Influence of the amplitude of the introduced stationary perturbation on its non-modal growth in a laminar flooded jet

The influence of the amplitude of deflectors introduced into a laminar jet flow on the coefficient of linear change in the radial component of a stationary disturbance is investigated. The method for introducing disturbances and the method for measuring them are described. It is shown that a decrease in the amplitude of the deflectors does not lead to a change in the flow pattern, does not prevent the occurrence of an algebraic growth mechanism, and causes a proportional decrease in the radial component of the stationary velocity disturbance. The transition to the turbulent regime occurs after reaching a certain value of the radial expansion, which does not depend on the initial amplitude of the introduced disturbance.