On the vortex dynamics of shear-driven deep cavity flows with asymmetrical walls

Cornu, Denis; Keirsbulck, Laurent; Kerhervé, Franck; Aloui, Fethi; Lippert, Marc

doi:10.1139/cjp-2016-0305

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“…Our data on vortex parameters indicate that the vortices generated continuously downstream from backward-facing steps in the preserved paddlefish and the 3D models have the characteristics of forced (rotational) vortices rather than free (irrotational, potential) vortices [ 49 ]. Forced vortices are common at low to moderate Re (e.g., cavity flow and Moffatt eddies [ 50 – 52 ]; stable attached eddies generated by bluff bodies [ 53 ]). In a forced vortex, a continuous external source of kinetic energy must maintain the speed of the fluid throughout the vortex [ 54 ].…”

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Physical modeling of vortical cross-step flow in the American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula

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Vortical cross-step filtration in suspension-feeding fish has been reported recently as a novel mechanism, distinct from other biological and industrial filtration processes. Although crossflow passing over backward-facing steps generates vortices that can suspend, concentrate, and transport particles, the morphological factors affecting this vortical flow have not been identified previously. In our 3D-printed models of the oral cavity for ram suspension-feeding fish, the angle of the backward-facing step with respect to the model’s dorsal midline affected vortex parameters significantly, including rotational, tangential, and axial speed. These vortices were comparable to those quantified downstream of the backward-facing steps that were formed by the branchial arches of preserved American paddlefish in a recirculating flow tank. Our data indicate that vortices in cross-step filtration have the characteristics of forced vortices, as the flow of water inside the oral cavity provides the external torque required to sustain forced vortices. Additionally, we quantified a new variable for ram suspension feeding termed the fluid exit ratio. This is defined as the ratio of the total open pore area for water leaving the oral cavity via spaces between branchial arches that are not blocked by gill rakers, divided by the total area for water entering through the gape during ram suspension feeding. Our experiments demonstrated that the fluid exit ratio in preserved paddlefish was a significant predictor of the flow speeds that were quantified anterior of the rostrum, at the gape, directly dorsal of the first ceratobranchial, and in the forced vortex generated by the first ceratobranchial. Physical modeling of vortical cross-step filtration offers future opportunities to explore the complex interactions between structural features of the oral cavity, vortex parameters, motile particle behavior, and particle morphology that determine the suspension, concentration, and transport of particles within the oral cavity of ram suspension-feeding fish.

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