A time-domain analysis of the large-scale flow structure in a circular jet. Part 1. Moderate Reynolds number

1977 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. H. Bruun
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Moderate Reynolds Number ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Large Scale Flow

This paper presents a new experimental time-domain technique for the evaluation of the large-scale structure in a turbulent flow. The technique is demonstrated by hot-wire anemometry for a circular jet flow at a moderate Reynolds number of 104, and the large-scale structure identified is compared successfully with smoke flow-visualization observations. The temporal and spatial relationships of the separate large-scale flow events have been derived, and this information enabled the evaluation of the nonlinear spatial development of the large-scale flow structure.

scholarly journals Inferring high-redshift large-scale structure dynamics from the Lyman-α forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 630 ◽  
pp. A151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Porqueres ◽  
Jens Jasche ◽  
Guilhem Lavaux ◽  
Torsten Enßlin
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Modal Parameter ◽  
Large Scale Structures ◽  
Quasar Spectra ◽  
Large Scale Flow ◽  
Fully Bayesian

One of the major science goals over the coming decade is to test fundamental physics with probes of the cosmic large-scale structure out to high redshift. Here we present a fully Bayesian approach to infer the three-dimensional cosmic matter distribution and its dynamics at z >  2 from observations of the Lyman-α forest. We demonstrate that the method recovers the unbiased mass distribution and the correct matter power spectrum at all scales. Our method infers the three-dimensional density field from a set of one-dimensional spectra, interpolating the information between the lines of sight. We show that our algorithm provides unbiased mass profiles of clusters, becoming an alternative for estimating cluster masses complementary to weak lensing or X-ray observations. The algorithm employs a Hamiltonian Monte Carlo method to generate realizations of initial and evolved density fields and the three-dimensional large-scale flow, revealing the cosmic dynamics at high redshift. The method correctly handles multi-modal parameter distributions, which allow constraining the physics of the intergalactic medium with high accuracy. We performed several tests using realistic simulated quasar spectra to test and validate our method. Our results show that detailed and physically plausible inference of three-dimensional large-scale structures at high redshift has become feasible.

Flow Structure Above Stationary and Oscillating Low-Aspect-Ratio Wing

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel R. Visbal ◽  
Daniel J. Garmann
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Tip Vortex ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Moderate Reynolds Number

Computations have been carried out in order to describe the complex unsteady flow structure over a stationary and plunging aspect-ratio-two wing under low Reynolds number conditions (Rec = 104). The flow fields are computed employing a high-fidelity implicit large-eddy simulation (ILES) approach found to be effective for moderate Reynolds number flows exhibiting mixed laminar, transitional and turbulent regions. The evolution of the flow structure and aerodynamic loading as a function of increasing angle of attack is presented. Lift and pressure fluctuations are found to be primarily dominated by the large scale circulatory pattern established above the wing due to separation from the leading edge, and by the inherent three dimensionality of the flow induced by the finite aspect ratio. The spanwise distribution of the sectional lift coefficient revealed only a minor direct contribution to the loading exherted by the tip vortex. High-frequency, small-amplitude oscillations are shown to have a significant effect on the separation process and accompanying loads suggesting potential flow control through either suitable actuation or aero-elastic tailoring.

Computations of Flow Structure and Heat Transfer in a Dimpled Channel at Low to Moderate Reynolds Number

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfred V. Patrick ◽  
Danesh K. Tafti
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Turbulent Regime ◽  
Laminar Regime ◽  
Flux Boundary Condition ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Moderate Reynolds Number

Time-accurate calculations are used to investigate the three-dimensional flow structure and understand its influence on the heat transfer in a channel with concave indentations on one wall. A dimple depth to channel height ratio of 0.4 and dimple depth to imprint diameter ratio of 0.2 is used in the calculations. The Reynolds number (based on channel height) varies from Re = 280 in the laminar regime to Re = 2000 in the early turbulent regime. Fully developed flow and heat transfer conditions were assumed and a constant heat flux boundary condition was applied to the walls of the channel. In the laminar regime, the flow and heat transfer characteristics are dominated by the recirculation zones in the dimple with resulting augmentation ratios below unity. Flow transition is found to occur between Re = 1020 and 1130 after which both heat transfer and friction augmentation increase to values of 3.22 and 2.75, respectively, at Re = 2000. The presence of large scale vortical structures ejected from the dimple cavity dominate all aspects of the flow and heat transfer, not only on the dimpled surface but also on the smooth wall. In all cases the thermal efficiency using dimples was found to be significantly larger than other heat transfer augmentation techniques currently employed.

A time-domain evaluation of the large-scale flow structure in a turbulent jet

1979 ◽  
Vol 367 (1729) ◽  
pp. 193-218 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Structure ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Turbulent Jet ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Jet Flows ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Large Scale Flow

This paper describes an investigation of the large-scale flow processes which occur in turbulent circular jet flows ( Re > 10 5 ). The existence of regular large-scale flow structures at low and moderate Reynolds numbers ( Re < 5 x 10 4 ) has clearly been demonstrated by flow-visualization experi­ments, but visual evidence for order in jet turbulence becomes ambiguous at a Reynolds number around 7 x 10 4 . A new time-domain technique for the study of two-dimensional large-scale flow structures has been developed by Bruun (1977). In this paper this technique is extended to the study of three-dimensional large-scale flow structures by the inclusion of X hot-wire and circumferential eductions. The evaluated large-scale structures in the turbulent jet ( Re = 2 x 10 5 ) are shown to deviate considerably from the axi-symmetric flow structures which occurs at low and moderate Reynolds numbers ( Re < 5 x 10 4 ). We observe a much smaller deformation rate of the semi-regular flow structure in the potential core in the turbulent jet case, and also the circumferential eductions reveal a rapid radial decrease in the circumferential coherence of the related large-scale flow structure in the mixing region. Further-­more, combining these results with the X hot-wire eductions in the mixing region proved that the major contributions to the shear stress uv is caused by circumferentially-narrow tongues of ‘fast moving ejected’ and ‘slow moving entrained ’fluid, similar to the ‘burst’ and ‘sweep’ events observed previously in turbulent wall boundary layers.

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