An experimental study on the propagation of a turbulent front generated by an oscillating grid

  • M. Holzner
  • , A. Liberzon
  • , M. Guala
  • , A. Tsinober
  • , K. Hoyer
  • , W. Kinzelbach

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Abstract

This report presents experimental results on the propagation of a turbulent front induced by an oscillating grid starting from rest. The study is divided into two parts. The purpose of a first investigation is to validate vorticity measurements for the detection of the turbulent/non-turbulent interface for oscillating grid turbulence. This is done using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and resolving the larger scales of the flow. The results of these measurements show, that level-based detection of a turbulent front is well applicable to an unsteady flow, such as grid turbulence advancing into a fluid at rest. Secondly, 3D scanning particle tracking velocimetry (3D-SPTV) was used to yield Lagrangian flow information at the turbulent/non-turbulent interface with focus on the smaller scales.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)125-128
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume2006-September
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 International Symposium On Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, THMT 2006 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Duration: Sep 25 2006Sep 29 2006

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© 2006 Begell House, Inc.

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