A VISUAL STUDY OF THE FLOW MODEL IN THE LATER STAGES OF LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION ON A FLAT PLATE

Abstract

A number of aspects of transition from laminar to turbulent flow were investigated on a flat plate with free stream water velocities between .75 feet per second and 1.2 feet per second. The study was primarily visual, using dye techniques, although some measurements were made using a hot film anemometer. Also investigated were the later stages of natural transition. Dye patterns associated with the chain of events leading from laminar to turbulent flow in natural transition were analyzed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0271175

Entities

People

  • K.a. Meyer
  • S.j. Kline

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anemometers
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Measurement
  • Motion
  • Physical Properties
  • Transitions
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.