An Experimental Study of Turbulence Production Mechanisms in Boundary Layer Flows.
Abstract
The major goal of this research has been to identify the mechanisms responsible for turbulence production near smooth walls. Although many dynaical features of the turbulence production process have been previously identified, and many models proposed to explain how these features came to be, the reasons for their existence, and for their evolution into turbulent eruptions are stil not satisfactorily understood. The coherence associated with the production of turbulence near a wall is greater than anticipated before this investigation began. It is clear that many aspects of the physics can be modelled by the vortex ring/wall interaction, however, it appears that somewhat less stringent conditions can also initiate new production. Furthermore, the same physics appears to govern production for Reynolds numbers up to the onset of the law of the wake (which signals the onset of high Reynolds number asymptotic behavior). However, further investigation is required to determine which details of the interactions are necessary and which are sufficient, before attempts at logically modifying the production rate can be made.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA121716
Entities
People
- R. E. Falco
Organizations
- Michigan State University