Numerical study on the dynamics of a jet-vortex interaction

The interaction of a vortex and a jet plays an important role for many industrial processes such as carbon black formation or combustion in diesel engines. The knowledge of physics of these phenomena is crucial for engineers, but also for scientists who wish to study this complex flow pattern. In this research, we numerically investigate cases where a cylindrical reactor is charged with gas injected through five ports. The first one is located along the main axis of the cylinder and this leads to the formation of the main jet. The other four ports are situated along the side walls such that the gas entering the cylinder tangentially through them causes a vortex to be formed. The objective of this paper is to show the fundamental physical phenomena and also how the initial and boundary conditions influence the results. It is shown how the process is influenced not only by modifying the velocity of injected gas, but also by the orientation and position of the vortex inlet nozzles.