Turbulence measurements in an adverse-pressure-gradient three-dimensional turbulent boundary layer along a circular cylinder

1981 ◽  
Vol 111 (-1) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. H. Fernholz ◽  
J.-D. Vagt
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Adverse Pressure Gradient ◽  
Turbulence Measurements

A Superposition Analysis of the Turbulent Boundary Layer in an Adverse Pressure Gradient

1951 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Donald Ross ◽  
J. M. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wall Shear Stress ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Velocity Profile ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Adverse Pressure Gradient ◽  
Pressure Recovery ◽  
Stress Coefficient ◽  
Wall Shear

Abstract As an interim solution to the problem of the turbulent boundary layer in an adverse pressure gradient, a super-position method of analysis has been developed. In this method, the velocity profile is considered to be the result of two effects: the wall shear stress and the pressure recovery. These are superimposed, yielding an expression for the velocity profiles which approximate measured distributions. The theory also leads to a more reasonable expression for the wall shear-stress coefficient.

Predicting Turbulent Boundary Layer Wall Pressure Fluctuations in Adverse Pressure Gradients

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Aldrich
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Adverse Pressure Gradient ◽  
Wall Pressure ◽  
Prediction Tool ◽  
Pressure Gradients ◽  
Wall Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
The Difference

A physics-based approach is employed and a new prediction tool is developed to predict the wavevector-frequency spectrum of the turbulent boundary layer wall pressure fluctuations for subsonic airfoils under the influence of adverse pressure gradients. The prediction tool uses an explicit relationship developed by D. M. Chase, which is based on a fit to zero pressure gradient data. The tool takes into account the boundary layer edge velocity distribution and geometry of the airfoil, including the blade chord and thickness. Comparison to experimental adverse pressure gradient data shows a need for an update to the modeling constants of the Chase model. To optimize the correlation between the predicted turbulent boundary layer wall pressure spectrum and the experimental data, an optimization code (iSIGHT) is employed. This optimization module is used to minimize the absolute value of the difference (in dB) between the predicted values and those measured across the analysis frequency range. An optimized set of modeling constants is derived that provides reasonable agreement with the measurements.

Effect of Transverse Curvature on Turbulent-Boundary-Layer Characteristics

1958 ◽  
Vol 2 (04) ◽  
pp. 33-51
Author(s):  
Yun-Sheng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Velocity Profile ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Boundary Layer Thickness ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Shearing Stress ◽  
Transverse Curvature ◽  
Similarity Laws

Tests made on the turbulent boundary layer on a circular cylinder in axial flow at zero pressure gradient are described. From the measurements, similarity laws of the velocity profile are formulated, and various boundary-layer characteristics are evaluated and compared with the flatplate results. It is found that the effect of transverse curvature is to increase the surface shearing stress and to decrease the boundary-layer thickness, and that the latter variation is more pronounced than the former.

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