ABSTRACT:
An experimental study of the properties of plane jets issuing at various angles into a cross-flow of air was conducted to obtain information relating to the momentum diffusion properties of the jet flow in order to provide a background for predicting the feasibility of the preswirl concept of the Volumetric Air Heating Receiver, an advanced solar central receiver concept. The properties investigated included the deflection of the jet axis, the decay of velocity along the jet axis, and the determination of similarity characteristics of the jet velocity profiles.