Abstract
Axisymmetric vortex rings which propagate steadily through an unbounded ideal fluid at rest at infinity are considered. The vorticity in the ring is proportional to the distance from the axis of symmetry. Recent theoretical work suggests the existence of a one-parameter family, [npar ]2 ≥ α ≥ 0 (the parameter α is taken as the non-dimensional mean core radius), of these vortex rings extending from Hill's spherical vortex, which has the parameter value α = [npar ]2, to vortex rings of small cross-section, where α → 0. This paper gives a numerical description of vortex rings in this family. As well as the core boundary, propagation velocity and flux, various other properties of the vortex ring are given, including the circulation, fluid impulse and kinetic energy. This numerical description is then compared with asymptotic descriptions which can be found near both ends of the family, that is, when α → [npar ]2 and α → 0.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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243 articles.
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