Development of quasi two-dimensional structures in a shallow free-surface mixing layer |
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Authors: | W S J Uijttewaal J Tukker |
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Institution: | (1) Delft University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, P.O. Box 5048, NL-2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands, NL |
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Abstract: | The large quasi two-dimensional turbulence structures that emerge in a shallow mixing layer are studied experimentally using
Laser Doppler Anemometry. Velocity profiles and turbulence intensities are measured in the first two meters downstream of
the splitter plate. In contradistinction with previous experiments, it is shown that the initial growth rate and the turbulence
intensities of the shallow mixing layer compare well with deep-water plane mixing layers. Two-point measurements allowed for
the determination of spatial correlations of the fluctuating velocity components. The large eddies were found to extend from
one tenth of the water depth up to the free surface while the streamwise size of the eddies was found to be three times the
mixing layer width. The two-dimensional character of the large structures and the associated reversed energy cascade is inferred
from the power spectra of the lateral velocity component.
Received: 2 April 1997/Accepted: 25 August 1997 |
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