Effects of velocity ratio on turbulent mixing layer

In present paper, the effect of velocity ratio on plane mixing layer is experimentally investigated with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The velocity ratio between low- and high-speed side are 0.25, 0.33 and 0.50, respectively. The Reynolds number based on the velocity difference of two streams and hydraulic diameter of the channel ranges from 15840~132000. The results indicate that the maximum mean Reynolds stress on the same cross section increases with Reynolds number increasing but decreases with velocity ratio increasing at the equal Reynolds number. The mean vorticity increases with Reynolds number increasing on the same cross-section and increases with the velocity ratio increasing at the equal Reynolds number. The maximum non-dimensional mean vorticity decreases according to an exponential law along the stream-wise direction, and the decreasing speed of maximum mean vorticity increases with the velocity ratio increasing.