本文回顾了涡定义和涡识别方法的发展历史,着重介绍了作者UTA(University of Texas at Arlington)团队及其合作者在涡科学和湍流研究的一些最新学术创新成果。UTA团队发现了可以定量描述流体刚性转动部分的物理量——Liutex向量,其主要...本文回顾了涡定义和涡识别方法的发展历史,着重介绍了作者UTA(University of Texas at Arlington)团队及其合作者在涡科学和湍流研究的一些最新学术创新成果。UTA团队发现了可以定量描述流体刚性转动部分的物理量——Liutex向量,其主要思想是把流体刚性转动从流体运动中提取出来,进而用Liutex来定义和识别涡结构,并已在广泛应用中证明了其作为涡识别方法的优越性。基于Liutex向量可以进一步研究涡量分解、速度梯度张量分解、流体运动分解、湍流结构、湍流生成机理以及旋涡的科学识别,为流体运动学的发展开辟了广阔的研究空间。区别于第一代涡识别方法和第二代涡识别方法,Liutex是一个向量,其方向代表当地转轴,大小代表当地流体刚性旋转角速度的二倍。本文详细介绍了基于Liutex向量的第三代涡的定义和识别方法,包括Liutex等值面、Liutex-Omega等值面、Liutex向量线、Liutex涡核线、以及最新发现的中低雷诺数湍流边界层中的Liutex-5/3幂次相似律,其发现很大程度上扩大了传统湍流能谱幂次律的适用范围,对建立湍流模型具有重要意义。展开更多
Six core issues for vortex definition and identification concern with (1) the absolute strength,(2) the relative strength,(3) the rotational axis,(4) the vortex core center,(5) the vortex core size, and (6) the vortex...Six core issues for vortex definition and identification concern with (1) the absolute strength,(2) the relative strength,(3) the rotational axis,(4) the vortex core center,(5) the vortex core size, and (6) the vortex boundary (Liu C. 2019). However, most of the currently popular vortex identification methods, including the Q criterion, the criterion and the Acj criterion etc., are Eulerian local region-type vortex identification criteria and can only approximately identify the vortex boundary by somewhat arbitrary threshold. On the other hand, the existing Eulerian local line-type methods, which seek to extract line-type features such as vortex core line, are not entirely satisfactory since most of these methods are based on vorticity or pressure minimum that will fail in many cases. The key issue is the lack of a reasonable mathematical definition for vortex core center. To address this issue, a Liutex (previously named Rortex) based definition of vortex core center is proposed in this paper. The vortex core center, also called vortex rotation axis line here, is defined as a line where the Liutex magnitude gradient vector is aligned with the Liutex vector, which mathematically implies that the cross product of the Liutex magnitude gradient vector and the Liutex vector on the line is equal to zero. Based on this definition, a novel three-step method for extracting vortex rotation axis lines is presented. Two test cases, namely the Burgers vortex and hairpin vortices, are examined to justify the proposed method. The results demonstrate that the proposed method can successfully identify vortex rotation axis lines without any user-specified threshold, so that the proposed method is very straightforward, robust and efficient.展开更多
The third-generation vortex identification method of Liutex(previously called Rortex)was introduced by the team led by Prof.Chaoqun Liu from University of Texas at Arlington to mathematically extract the rigid rotatio...The third-generation vortex identification method of Liutex(previously called Rortex)was introduced by the team led by Prof.Chaoqun Liu from University of Texas at Arlington to mathematically extract the rigid rotation part from the fluid motion,and thus to define and visualize vortices.Unlike the vorticity-based first generation and the scalar-valued second generation,Q,λ2,Δandλci methods for example,the Liutex vector provides a unique,mathematical and systematic way to define vortices and visualize vortical structures from multiple perspectives without ambiguity.In this article,we summarize the recent developments of the Liutex framework and discuss the Liutex theoretical system including its existence,uniqueness,stability,Galilean invariance,locality and globality,decomposition in tensor and vector forms,Liutex similarity in turbulence,and multiple Liutex-based vortex visualization methods including Liutex lines,Liutex magnitude iso-surfaces,Liutex-Ωmethod,and Liutex core line method,etc..Thereafter,the six core elements of vortex identification,including(1)absolute strength,(2)relative strength,(3)local rotational axis,(4)vortex rotation axes,(5)vortex core size,(6)vortex boundary,are used as touchstones against which the Liutex vortex identification system is examined.It is demonstrated with illustrative examples that the Liutex system is able to give complete and precise information of all six core elements in contrast to the failure and inaccuracy of the first and second-generation methods.The important concept that vorticity cannot represent vortex and the superiority of the Liutex system over previous methods are reiterated and stated in appropriate places throughout the paper.Finally,the article concludes with future perspectives,especially the application of the Liutex system in studying turbulence mechanisms encouraged by the discovery of Liutex similarity law.As a newly defined physical quantity,Liutex may open a door for quantified vortex and turbulence research including Liutex(vortex)dynamics 展开更多
