Small Reynolds number nearly isotropic turbulence in a straight duct and a contraction
作者:
J. C. Bennett,
S. Corrsin,
期刊:
Physics of Fluids(00319171)
(AIP Available online 1978)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 12
页码: 2129-2140
ISSN:0031-9171
年代: 1978
DOI:10.1063/1.862168
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
Measurements have been made of nearly isotropic, low Reynolds number, grid‐generated turbulence. The decay results agree with the predictions for ’’final period’’ isotropic turbulence decay (in time) by the linear approximation of von Ka´rma´n and Howarth, and Batchelor and Townsend. This agreement occurs in spite of the fact that at the smallest turbulence Reynolds number attained,R&lgr;≈4, the inertial (triple velocity correlation) term in the double velocity correlation equation is not negligible as assumed in the theoretical estimates. As in experiments of Batchelor and Stewart, the turbulence shows appreciable departure from isotropy, indicated by component energy inequality growth downstream. It is also shown by nonzero velocity skewness, not reported heretofore at smallR&lgr;. Measurement of the effect of a secondary contraction on small Reynolds number turbulence indicates that the contraction has less effect than at larger Reynolds numbers.
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