Dataset: 3D velocity fields for the Burger vortex flow treatments

Abstract

A laboratory apparatus was constructed to physically create a Burgers vortex. Fluid motion is induced by co-rotating two disks while simultaneously withdrawing fluid axially through hollow drive shafts. The technique creates a flow pattern that mimics a Burgers vortex with size and strength consistent with dissipative-scale turbulent eddies in the coastal and near-surface zones. Specifically, the radius, circulation, and axial strain rate of the Burgers vortex were specified to match typical ...