Direct numerical simulations of turbulent jets: vortex–interface–surfactant interactions

We study the effect of insoluble surfactants on the spatio-temporal evolution of turbulent jets. We use three-dimensional numerical simulations and employ an interface-tracking/level-set method that accounts for surfactant-induced Marangoni stresses. The present study builds on our previous work (Co...

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Published in:Journal of fluid mechanics 2023-01, Vol.955, Article A42
Main Authors: Constante-Amores, C.R., Abadie, T., Kahouadji, L., Shin, S., Chergui, J., Juric, D., Castrejón-Pita, A.A., Matar, O.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Concentration gradient
Deformation
Direct numerical simulation
Elasticity
Engineering Sciences
Fluid flow
Fluids mechanics
Influence
Jets
JFM Papers
Mechanics
Multiphase flow
Nonlinear Sciences
Numerical analysis
Rheology
Simulation
Stresses
Surfactants
Three dimensional flow
Tracking
Turbulent flow
Turbulent jets
Two phase flow
Velocity
Viscosity
Vortices
Vorticity
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Summary:We study the effect of insoluble surfactants on the spatio-temporal evolution of turbulent jets. We use three-dimensional numerical simulations and employ an interface-tracking/level-set method that accounts for surfactant-induced Marangoni stresses. The present study builds on our previous work (Constante-Amores et al., J. Fluid Mech., vol. 922, 2021, A6) in which we examined in detail the vortex–surface interaction in the absence of surfactants. Numerical solutions are obtained for a wide range of Weber and elasticity numbers in which vorticity production is generated by surface deformation and surfactant-induced Marangoni stresses. The present work demonstrates, for the first time, the crucial role of Marangoni stresses, brought about by surfactant concentration gradients, in the formation of coherent, hairpin-like vortex structures. These structures have a profound influence on the development of the three-dimensional interfacial dynamics. We also present theoretical expressions for the mechanisms that influence the rate of production of circulation in the presence of surfactants for a general, three-dimensional, two-phase flow, and highlight the dominant contribution of surfactant-induced Marangoni stresses.
ISSN:0022-1120
1469-7645
DOI:10.1017/jfm.2022.1056