WALL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS BENEATH AN AXIALLY SYMMETRIC TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER ON A CYLINDER.

Abstract

Measurements of the turbulent pressure field on the outer surface of a 3 inch diameter cylinder were made at a point 24 feet downstream of the origin of the turbulent boundary layer. The root-mean square wall pressure was 2.42 times the wall shear stress. The normalized power spectrum at high frequencies contained twice the energy density of the spectrum beneath a plane boundary layer. The convection speed was the same as that in a plane boundary layer but the eddy size was smaller by a factor of two. The smaller eddy size and unchanged convection speed account for the greater energy in the spectrum at high frequencies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0693508

Entities

People

  • Chi-sheng Yang
  • William W. Willmarth

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Convection
  • Diameters
  • Frequency
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Power Spectra
  • Shear Stresses
  • Spectra
  • Stresses
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Hydraulic Engineering.