Burst event detection in wall turbulence by WVITA method

Wavelet Variable Interval Time Average (WVITA) is introduced as a method incorporating burst event detection in wall turbulence. Wavelet transform is performed to unfold the longitudinal fluctuating velocity time series measured in the near wall region of a turbulent boundary layer using hot-film anemometer. This unfolding is both in time and in space simultaneously. The splitted kinetic of the longitudinal fluctuating velocity time series among different scales is obtained by integrating the square of wavelet coefficient modulus over temporal space. The time scale that related to burst events in wall turbulence passing through the fixed probe is ascertained by maximum criterion of the kinetic energy evolution across scales. Wavelet transformed localized variance of the fluctuating velocity time series at the maximum kinetic scale is put forward instead of localized short time average variance in Variable Interval Time Average (VITA) scheme. The burst event detection result shows that WVITA scheme can avoid erroneous judgement and solve the grouping problem more effectively which is caused by VITA scheme itself and can not be avoided by adjusting the threshold level or changing the short time average interval. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19732005) and the National Climbing Project of China     

壁湍流相干结构和减阻控制机理

剪切湍流中相干结构的发现是上世纪湍流研究的重大进展之一,这些大尺度的相干运动在湍流的动力学过程中起重要作用,也为湍流的控制指出了新的方向.壁湍流高摩擦阻力的产生与近壁区流动结构密切相关,基于近壁区湍流动力学过程的减阻控制方案可以有效降低湍流的摩擦阻力,但是随着雷诺数的升高, 这些控制方案的有效性逐渐降低.近年来研究发现, 在高雷诺数情况下外区存在大尺度的相干运动,这种大尺度运动对近壁区湍流和壁面摩擦阻力的产生有重要影响,为高雷诺数湍流减阻控制策略的设计提出了新的挑战.该文将对壁湍流相干结构的研究历史加以简单的回顾,重点介绍近壁区相干结构及其控制机理、近年来高雷诺数外区大尺度运动的研究进展,在此基础上提出高雷诺数减阻控制研究的关键科学问题.      

Numerical methods for the solution of the turbulence energy equations in shelf seas

This paper investigates the accuracy of numerical finite difference methods for solving the turbulence kinetic energy equations in thermally stratified shelf seas with wind and tidal mixing. Alternative discretisation methods are presented for both the source terms and the diffusion term in the turbulence kinetic energy equation. It is shown that techniques not widely used in this field maintain greater accuracy at low spatial and temporal resolution than is obtained with commonly used ones, with no added computational cost. Therefore, these techniques are valuable for use in three‐dimensional models. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A note on a new theory of turbulence

In this paper,the creation and annihilaton of turbulent eddies are described aselementary particles in the quantum field theory.An elementary particle may be consideredas a solid entity as it exists in quantum theory,but a turbulent eddy is often changed in sizeand shape with time due to its energy dissipation in a turbulent field.Therefore,in order toapply the method of the quantum field theory to the turbulent field by analogy,the entity ofthe same eddy should be defined firstly.According to the linearized theory,the turbulenteddies with the similarity character in lime duration may be considered as the entity of thesame eddy,and the creation and annihilation of turbulent eddies without the similarcharacters are related to the interaction term φ_2 in equation(2.6).Then,the creationoperator and annihilation operator similar to those in the quantum field theory are used todescribe the state of turbulent eddy field.Finally,a“Schrǒdinger”equation of turbulenteddies is formulated based upon the nonline     

Experimental research on complex eddy viscosity modeling of multi-scale coherent structures in wall turbulence

在湍流相干结构动力学方程中,非相干结构成分对相干结构贡献的雷诺应力的模型为涡黏性 模型,即涡黏性系数乘以相干结构平均速度变形率的形式. 基于非相干结构成分对相干结构贡 献的雷诺应力与相干结构速度变形率之间存在相位差的事实,在理论上提出了非相干结构成 分对相干结构贡献的雷诺应力复涡黏性模型的假设. 应用热线测速技术,在低速风洞中对湍 流边界层非相干结构成分对相干结构贡献的雷诺应力与相干结构法向速度变形率之间的相位 关系进行了实验测量. 通过分析湍流相干结构猝发过程中非相干结构成分对相干结构贡献的 雷诺应力与相干结构速度变形率之间的相位关系,研究了相干结构雷诺应力分量与流向速度 法向梯度之间的相位差沿湍流边界层法向的变化规律,肯定了湍流相干结构复涡黏性系数模 型的合理性.     

