Intensification of a vortex during free draining

Three regimes of air-core vortex formation are demonstrated to exist for the free draining of liquids containing angular momentum. These comprise of a rapidly intensifying air-core vortex, a quasisteady vortex and a decaying vortex. The regimes are shown to be strongly influenced by the size of the drain-port used in relation to the tank diameter. The influence of Froude number on air-core vortex is discussed. On demontre qu'il existe trois regimes de formation de tourbillons air-noyau pour le drainage libre des liquides comportant un moment angulaire. Ils sont formes d'un tourbillon air-noyau qui grandit rapidement, d'un tourbillon quasi permanent et d'un tourbillon dont l'intensite diminue. On montre que les regimes sont fortement influences par la taille de l'orifice de drainage par rapport au diametre du reservoir. L'influence du nombre de Froude sur le tourbillon air-coeur est etudiee.

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