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Some measurements of the distortion of turbulence approaching a two-dimensional bluff body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

P. W. Bearman
P. W. Bearman
Affiliation:
Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London
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Abstract

This paper describes an experimental study of the distortion of grid-generated turbulence as it approaches the stagnation region of a two-dimensional bluff body. When Lx/D [Gt ] 1, where Lx, is the scale of turbulence and D is a typical body dimension, along the mean stagnation streamline $(\overline{u^2})^{\frac{1}{2}$ attenuates like the mean flow, whereas if Lx/D [Lt ] 1 the turbulence is distorted by the mean flow field and $(\overline{u^2})^{\frac{1}{2}}$ will amplify because of vortex stretching. When Lx/D = O(1) there is found to be a combination of these effects with attenuation of energy at low wavenumbers and amplification at high wavenumbers. Measurements of the pressure fluctuations at the stagnation point show that at low wavenumbers the level of the pressure fluctuations can be predicted by a direct application of Bernoulli's equation.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , 13 June 1972 , pp. 451 - 467
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© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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