Asymptotics of the homogenized moduli for the elastic chess-board composite

We find the asymptotic behavior of the homogenized coefficients of elasticity for the chess-board structure. In the chess board white and black cells are isotropic and have Lamé constants (, ,) and (, ) respectively. We assume that the black cells are soft, so 0. It turns out that the Poisson ratio for this composite tends to zero with .     

Flow through a helically coiled annulus

In this paper the flow is studied of an incompressible viscous fluid through a helically coiled annulus, the torsion of its centre line taken into account. It has been shown that the torsion affects the secondary flow and contributes to the azimuthal component of velocity around the centre line. The symmetry of the secondary flow streamlines in the absence of torsion, is destroyed in its presence. Some stream lines penetrate from the upper half to the lower half, and if is further increased, a complete circulation around the centre line is obtained at low values of for all Reynolds numbers for which the analysis of this paper is valid, being the ratio of the torsion of the centre line to its curvature.Nomenclature A =constant - a outer radius of the annulus - b unit binormal vector to C - C helical centre line of the pipe - D rL - g 1000 - K Dean number=Re² - L 1+r sin - M (L ²+ ² r ²)^1/2 - n unit normal vector to C - P, P pressure and nondimensional pressure - p ₀, p pressures of O(1) and O() - Re Reynolds number=aW ₀/ - (r, , s), (r, , s) coordinates and nondimensional coordinates - nonorthogonal unit vectors along the coordinate directions - r ₀ radius of the projection of C - t unit tangent vector to C - V _r, V , V _s velocity components along the nonorthogonal directions - V_r, V, V _s nondimensional velocity components along - W ₀ average velocity in a straight annulus Greek symbols , curvature and nondimensional curvature of C - U, V, W lowest order terms for small in the velocity components along the orthogonal directions t - _r, , _s first approximations to V _r , V, V _s for small - =/=/ - kinematic viscosity - density of the fluid - , torsion and nondimensional torsion of C - , stream function and nondimensional stream function - nondimensional streamfunction for U, V - a inner radius of the annulus After this paper was accepted for publication, a paper entitled On the low-Reynolds number flow in a helical pipe, by C.Y. Wang, has appeared in J. Fluid. Mech., Vol 108, 1981, pp. 185–194. The results in Wangs paper are particular cases of this paper for =0, and are also contained in [9].     

Methods of Small and Large δ in the Nonlinear Dynamics – A Comparative Analysis

New asymptotic approaches for dynamical systems containing a power nonlinear term x ⁿ are proposed and analyzed. Two natural limiting cases are studied: n 1 + , 1 and n . In the firstcase, the 'small method' (SM)is used and its applicability for dynamical problems with the nonlinearterm sin as well as the usefulness of the SMfor the problem with small denominators are outlined. For n , a new asymptotic approach is proposed(conditionally we call it the 'large method' –LM). Error estimations lead to the followingconclusion: the LM may be used, even for smalln, whereas the SM has a narrow application area. Both of the discussed approaches overlap all values ofthe parameter n.     

A similarity law for acute circular cones at large angles of attack in a supersonic flow

For thin bodies placed in a hypersonic flow at a small angle of attack the similarity law is known. From this law it follows that for various numbers M, angles of attack , and relative thicknesses the similarity conditions will be observed if in the flows under consideration the parameters M and / are the same. This similarity law is obtained with the assumption M 1, 1. But even for M=3 and 1/3 the results of solving the complete system of gasdynamic equations for affino-similar bodies is in a good agreement with the similarity law [1], In [2] it is shown that this similarity law is generalized for the case of a flow around a thin pointed body at large angles of attack. According to the similarity law, at large angles of attack the flows near bodies with an identical distribution of cross-sectional shapes will be similar if the parameters K₁= cotan and K₂=m sin for all cases have one and the same value. As the angle of attack decreases, the requirements of constancy of K₁ and K₂ become analogous to the conditions M=const, /=const.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 78–83, May–June, 1976.The authors thank V. V. Lunev for the useful discussions and valuable observations.     