In this study,the new method of the vortex core line based on Liutex definition,also known as Liutex core line,is applied to support the hypothesis that the vortex ring is not a part of theΛ-vortex and the formation ...In this study,the new method of the vortex core line based on Liutex definition,also known as Liutex core line,is applied to support the hypothesis that the vortex ring is not a part of theΛ-vortex and the formation of the ring-like vortex is formed separately from theΛ-vortex.The proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)is also applied to analyze the Kelvin-VHelmholtz(K-H)instability happening in hairpin ring areas of the flow transition on the flat plate to understand the mechanism of the ring-like vortex formation.The new vortex identification method named modified Liutex-Omega method is efficiently used to visualize and observe the shapes of vortex structures in 3-D.The streamwise vortex structure characteristics can be found in POD mode one as the mean flow.The other POD modes are in stremwise and spanwise structures and have the fluctuation motions,which are induced by K-H instability.Moreover,the result shows that POD modes are in pairs and share the same characteristics such as amplitudes,mode shapes,and time evolutions.The vortex core and POD results confirm that theΛ-vortex is not self-deformed to a hairpin vortex,but the hairpin vortex is formed by the K-H instability during the development of Lambda vortex to hairpin vortex in the boundary layer flow transition.展开更多
The turbulent flow in the draft tube of a Francis turbine is very complicated while working under off-design conditions. Although the off-design conditions were widely studied, the vortex core line in the draft tube o...The turbulent flow in the draft tube of a Francis turbine is very complicated while working under off-design conditions. Although the off-design conditions were widely studied, the vortex core line in the draft tube of a Francis turbine with splitter blades is not well understood, especially the vortex rope property. This letter presents a prediction of the behavior of the vortex rope in the draft tube of the Francis-99 turbine obtained by the computational fluid dynamics (CFD), where the Liutex/Rortex method, as the most recent vortex definition, is applied to analyze the periodical precession of the vortex rope in the draft tube cone. The advantage of this Liutex/Rortex method is shown by its enhanced ability to represent the vortex rope structurewith the vortex-core lines. Furthermore, since it seems to be very hard to define a sharp boundary surface for the whole vortex structure, it is advantageousfocusing only on the vortex core line,by which different vortex structures can be clearly differentiated. The evolution of the vortex core and the process of the vortex breakdown in the draft tube are revealed, which might help to comprehend the development of the turbulent flow in the draft tube.展开更多
The Liutex core line method, first combined with the snapshot proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), is utilized in a supersonic micro-vortex generator (MVG) wake flow at Ma = 2.5 and Reθ = 5 760 to reveal the physic...The Liutex core line method, first combined with the snapshot proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), is utilized in a supersonic micro-vortex generator (MVG) wake flow at Ma = 2.5 and Reθ = 5 760 to reveal the physical significance of each POD mode of the flow field. Compared with other scalar-based vortex identification methods, the Liutex core line identification is verified to be the most appropriate approach that is threshold-free and provides full information of a fluid rotation motion. Meanwhile, the Liutex integration is employed to quantitatively track the evolution of the vortices in MVG wake and is applied to the