SOME MEASUREMENTS OF THE DISPERSION OF SPHERES IN A TURBULENT FLOW.

Abstract

The dispersion of small spherical particles in a grid generated turbulent flow was investigated. Particles were injected singly into the flow without inducing an appreciable disturbance. A detection method utilizing photo multiplier tubes and light fields was devised. The particles used in the experiment were foamed polystyrene of 0.7 and 0.9 millimeter diameter and soap bubbles of 1.25 millimeter diameter. A fine heated wire was used to 'tag' fluid particles in order to obtain Lagrangian data on the flow. Diffusion coefficients, particle velocity auto correlation in time functions, integral and micro-scales were obtained from the data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0673236

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Kennedy

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Detection
  • Diameters
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Dispersions
  • Flow
  • Integrals
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Polystyrenes
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics