Estimates of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate for a stratified flow in a wind tunnel

In this work a method to estimate turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate (TKEDR) was presented. The technique uses the second-order structure function and Kolmogorov’s law for inertial subrange. This methodology was applied on both neutral and stable stratification wind tunnel data, where the fro...

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Published inPhysica A Vol. 431; pp. 175 - 187
Main Authors Puhales, Franciano Scremin, Demarco, Giuliano, Martins, Luis Gustavo Nogueira, Acevedo, Otávio Costa, Degrazia, Gervásio Annes, Welter, Guilherme Sausen, Costa, Felipe Denardin, Fisch, Gilberto Fernando, Avelar, Ana Cristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.08.2015
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Stable boundary layer
Turbulence
Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate
Stable boundary layer
Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate
Turbulence
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Summary:In this work a method to estimate turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate (TKEDR) was presented. The technique uses the second-order structure function and Kolmogorov’s law for inertial subrange. This methodology was applied on both neutral and stable stratification wind tunnel data, where the frozen turbulence hypothesis was assumed. The experiments were made with Reynolds Number ranging from 103 up to 104. The results show difference between the neutral and stable cases, but this gap decreases with the mean wind speed. Furthermore, TKEDR evaluated was used to describe the inertial subrange in the longitudinal velocity spectrum with a good agreement with the experimental data.
ISSN:0378-4371
1873-2119
DOI:10.1016/j.physa.2015.03.008