Analysis of turbulent boundary layer interaction with an external supersonic flow behind a step

An integral method of analyzing turbulent flow behind plane and axisymmetric steps is proposed, which will permit calculation of the pressure distribution, the displacement thickness, the momentum-loss thickness, and the friction in the zone of boundary layer interaction with an external ideal flow. The characteristics of an incompressible turbulent equilibrium boundary layer are used to analyze the flow behind the step, and the parameters of the compressible boundary layer flow are connected with the parameters of the incompressible boundary layer flow by using the Cowles-Crocco transformation.A large number of theoretical and experimental papers devoted to this topic can be mentioned. Let us consider just two [1, 2], which are similar to the method proposed herein, wherein the parameter distribution of the flow of a plane nearby turbulent wake is analyzed. The flow behind the body in these papers is separated into a zone of isobaric flow and a zone of boundary layer interaction with an external ideal flow. The jet boundary layer in the interaction zone is analyzed by the method of integral relations.The flow behind plane and axisymmetric steps is analyzed on the basis of a scheme of boundary layer interaction with an external ideal supersonic stream. The results of the analysis by the method proposed are compared with known experimental data.Notation x, y longitudinal and transverse coordinates - X, Y transformed longitudinal and transverse coordinates - , ^*, ^** boundary layer thickness, displacement thickness, momentum-loss thickness of a boundary layer - , ^*, ^** layer thickness, displacement thickness, momentum-loss thickness of an incompressible boundary layer - u, velocity and density of a compressible boundary layer - U, velocity and density of the incompressible boundary layer - , stream function of the compressible and incompressible boundary layers - , dynamic coefficient of viscosity of the compressible and incompressible boundary layers - r₁ radius of the base part of an axisymmetric body - r radius - R transformed radius - M Mach number - friction stress - p pressure - a speed of sound - s enthalpy - v Prandtl-Mayer angle - P Prandtl number - P_t turbulent Prandtl number - r₂ radius of the base sting - b step depth - =0 for plane flow - =1 for axisymmetric flow Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 33–40, May–June, 1971.In conclusion, the authors are grateful to M. Ya. Yudelovich and E. N. Bondarev for useful comments and discussions.     

Indentation of the semi-infinite elastic solid by a concave rigid punch

A solution is obtained for the relationship between load, displacement and inner contact radius for an axisymmetric, spherically concave, rigid punch, indenting an elastic half-space. Analytic approximations are developed for the limiting cases in which the ratio of the inner and outer radii of the annular contact region is respectively small and close to unity. These approximations overlap well at intermediate values. The same method is applied to the conically concave punch and to a punch with a central hole. , , . , . . .     

Deformation to breaking of deep water gravity waves

The results of laboratory observations of the deformation of deep water gravity waves leading to wave breaking are reported. The specially developed visualization technique which was used is described. A preliminary analysis of the results has led to similar conclusions than recently developed theories. As a main fact, the observed wave breaking appears as the result of, first, a modulational instability which causes the local wave steepness to approach a maximum and, second, a rapidly growing instability leading directly to the breaking.List of symbols L total wave length - H total wave height - crest elevation above still water level - trough depression below still water level - wave steepness =H/L - crest steepness =/L - trough steepness =/L - F ₁ forward horizontal length from zero-upcross point (A) to wave crest - F ₂ backward horizontal length from wave crest to zero-downcross point (B) - crest front steepness =/F ₁ - crest rear steepness =/F ₂ - vertical asymmetry factor=F ₂/F ₁ (describing the wave asymmetry with respect to a vertical axis through the wave crest) - µ horizontal asymmetry factor=/H (describing the wave asymmetry with respect to a horizontal axis: SWL) - T ₀ wavemaker period - L ₀ theoretical wave length of a small amplitude sinusoïdal wave generated at T _inf0 ^sup–1 frequency - ₀ average wave height     

