Vortex structure in laminar boundary layers on a concave wall

Abstract Naturally occurring Gortler vortices have been investigated, using laser anemometry, in the laminar concave-surface boundary layers of water channels with 90° bends. Distributions of streamwise and spanwise velocities are presented, supported by flow visualization. Amplification was found to cease at Gortler numbers in the region of 9, followed by increasing distortion and spanwise wandering of the vortices. Development of a vortex system from an imposed disturbance has also been predicted by numerical computations.

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