Study on the relationship between the length of mixing layer and the characteristic scale of mixing layer in multi-strut ejector

Abstract

The flow structure of the multi-strut ejector based on jet segmentation has an obvious relationship with the transverse characteristic scale of the jet. Therefore, this paper studies the relationship between jet transverse characteristic size and mixing layer. Through the simulation of multi-strut ejectors with different number of struts, the development of mixing layer in the mixing process of jets with different transverse characteristic sizes is compared under the same boundary conditions. It is concluded that when there is no obvious coupling effect between the mixing layer and the shock & expansion wave, there is a linear relationship between the transverse characteristic scale of the jet and the mixing length of the flow direction, and the jet mixing with different transverse characteristic scales is consistent. When the shockwaves and expansion waves are strongly coupled with the mixing layer, the linear relationship between the jet transverse characteristic scale and the mixing layer length is not strong.