Transport in ordered and disordered porous media I: The cellular average and the use of weighting functions

In this work we consider transport in ordered and disordered porous media using singlephase flow in rigid porous mediaas an example. We defineorder anddisorder in terms of geometrical integrals that arise naturally in the method of volume averaging, and we show that dependent variables for ordered media must generally be defined in terms of thecellular average. The cellular average can be constructed by means of a weighting function, thus transport processes in both ordered and disordered media can be treated with a single theory based on weighted averages. Part I provides some basic ideas associated with ordered and disordered media, weighted averages, and the theory of distributions. In Part II a generalized averaging procedure is presented and in Part III the closure problem is developed and the theory is compared with experiment. Parts IV and V provide some geometrical results for computer generated porous media.Roman Letters A interfacial area of the- interface contained within the macroscopic region, m² - A_e area of entrances and exits for the-phase contained within the macroscopic system, m² - g gravity vector, m/s² - I unit tensor - K traditional Darcy's law permeability tensor, m² - L general characteristic length for volume averaged quantities, m - characteristic length (pore scale) for the-phase - (y) weighting function - m(–y) (y), convolution product weighting function - _v special weighting function associated with the traditional averaging volume - N unit normal vector pointing from the-phase toward the-phase - p pressure in the-phase, N/m² - p0 reference pressure in the-phase, N/m² - p traditional intrinsic volume averaged pressure, N/m² - r0 radius of a spherical averaging volume, m - r position vector, m - r position vector locating points in the-phase, m - averaging volume, m³ - V volume of the-phase contained in the averaging volume, m³ - V _cell volume of a unit cell, m³ - v velocity vector in the-phase, m/s - v traditional superficial volume averaged velocity, m/s - x position vector locating the centroid of the averaging volume or the convolution product weighting function, m - y position vector relative to the centroid, m - y position vector locating points in the-phase relative to the centroid, m Greek Letters indicator function for the-phase - Dirac distribution associated with the- interface - V/V, volume average porosity - mass density of the-phase, kg/m³ - viscosity of the-phase, Ns/m²     

A third order scheme in the vlasov theory and some consequences in the evolution of few body systems

Summary A set of implemented evolution equations, describing the coherent nonlinear interaction of plasma waves, based on the perturbation method, has been derived, taking into account initial value effects and third order nonlinearities in the modal amplitudes.The equations reduce, in the appropriate limit, to well known stochastic triplets of hydrodynamic type.It is argued that, the stochastization mechanism of the decay instability in strongly damped regime, may be interpreted as a Duffing-type behavior.

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Sommario Si presenta un sistema di equazioni di evoluzione descrivente l'interazione coerente nonlineare di onde di plasma, tenendo conto di effetti di condizioni iniziali e nonlinearità del terzo ordine nelle ampiezze modali. Le equazioni si riducono, nel limite appropriato, a ben noti tripletti stocastici di tipo idrodinamico.Si ipotizza che il processo di stocastizzazione della instabilità di decadimento, in regime di forte dissipazione, possa essere interpretato da un modello dinamico del tipo Duffing.

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Lyst of greek symbols omega (lower case)=frequency - delta (1.c.)=partial derivative - pi (1.c.)=greek pi (=3,14r. units) in (26) - Sigma (Capital case)=Summation symbol - Delta (C.c)=def. as in (14) - epsilon (1.c.) def. as in (10) - sigma (1.c.)=def. as in (36) - gamma (1.c.)=def. as in (37) - beta (1.c.)=def. as in (37) - ro, (1.c.)=def. as in (37) - alfa (1.c.)=def. in connection with _k in (60) - Gamma (C.c.)=def. as in (63) and (66), (67) - delta (1.c.)=def. as in (66) - psi (1.c.)=def. as in (75) - fi (1.c.)=def. in (71) in connection with ₀ - Fi (C.c.)=def. as in (75) - Omega (C.c.)=def. in (78)     

