Mass transfer in a nonuniform impinging jet: Part I. Stagnation flow-velocity and pressure distribution

A theoretical solution for the impingement flow of a jet with a parabolic velocity distribution is given. Viscous generation and diffusion of vorticity in the jet were neglected. Experimental velocity and pressure distributions measured in an impinging jet of air originating with Poiseuille flow compare well with theory, thus justifying the assumption of inviscid flow. Pressure distributions on the deflecting surface were independent of nozzle height in the range 1 to 12 nozzle radii. For lower nozzle heights the effect of the constriction of flow between the nozzle and the surface followed the predicted behavior.