Comparative Visualization of Accelerating Flow around Various Bodies, Starting from Rest,

Abstract

Separation, vortex formation and turbulent decay are visualized for accelerating air flow around various bodies, starting from rest. The bodies investigated were a cylinder, a sphere, a flat plate, a round plate and an NACA 0015 airfoil. All bodies had the same characteristic length (body diameter or chord length) and were subjected to the same flow acceleration resulting in the same Reynolds number and allowing for a meaningful comparison. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004159

Entities

People

  • M. Palmer
  • P. Freymuth
  • W. Bank

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Diameters
  • Flow
  • Reynolds Number
  • United States
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Visualizations
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.