Control of low-speed turbulent separated flow using jet vortex generators

A parametric study has been performed with jet vortex generators to determine their effectiveness in controlling flow separation associated with low-speed turbulent flow over a two-dimensional rearward-facing ramp. Results indicate that flow-separation control can be accomplished, with the level of control achieved being a function of jet speed, jet orientation (with respect to the free-stream direction), and jet location (distance from the separation region in the free-stream direction). Compared to slot blowing, jet vortex generators can provide an equivalent level of flow control over a larger spanwise region (for constant jet flow area and speed).Nomenclature C _p pressure coefficient, 2(P-P_)/V ² - C _Q total flow coefficient, Q/ v - D ₀ jet orifice diameter - Q total volumetric flow rate - R Reynolds number based on momentum thickness - u fluctuating velocity component in the free-stream (x) direction - V free-stream flow speed - VR ratio of jet speed to free-stream flow speed - x coordinate along the wall in the free-stream direction - jet inclination angle (angle between the jet axis and the wall) - jet azimuthal angle (angle between the jet axis and the free-stream direction in a horizontal plane) - boundary-layer thickness - momentum thickness - lateral distance between jet orifices A version of this paper was presented at the 12th Symposium on Turbulence, University of Missouri-Rolla, 24–26 Sept. 1990     

Zum Impuls-, Wärme- und Stoffaustausch in turbulenten Strömungen reagierender Binärgemische

Zusammenfassung Die in Teil I vorgestellten Reynolds 'schen Gleichungen und Transportgleichungen werden für Strömungen mit Grenzschichtcharakter angegeben. Weiter werden Integralbedingungen mitgeteilt. Nach einer Diskussion über die Schließung des Gleichungssystems werden Lösungsverfahren besprochen. Dabei wird speziell auf Integralverfahren eingegangen.

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About the transfer of momentum, heat and mass in turbulent flows of binary mixturesPart II: Thin shear flow layers

The Reynolds equations and transport equations given in part I are presented for thin shear flow layers. Integral relations are given. After a discussion of the closure problem methods of solution are described. Specially integral methods are discussed.

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Formelzeichen c Massenkonzentration der Komponente - c_t charakteristische Konzentrationsschwankung - c_o Bezugskonzentration - c spezifische Wärme bei konstantem Druck - c_f Reibungsbeiwert - c_D Dissipationsintegral - c_E Entrainment-Funktion - c Schubspannungsintegral - D binsrer Diffusionskoeffizient - H Formparameter - H₁₂ Formparameter - H₃₂ Formparameter - j Kassendiffusionsstrom - L Bezugslänge - p Druck - p_t charakteristische Druckschwankung - p_o Bezugsdruck - Pr Prandtl-Zahl - q Wärmestrom - q²/2 kinetische Energie der Schwankungsbewegung - Re_L mit L gebildete Reynolds-Zahl - Re mit gebildete Reynolds-Zahl - Re₂ mit ₂ gebildete Reynolds-Zahl - Sc Schmidt-Zahl - T absolute Temperatur - T_t charakteristische TemperaturSchwankung - T_o Bezugstemperatur - u,v,w Geschwindigkeitskomponenten - u_t charakteristische Geschwindigkeitsschwankung - u_o Bezugsgeschwindigkeit - U=/ü dimensionslose. x-Komponente der Geschwindigkeit - x,y,z Komponenten des Ortsvektors Griechische Symbole Grenzschichtdicke - ₁ Verdrängungsdicke - ₂ Impulsverlustdicke - ₃ Energieverlustdicke - _T Enthalpieverlustdicke - _c Konzentrationsverlustdicke - =d/dx Parameter für die Grenzschichtabsch:atzung - turbulente Impulsaustauschgröße - _D turbulente Stoffaustauschgröße - _q turbulente Energieaustauschgröße - Dissipationsfunktion - Wärmeleitfähigkeit - dynamische Viskosität - v=/ kinematische Viskosität - Dichte - Produktionsdichte - Schubspannung Indizes mol molekularer Anteil - tur turbulenter Anteil - res resultierender Anteil - Außenrand der Grenzschicht - w Wand     

