Dynamics of laminar flows with coaxial oppositely-rotating layers

Introduction. The work relates to the scientific foundations of hydraulic and energy construction and is devoted to the study of laminar flows with coaxial oppositely-rotating layers. In the literature, such flows are called counter-vortex. In the turbulent range, counter-vortex flows are characterized by intensive mixing of the medium, which is widely used in the technologies of mixing non-natural and multi-phase media in thermal and atomic energy, in systems of mass- and heat transfer, in chemistry and microbiology, ecology, engine and rocket production. The aim of the theoretical study is to study the physical laws of the hydrodynamics of counter-vortex flows. Research methods. The theoretical Navier-Stokes equations and continuity equation are the basis of the theoretical model of the laminar counter-vortex flow. Results. Assuming the radial velocities are much less than the azimuthal and axial velocities and taking the Oseen approximation, the solution of the Navier - Stokes equations is obtained as Fourier - Bessel series or products of Fourier - Bessel series. In particular, the following were obtained: formulas for calculating the radial-longitudinal distributions of the normalized azimuthal, axial and radial velocities in the flow under study, the velocities are presented graphically in the form of radial profiles; equations for the calculation of current lines and viscous vortex fields, which are also presented in the form of graphs, were obtained. The two-layer and four-layer counter-vortex flows are considered. The analysis of the obtained theoretical results is performed. Conclusions. On the axis at the beginning of the active zone, the formation of a return flow with significant negative velocities is characteristic. This leads to the formation of a recirculation region, the mass exchange between which and the external flow is absent. Cascades of concentric vortexes of such high intensity that are not found in streams of a different nature are generated in the active zone. Calculation formulas include exp (-λ2x/Re) exponent multiplied by Reynolds number in degree b = 0 or b = -1, therefore increasing Reynolds number when b = 0 leads to proportional transfer of arbitrary characteristic counter-vortex flow down the pipe; and at b = -1, the bias of characteristic is accompanied by a proportional decrease in its scale.