PIV analysis of near-wake behind a sphere at a subcritical Reynolds number |
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Authors: | Young Il Jang Sang Joon Lee |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja Dong, Pohang, 790-784, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | The vortical structure of near-wake behind a sphere is investigated using a PIV technique in a circulating water channel at
Re = 11,000. The measured velocity fields show a detailed vortical structure in the recirculation region such as recirculation
vortices, reversed velocity zone, and out-of-plane vorticity distribution. The vorticity distribution of the sphere wake shows
waviness in cross-sectional planes. The time-averaged turbulent structures are consistent with the visualized flow showing
the onset of shear layer instability. The spatial distributions of turbulent intensities provide turbulent statistics for
validating numerical predictions. |
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