Extended self-similar scaling law of multi-scale eddy structure in wall turbulence

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The experimental results of micro-structure in grid-produced turbulence

The variation of main turbulent quantities in an isotropic turbulent flow, such as the decay of turbulent energy and the variation of Taylor microscale of turbulence with time are obtained, by employing a hot-wire anemometer and a nearly isotropic turbulent flow which is produced by a gridscreen located at the entrance of the test section in a low-level turbulence and low-speed wind tunnel in Peking University. The experimental results of the decay of turbulent energy and the variation of Taylor microscale of turbulence with time at the whole period from initial to final stage, normalized in an non-dimensional form, are consistent quite well with the computational results by the theory of the statistical vorticity structure^[1]. The experimental results presented in this paper also agree with Townsend's results obtained in earlier years^[2] as well as with Bennett's in the seventy's^[3].     

Prediction of turbulence energy dissipation in flexible apron of barrages using numerical method

Barrages form an important component of hydraulic structures constructed to intercept and divert part of the available flow of a river and use it for purposes like irrigation, hydropower and domestic or industrial water supply. A flexible apron is a protection system provided in the barrage to prevent the possibility of the scour hole traveling close to the stilling basin. The turbulence kinetic energy is predicted using a 3D VOF (volume of fluid) realizable k ?? model for both horizontal and depressed flexible aprons placed downstream of the stilling basin of the barrage. The turbulence kinetic energy at the downstream end of the inclined flexible apron is comparably less compared with the horizontal flexible apron for all the cases. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generation of inflow data for inhomogeneous turbulence

Inflow boundary conditions for turbulent plane channel flow are generated by solving evolution equations only for the most energetic eddies. The dynamical systems are derived by Galerkin projecting the Navier-Stokes equations onto the subspaces spanned by various sets of the most energetic modes from a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) of the same flow. Low-energy small-scale POD-modes are added randomly in order to impose some energy in the high wave number range. This is found to be crucial in order to more rapidly establish the correct level of dissipation and achieve a more realistic distribution of energy between the velocity components. The method is tested on a DNS of R_*=180 and a LES of R_*=400. Statistics such as mean velocity, rms-profiles, turbulent shear-stress and energy spectra become close to the fully developed state within 1500 wall units downstream the inlet. PACS 47.27.Eq     

Three-dimensional particle-tracking velocimetry measurement of turbulence statistics and energy budget in a backward-facing step flow

Using a three-dimensional (3-D) particle-tracking velocimeter, detailed turbulent flow measurements were made in a plane channel with a one-sided 50% abrupt expansion, which acted as a backward-facing step. The turbulent channel flow reached a fully developed state well upstream of the step. The Reynolds number based on the upstream centerline velocity and the step height H was 5540. With the mean reattachment point located at 6.51H downstream of the step, the measurement region ranged from −2H upstream to 12H downstream of the step. Various turbulent statistics and the energy budget were calculated from numerous instantaneous vector distributions. As in previous experimental investigations, the Reynolds normal and shear stresses had maximum values upstream of the reattachment. The stress anisotropy tensor revealed a peculiar phenomenon near the reattachment wall, wherein the spanwise normal stress was the largest among the three normal stresses. The triple velocity correlations indicated large values in the separating shear layer, and hence the turbulent diffusion was a major term in the energy budget. Comparison was made between the present results and those of the direct numerical simulation (DNS) of Le et al. (1993), and it was found that the mean and fluctuating velocities, the Reynolds shear stress, and the turbulent energy budget were in excellent agreement, although there was a considerable difference in the inflow conditions.     

吹吸扰动对壁湍流相干结构的影响

采用热线风速仪测量受吹吸扰动的壁湍流边界层的流向速度,用傅里叶变换和子波变换研究 吹吸扰动对壁湍流能谱的影响,结果显示施加的低频扰动使边界层内层大尺度结构的能量减 少,小尺度结构的能量有所增强,远离壁面时扰动强度逐步衰减直到在外层中消失;通过VITA 法和子波变换法检测猝发事件,表明该扰动降低了猝发强度,使猝发周期延长,条件平均速 度波形的幅值降低、持续时间变短,说明扰动明显抑制了相干结构的猝发过程. 利用子波变 换可以实现湍谱分析,能有效检测猝发中的湍流结构,是一种客观的分析工具.     

子波分析辨识壁湍流猝发事件的能量最大准则

用子波分析的方法，对用热膜测速仪得到的平板湍流边界层中流向脉动速度信号，在时域空间和频域空间同时进行时频双局部化分解．用子波系数研究了壁湍流脉动动能随尺度的分布，提出了确定壁湍流猝发事件时间尺度参数的能量最大准则，用子波逆变换得到了猝发事件对应的速度信号波形     

用子波分析能量最大准则修正检测壁湍流猝发的mu-level法

将壁湍流脉动速度信号子波分析技术引入壁湍流相干结构猝发检测的研究,基于子波分析能量最大准则确定相干结构猝发的时间尺度,对能量最大时间尺度的子波系数进行子波逆变换,获得能量最大时间尺度的脉动速度信号。根据其自相关函数的波长确定相干结构的平均猝发周期;根据能量最大时间尺度的子波系数的正极大值和负极小值检测壁湍流喷射和扫掠事件,获得壁湍流相干结构喷射和扫掠事件的相位平均波形。该方法可以不需要确定门限值,有效排除了小尺度脉动的干扰。     