determination of the effective control section of the MVG wake for the optimization study of MVG design. The physical mechanism of each POD mode for multi-scale and multi-frequency vortical structures is investigated by using Liutex core line identification to give some revelations. For the mean mode (mode 0) indicating the time-averaged velocity flowfield of the MVG wake flow, a pair of primary counter-rotating streamwise vortices and another pair of secondary vortices is uniquely identified by two pairs of Liutex core lines with Liutex magnitude. In contrast, mode 1 is featured by a fluctuated roll-up motion of streamwise vortex, and the streamwise component of the MVG wake is demonstrated to be dominant in terms of the total kinetic energy contribution. Meanwhile, a dominant shedding frequency of St = 0.072 is detected from the temporal behavior of mode 2, which has the organized arc-shaped vortex structures shedding from MVG induced by the K-H instability. Additionally, mode 4 subjects to low-frequency oscillations of the wall vortices and thus takes a relatively lower frequency of St = 0.044.展开更多
The vortex core detection method based on the Liutex vector is utilized to investigate the alternation of vortical structures on a boundary layer transition subjected to spanwise-wall oscillation.Compared with iso-sur...The vortex core detection method based on the Liutex vector is utilized to investigate the alternation of vortical structures on a boundary layer transition subjected to spanwise-wall oscillation.Compared with iso-surface based methods,the Liutex core line method is shown to be precise,free of threshold and capable to capture both strong and weak vortices simultaneously.Tollmien-Schlichting(T-S)waves in the linear growth region,A-and hairpin vortices in the transition region and twisted vortices in the turbulent region are all well captured by Liutex core lines.The cyclic wall movement accelerates the transition process while reducing the turbulent drag by 21.8%with selected parameters.For the wall oscillation case,the development from T・S wave to Avortex is advanced about one T・S wave length in the stream wise direction.In the transition region,the A-vortex and legs of hairpin vortex are shortened in the wall oscillation case,and the symmetry of the vortical structures is lost in the late transition region since the introduction of asymmetry disturbances by the cyclic wall movement.Extrusions of weak vortices at the edge of boundary layer are found in the turbulent section which is often omitted by iso-surface based vortex identification method.Thus,it is demonstrated that for the transitional boundary layer the Liutex core line method provides a systematic and thresholdvortex definition,which could serve as a powerful tool to understand and guide flow control.展开更多
Vortices,which appear as swirling behaviour of a flow field,are an important phenomenon in fluid dynamics,and the extraction of vortex cores is necessary for the research of vortex evolution in many areas of fluid mec...Vortices,which appear as swirling behaviour of a flow field,are an important phenomenon in fluid dynamics,and the extraction of vortex cores is necessary for the research of vortex evolution in many areas of fluid mechanics.The Liutex method is a milestone in vortex identification and provides a reasonable mathematical definition for a vortex core.Based on this definition,a novel integration-based method is presented,which can reduce the numerical error in the integration process through location optimization.Two typical test cases,the wake vortices of an A320 in the near-ground stage and a helicopter rotor,are examined to show that the proposed method can extract continuous vortex core lines with accuracy and efficiency for vortex parameter study.展开更多
文摘本文回顾了涡定义和涡识别方法的发展历史,着重介绍了作者UTA(University of Texas at Arlington)团队及其合作者在涡科学和湍流研究的一些最新学术创新成果。UTA团队发现了可以定量描述流体刚性转动部分的物理量——Liutex向量,其主要思想是把流体刚性转动从流体运动中提取出来,进而用Liutex来定义和识别涡结构,并已在广泛应用中证明了其作为涡识别方法的优越性。基于Liutex向量可以进一步研究涡量分解、速度梯度张量分解、流体运动分解、湍流结构、湍流生成机理以及旋涡的科学识别,为流体运动学的发展开辟了广阔的研究空间。区别于第一代涡识别方法和第二代涡识别方法,Liutex是一个向量,其方向代表当地转轴,大小代表当地流体刚性旋转角速度的二倍。本文详细介绍了基于Liutex向量的第三代涡的定义和识别方法,包括Liutex等值面、Liutex-Omega等值面、Liutex向量线、Liutex涡核线、以及最新发现的中低雷诺数湍流边界层中的Liutex-5/3幂次相似律,其发现很大程度上扩大了传统湍流能谱幂次律的适用范围,对建立湍流模型具有重要意义。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 91530325).
