Effect of the shape of a body on the intermittency of turbulent flow in an axisymmetrical wake

Experimental data regarding the distribution of the intermittency coefficient of the turbulent flow of an incompressible liquid in the axisymtnetrical wakes behind a sphere or a solid of revolution with an elongation of 8∶1 are presented. The original measurements were carried out at a Reynolds number of Re=U_∞D/v=10⁴ (U_∞) is the velocity of the incident flow, D is the diameter of the middle cross section). The shape of the solid is shown to have a considerable effect on the form of intermittency in the far automodel wake.