Concentration dependence of the critical viscoelastic properties of gelatin at the gel point

Gelatin gel properties have been studied through the evolution of the storage [G()] and the loss [G()] moduli during gelation or melting near the gel point at several concentrations. The linear viscoelastic properties at the percolation threshold follow a power-law G()G() and correspond to the behavior described by a rheological constitutive equation known as the Gel Equation. The critical point is characterized by the relation: tan = G/G = cst = tan ( · /2) and it may be precisely located using the variations of tan versus the gelation or melting parameter (time or temperature) at several frequencies. The effect of concentration and of time-temperature gel history on its variations has been studied. On gelation, critical temperatures at each concentration were extrapolated to infinite gel times. On melting, critical temperatures were determined by heating step by step after a controlled period of aging. Phase diagrams [T = f(C)] were obtained for gelation and melting and the corresponding enthalpies were calculated using the Ferry-Eldridge relation. A detailed study of the variations of A with concentration and with gel history was carried out. The values of which were generally in the 0.60–0.72 range but could be as low as 0.20–0.30 in some experimental conditions, were compared with published and theoretical values.     

Shear softening and thixotropic properties of wheat flour doughs in dynamic testing at high shear strain

Shear softening and thixotropic properties of wheat flour doughs are demonstrated in dynamic testing with a constant stress rheometer. This behaviour appears beyond the strictly linear domain (strain amplitude ₀ 0.2%),G,G and |^*| decreasing with ₀, the strain response to a sine stress wave yet retaining a sinusoidal shape. It is also shown thatG recovers progressively in function of rest time. In this domain, as well as in the strictly linear domain, the Cox-Merz rule did not apply but() and | ^*())| may be superimposed by using a shift factor, its value decreasing in the former domain when ₀ increases. Beyond a strain amplitude of about 10–20%, the strain response is progressively distorted and the shear softening effects become irreversible following rest.     

Schwere symmetrische Kreisel kleiner Nutationen

Zusammenfassung Zur Integration der Eulerschen Bewegungsgleichungen schwerer symmetrischer Kreisel werden der Winkel (t) (Abb. 1) durch (t)=₀+(t) ersetzt und in sämtlichen Reihenentwicklungen von abhängiger Funktionen die Potenzen höheren als zweiten Grades vernachlässigt. Dadurch ist es möglich, die Eulerschen Winkel (t), (t) und (t) durch elementare Formeln zu beschreiben und somit sind die wesentlichsten Erscheinungen im Bewegungsablauf der schweren symmetrischen Kreisel einfach zu übersehen.     

The virtual origin of riblets in an open channel flow

In this paper, a method using the mean velocity profiles for the buffer layer was developed for the estimation of the virtual origin over a riblets surface in an open channel flow. First, the standardized profiles of the mixing length were estimated from the velocity measurement in the inner layer, and the location of the edge of the viscous layer was obtained. Then, the virtual origins were estimated by the best match between the measured velocity profile and the equations of the velocity profile derived from the mixing length profiles. It was made clear that the virtual origin and the thickness of the viscous layer are the function of the roughness Reynolds number. The drag variation coincided well with other results.Nomenclature f _r skin friction coefficient - f _ro skin friction coefficient in smooth channel at the same flow quantity and the same energy slope - g gravity acceleration - H water depth from virtual origin to water surface - H ⁺ u*H/ - H false water depth from top of riblets to water surface - H ⁺ u*H/ - I _e streamwise energy slope - I _b bed slope - k riblet height - k ⁺ u*k/ - l mixing length - l _s standardized mixing length - Q flow quantity - Re Reynolds number volume flow/unit width/v - s riblet spacing - u mean velocity - u* friction velocity = - u* false friction velocity = - y distance from virtual origin - y distance from top of riblet - y ₀ distance from top of riblet to virtual origin - y _v distance from top of riblet to edge of viscous layer - y ⁺ u*y/ - y ⁺ u*y/ - y ₀ ⁺ u*y ₀/ - u ⁺ u*y/ - shifting coefficient for standardization - thickness of viscous layer=y ₀+y - ⁺ u*/ - ⁺ u*/ - eddy viscosity - ridge angle - v kinematic viscosity - density - shear stress     