文摘Six core issues for vortex definition and identification concern with (1) the absolute strength,(2) the relative strength,(3) the rotational axis,(4) the vortex core center,(5) the vortex core size, and (6) the vortex boundary (Liu C. 2019). However, most of the currently popular vortex identification methods, including the Q criterion, the criterion and the Acj criterion etc., are Eulerian local region-type vortex identification criteria and can only approximately identify the vortex boundary by somewhat arbitrary threshold. On the other hand, the existing Eulerian local line-type methods, which seek to extract line-type features such as vortex core line, are not entirely satisfactory since most of these methods are based on vorticity or pressure minimum that will fail in many cases. The key issue is the lack of a reasonable mathematical definition for vortex core center. To address this issue, a Liutex (previously named Rortex) based definition of vortex core center is proposed in this paper. The vortex core center, also called vortex rotation axis line here, is defined as a line where the Liutex magnitude gradient vector is aligned with the Liutex vector, which mathematically implies that the cross product of the Liutex magnitude gradient vector and the Liutex vector on the line is equal to zero. Based on this definition, a novel three-step method for extracting vortex rotation axis lines is presented. Two test cases, namely the Burgers vortex and hairpin vortices, are examined to justify the proposed method. The results demonstrate that the proposed method can successfully identify vortex rotation axis lines without any user-specified threshold, so that the proposed method is very straightforward, robust and efficient.
基金This work was mainly supported by the Department of Mathematics of University of Texas at Arlington where the corresponding author,Dr.Chaoqun Liu,is the full-time professor。
文摘The third-generation vortex identification method of Liutex(previously called Rortex)was introduced by the team led by Prof.Chaoqun Liu from University of Texas at Arlington to mathematically extract the rigid rotation part from the fluid motion,and thus to define and visualize vortices.Unlike the vorticity-based first generation and the scalar-valued second generation,Q,λ2,Δandλci methods for example,the Liutex vector provides a unique,mathematical and systematic way to define vortices and visualize vortical structures from multiple perspectives without ambiguity.In this article,we summarize the recent developments of the Liutex framework and discuss the Liutex theoretical system including its existence,uniqueness,stability,Galilean invariance,locality and globality,decomposition in tensor and vector forms,Liutex similarity in turbulence,and multiple Liutex-based vortex visualization methods including Liutex lines,Liutex magnitude iso-surfaces,Liutex-Ωmethod,and Liutex core line method,etc..Thereafter,the six core elements of vortex identification,including(1)absolute strength,(2)relative strength,(3)local rotational axis,(4)vortex rotation axes,(5)vortex core size,(6)vortex boundary,are used as touchstones against which the Liutex vortex identification system is examined.It is demonstrated with illustrative examples that the Liutex system is able to give complete and precise information of all six core elements in contrast to the failure and inaccuracy of the first and second-generation methods.The important concept that vorticity cannot represent vortex and the superiority of the Liutex system over previous methods are reiterated and stated in appropriate places throughout the paper.Finally,the article concludes with future perspectives,especially the application of the Liutex system in studying turbulence mechanisms encouraged by the discovery of Liutex similarity law.As a newly defined physical quantity,Liutex may open a door for quantified vortex and turbulence research including Liutex(vortex)dynamics
基金The authors thank the Department of Mathematics of University of Texas at Arlington and Royal Thai Government for the financial support.
文摘In this study,the new method of the vortex core line based on Liutex definition,also known as Liutex core line,is applied to support the hypothesis that the vortex ring is not a part of theΛ-vortex and the formation of the ring-like vortex is formed separately from theΛ-vortex.The proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)is also applied to analyze the Kelvin-VHelmholtz(K-H)instability happening in hairpin ring areas of the flow transition on the flat plate to understand the mechanism of the ring-like vortex formation.The new vortex identification method named modified Liutex-Omega method is efficiently used to visualize and observe the shapes of vortex structures in 3-D.The streamwise vortex structure characteristics can be found in POD mode one as the mean flow.The other POD modes are in stremwise and spanwise structures and have the fluctuation motions,which are induced by K-H instability.Moreover,the result shows that POD modes are in pairs and share the same characteristics such as amplitudes,mode shapes,and time evolutions.The vortex core and POD results confirm that theΛ-vortex is not self-deformed to a hairpin vortex,but the hairpin vortex is formed by the K-H instability during the development of Lambda vortex to hairpin vortex in the boundary layer flow transition.
