Offset jet ejection angle effect in combined wall and offset jets flow: numerical investigation and engineering correlations

Abstract

The present paper deals with a numerical study of turbulent flow which combines a wall jet and parallel offset jet. A parametric study was presented to pick out the offset ratio as well as the offset jet ejection angle influence on the merge point, combined point, upper vortex center and lower vortex center positions. Empirical correlations have been provided as a function of the offset ratio and the ejection angle. The main results obtained from the present investigation show that increasing the ejection angle displaces the merge point, the combined point and the vortices centers more upstream along the axial direction which accelerate the merging process launching. Furthermore, for higher value of the ejection angle, these mentioned points approach the horizontal wall along the lateral direction.