The reattachment of a fully turbulent, two-dimentional shear layer downstream of a backward-facing step has been studied experimentally. The work examines the effect of variations in inlet conditions on the process of reattachment. A series of experiments was conducted in a low-speed wind tunnel using specialized instrumentation suited to the highly turbulent reversing flow near reattachment. Accurate characterization of the time-mean features of the reattaching flows was possible. Assuming linear scaling normalized on distance from reattachment, distributions of normalized pressure coefficient and forward flow fraction, and time-averaged skin friction coefficient appear universal for two-dimensional reattachment, independent of initial conditions and step height, for given duct geometry (area ratio) and for high step-height Reyolds numbers with thin separating boundary layers. The results suggest universal flow structure in the reattachment zone.


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    Titel :

    Effect of initial conditions on turbulent reattachment downstream of a backward-facing step


    Beteiligte:
    Westphal, R. V. (Autor:in) / Johnston, J. P. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.12.1984



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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