文摘The turbulent flow in the draft tube of a Francis turbine is very complicated while working under off-design conditions. Although the off-design conditions were widely studied, the vortex core line in the draft tube of a Francis turbine with splitter blades is not well understood, especially the vortex rope property. This letter presents a prediction of the behavior of the vortex rope in the draft tube of the Francis-99 turbine obtained by the computational fluid dynamics (CFD), where the Liutex/Rortex method, as the most recent vortex definition, is applied to analyze the periodical precession of the vortex rope in the draft tube cone. The advantage of this Liutex/Rortex method is shown by its enhanced ability to represent the vortex rope structurewith the vortex-core lines. Furthermore, since it seems to be very hard to define a sharp boundary surface for the whole vortex structure, it is advantageousfocusing only on the vortex core line,by which different vortex structures can be clearly differentiated. The evolution of the vortex core and the process of the vortex breakdown in the draft tube are revealed, which might help to comprehend the development of the turbulent flow in the draft tube.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51906154).
文摘The Liutex core line method, first combined with the snapshot proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), is utilized in a supersonic micro-vortex generator (MVG) wake flow at Ma = 2.5 and Reθ = 5 760 to reveal the physical significance of each POD mode of the flow field. Compared with other scalar-based vortex identification methods, the Liutex core line identification is verified to be the most appropriate approach that is threshold-free and provides full information of a fluid rotation motion. Meanwhile, the Liutex integration is employed to quantitatively track the evolution of the vortices in MVG wake and is applied to the determination of the effective control section of the MVG wake for the optimization study of MVG design. The physical mechanism of each POD mode for multi-scale and multi-frequency vortical structures is investigated by using Liutex core line identification to give some revelations. For the mean mode (mode 0) indicating the time-averaged velocity flowfield of the MVG wake flow, a pair of primary counter-rotating streamwise vortices and another pair of secondary vortices is uniquely identified by two pairs of Liutex core lines with Liutex magnitude. In contrast, mode 1 is featured by a fluctuated roll-up motion of streamwise vortex, and the streamwise component of the MVG wake is demonstrated to be dominant in terms of the total kinetic energy contribution. Meanwhile, a dominant shedding frequency of St = 0.072 is detected from the temporal behavior of mode 2, which has the organized arc-shaped vortex structures shedding from MVG induced by the K-H instability. Additionally, mode 4 subjects to low-frequency oscillations of the wall vortices and thus takes a relatively lower frequency of St = 0.044.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11702159)The work was supported by the European Commission and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT)of China through the Research and Innovation action DRAGY(Grant No.690623).This investigation is accomplished by using code DNSUTA developed by Dr.Chaoqun Liu at the University of Texas at Arlington.We also thank Prof.Hongyi Xu from Fudan University for providing the executable files to automatically detect Liutex core lines.Helpful discussions with Prof.Lian-di Zhou are highly appreciated by the authors.
文摘The vortex core detection method based on the Liutex vector is utilized to investigate the alternation of vortical structures on a boundary layer transition subjected to spanwise-wall oscillation.Compared with iso-surface based methods,the Liutex core line method is shown to be precise,free of threshold and capable to capture both strong and weak vortices simultaneously.Tollmien-Schlichting(T-S)waves in the linear growth region,A-and hairpin vortices in the transition region and twisted vortices in the turbulent region are all well captured by Liutex core lines.The cyclic wall movement accelerates the transition process while reducing the turbulent drag by 21.8%with selected parameters.For the wall oscillation case,the development from T・S wave to Avortex is advanced about one T・S wave length in the stream wise direction.In the transition region,the A-vortex and legs of hairpin vortex are shortened in the wall oscillation case,and the symmetry of the vortical structures is lost in the late transition region since the introduction of asymmetry disturbances by the cyclic wall movement.Extrusions of weak vortices at the edge of boundary layer are found in the turbulent section which is often omitted by iso-surface based vortex identification method.Thus,it is demonstrated that for the transitional boundary layer the Liutex core line method provides a systematic and thresholdvortex definition,which could serve as a powerful tool to understand and guide flow control.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U173320010,11802328).
文摘Vortices,which appear as swirling behaviour of a flow field,are an important phenomenon in fluid dynamics,and the extraction of vortex cores is necessary for the research of vortex evolution in many areas of fluid mechanics.The Liutex method is a milestone in vortex identification and provides a reasonable mathematical definition for a vortex core.Based on this definition,a novel integration-based method is presented,which can reduce the numerical error in the integration process through location optimization.Two typical test cases,the wake vortices of an A320 in the near-ground stage and a helicopter rotor,are examined to show that the proposed method can extract continuous vortex core lines with accuracy and efficiency for vortex parameter study.
