulent flow regime.
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