A self-similar solution for a weakly swirling jet (Q1057728)

A study is made of the laminar flow of a viscous incompressible fluid in a swirling jet that is produced by the action of a point source which transmits to the medium surrounding it a finite momentum flux. The limit of large Reynolds numbers is investigated under the assumption that the circulation of the azimuthal component of the velocity is a constant quantity at large distances from the jet axis. The boundary layer equations are solved asymptotically for the case of small circulation. It is shown that in the case of weak swirling of the jet the interaction of the azimuthal and axial motions is basically nonlinear.