On surface waves in generalized thermoelasticity

Knowles' representation theorem for harmonically time-dependent free surface waves on a homogeneous, isotropic elastic half-space is extended to include harmonically time-dependent free processes for thermoelastic surface waves in generalized thermoelasticity of Lord and Shulman and of Green and Lindsay.r , , r , , .This work was done when author was unemployed.     

Hydrodynamic instability of the contact zone between accelerated gases

An experimental apparatus for investigating Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the transition layer between two gases at accelerations g 10⁵g₀ (g₀ is the acceleration of gravity) is described. The constantly acting acceleration is communicated to the contact zone by the compression wave formed ahead of a flame front. The linear stage of development is investigated together with the effect of the thickness of the contact zone. It is shown that on the interval 0.3 < <- ( is the wavelength of the disturbance at the edge of the contact zone) the rate of growth of the perturbation amplitude 0.5₀, where ₀ is the amplitude growth rate for media separated by an interface with a discontinuous change of density.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 15–21, November–December, 1991.     

A rotating hot-wire technique for spatial sampling of disturbed and manipulated duct flows

The documentation and control of flow disturbances downstream of various open inlet contractions was the primary focus with which to evaluate a spatial sampling technique. An X-wire probe was rotated about the center of a cylindrical test section at a radius equal to one-half that of the test section. This provided quasi-instantaneous multi-point measurements of the streamwise and azimuthal components of the velocity to investigate the temporal and spatial characteristics of the flowfield downstream of various contractions. The extent to which a particular contraction is effective in controlling ingested flow disturbances was investigated by artificially introducing disturbances upstream of the contractions. Spatial as well as temporal mappings of various quantities are presented for the streamwise and azimuthal components of the velocity. It was found that the control of upstream disturbances is highly dependent on the inlet contraction; for example, reduction of blade passing frequency noise in the ground testing of jet engines should be achieved with the proper choice of inlet configurations.List of symbols K _uv correlation coefficient= - P percentage of time that an azimuthal fluctuating velocity derivative dv/d is found - U streamwise velocity component U=U (, t) - V azimuthal or tangential velocity component due to flow and probe rotation V=V (, t) - mean value of streamwise velocity component - U _m resultant velocity from and - mean value of azimuthal velocity component induced by rotation - u fluctuating streamwise component of velocity u=u(, t) - v fluctuating azimuthal component of velocity v = v (, t) - u phase-averaged fluctuating streamwise component of velocity u=u(0) - v phase-averaged fluctuating azimuthal component of velocity v=v() - û average of phase-averaged fluctuating streamwise component of velocity (u()) over cases I-1, II-1 and III-1 û = û() - average of phase-averaged fluctuating azimuthal component of velocity (v()) over cases I-1, II-1 and III-1 - u fluctuating streamwise component of velocity corrected for non-uniformity of probe rotation and/or phase-related vibration u = u(0, t) - v fluctuating azimuthal component of velocity corrected for non-uniformity or probe rotation and/or phase-related vibration v=v (, t) - u ² rms value of corrected fluctuating streamwise component of velocity - rms value of corrected fluctuating azimuthal component of velocity - phase or azimuthal position of X-probe     