Measuring intermittency parameters of energy cascade in turbulence

Method of measuring physical parameters characterizing intermittency effects of energy cascade in turbulence is presented in the framework of the Hierarchical Structure model. The method of β-test and γ-test enables to verify the existence of hierarchical symmetry and to derive the degree of singularity for the most intermittent structures. The method is applied to analyze data for a high Reynolds number, low-temperature helium turbulent flow. Evidence for universal hierarchical symmetry constant β is reported. Effects of finite statistical sample size are discussed in detail.     

基于小波包能量谱爆炸参量对爆破振动信号能量分布的影响

基于现场实测爆破振动数据,根据爆破振动信号具有短时非平稳的特点,采用小波包分析技术对不同爆炸参量(爆心距、最大段药量和微差雷管段数)下产生的爆破振动信号进行小波包能量谱分析,获得了爆破振动信号不同频带的能量分布,研究了不同爆炸参量下的爆破振动信号能量分布特征,从爆破振动信号能量角度探讨了不同爆炸参量下爆破地震波的衰减规律,为研究爆破地震效应提供了一种新的分析技术。     

An analysis of energy transport processes in the presence of coherent structures

The paper deals with the influence exterted by the presence of coherent structures upon the energy transfer processes in turbulent flow. The round free jet has been stimulated by the acoustic field with the frequency corresponding to the shedding of column-mode vortices (the so called helical structures). The results of hot-wire measurements enabled to calculate the particular terms of coherent energy transport equations that in turn made it possible to trace the energy transfer processes realized in the presence of helical-mode structures. The results obtained suggest that the organized motion modifies substantially the energy transfer processes in the flow considered.     

壁面加热湍流相干结构的子波分析实验研究

通过在平板湍流边界层沿流向固壁表面平行放置若干条通电加热的金属细丝,在平板表面形成沿展向周期性分布的温度场,利用该温度场引起的空气热对流,在湍流边界层近壁区域产生一组沿湍流边界层展向周期分布的大尺度流向涡结构,改变了平板湍流边界层中不同尺度结构及其能量分布。采用对壁湍流多尺度结构的子波分析表明,在湍流边界层近壁区域产生规则的流向涡结构将壁湍流各种尺度湍涡结构不规则的脉动有序地组织起来,抑制了壁湍流各种尺度湍涡结构脉动,特别抑制了能量最大尺度湍涡结构的脉动,减小由于湍流脉动引起的在湍流边界层法向和展向的动量和能量损耗,从而减小了湍流的阻力。     

Time frequency spectrum of atmospheric turbulence and sweeping hypothesis

The present study is focused on the structure of time frequency spectrum. A scaling law for Eulerian time frequency spectrum and the corresponding temporal structure function are calculated from the sweeping hypothesis and Kolmogorov's similarity law regarding spatial structure function. An experiment is designed to study this scaling law in the atmospheric turbulent boundary layer. The results well support the conclusion derived from relevant theoretical analysis.     

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MEASUREMENT FOR DISSIPATION RATE SCALING EXPONENT IN HEATED WALL TURBULENCE

Experimental investigations have been devoted to the study of scaling law of coarse-grained dissipation rate structure function for velocity and temperature fluctuation of non-isotropic and inhomogeneous turbulent flows at moderate Reynolds number. Much attention has been paid to the case of turbulent boundary layer, which is typically the non-istropic and inhomogeneous trubulence because of the dynamically important existence of organized coherent structure burst process in the near wall region . Longitudinal velocity and temperature have been measured at different vertical positions in turbulent boundary layer over a heated and unheated flat plate in a wind tunnel using hot wire anemometer. The influence of non-isotropy and inhomogeneity and heating the wall on the scaling law of the dissipation rate structure function is studied because of the existence of organized coherent structure burst process in the near wall region . The scaling law of coarse-grained dissipation rate structure function is foun     

Wavelet analysis in testing signals

I.IntroductionAseriesofnon-stationary,shocksignalsareoftenpresentedinengilleeringpractice.Forexample,thevibrationresponseofautomobilesrunningonanunevenroad,aircraftstlyinginchangingairflowandtheresponseofhighbuildingstructurestoearthquakewaves.Thetraditionaltime-frequencyanalysingmethodwhichisbasedonFouriertranstlormcanonlyprovidetheaveragestatisticalresultsinanalysingshocksignals.It'sdiftlcultl'OrFourierTransformtodiscribetilelocalandprecisecharacteristicsofnon-stationarychocksignals.ButW…