The secondary flow induced around a sphere in an oscillating stream of elastico-viscous liquid

The present paper is devoted to the theoretical study of the secondary flow induced around a sphere in an oscillating stream of an elastico-viscous liquid. The boundary layer equations are derived following Wang's method and solved by the method of successive approximations. The effect of elasticity of the liquid is to produce a reverse flow in the region close to the surface of the sphere and to shift the entire flow pattern towards the main flow. The resistance on the surface of the sphere and the steady secondary inflow increase with the elasticity of the liquid.Nomenclature a radius of the sphere - b ^ik contravariant components of a tensor - e contravariant components of the rate of strain tensor - F() see (47) - G total nondimensional resistance on the surface of the sphere - g _ik covariant components of the metric tensor - f, g, h secondary flow components introduced in (34) - k ₀ measure of relaxation time minus retardation time (elastico-viscous parameter) - K =k ₀ ²/V ₀ ² , nondimensional parameter characterizing the elasticity of the liquid - n measure of the ratio of the boundary layer thickness and the oscillation amplitude - N, T defined in (44) - p arbitrary isotropic pressure - p _ik covariant components of the stress tensor - p ^ik contravariant components of the stress tensor associated with the change of shape of the material - R =V ₀ a/v, the Reynolds number - S =a/V ₀, the Strouhall number - r, , spherical polar coordinates - u, v, w r, , component of velocity - t time - V(, t) potential velocity distribution around the sphere - V ₀ characteristic velocity - u, v, t, y, P nondimensional quantities defined in (15) - reciprocal of s - density - defined in (32) - defined in (42) - ₀ limiting viscosity for very small changes in deformation velocity - complex conjugate of - oscillation frequency - = ₀/, the kinematic coefficient of viscosity - , defined in (52) - (, y) stream function defined in (45) - =(NT/2n)^1/2 y - /t convective time derivative (1) _ik      

Effect of measuring volume length on two-component laser velocimeter measurements in a turbulent boundary layer

The effects of finite measuring volume length on laser velocimetry measurements of turbulent boundary layers were studied. Four different effective measuring volume lengths, ranging in spanwise extent from 7 to 44 viscous units, were used in a low Reynolds number (Re=1440) turbulent boundary layer with high data density. Reynolds shear stress profiles in the near-wall region show that u v strongly depends on the measuring volume length; at a given y-position, u v decreases with increasing measuring volume length. This dependence was attributed to simultaneous validations on the U and V channels of Doppler bursts coming from different particles within the measuring volume. Moments of the streamwise velocity showed a slight dependence on measuring volume length, indicating that spatial averaging effects well known for hot-films and hot-wires can occur in laser velocimetry measurements when the data density is high.List of symbols time-averaged quantity - u wall friction velocity, ( _w /)^1/2 - v kinematic viscosity - d _p pinhole diameter - l _eff spanwise extent of LDV measuring volume viewed by photomultiplier - l ⁺ non-dimensional length of measuring volume, l _eff u /v - y ⁺ non-dimensional coordinate in spanwise direction, y u /v - z ⁺ non-dimensional coordinate in spanwise direction, z u /v - U ⁺ non-dimensional mean velocity, /u - u instantaneous streamwise velocity fluctuation, U &#x2329;U - v instantaneous normal velocity fluctuation, V–V - u RMS streamwise velocity fluctuation, u ^21/2 - v RMS normal velocity fluctuation, v ^21/2 - Re Reynolds number based on momentum thickness, U 0/v - R _uv cross-correlation coefficient, u v/u v - R₁₂(0, 0, z) two point correlation between u and v with z-separation, <u(0, 0, 0) v (0, 0, z)>/<u(0, 0, 0) v (0, 0, 0)> - N rate at which bursts are validated by counter processor - T Taylor time microscale, u (dv/dt²)^–1/2