An experiment generates a specified mean strained rate turbulent flow: Dynamics of particles

• Published in: Physics of fluids (1994) Vol. 35; no. 1
• Main Authors: Hassanian, R., Helgadóttir, Á., Bouhlali, L., Riedel, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Axisymmetric flow; Feature extraction; Flow distortion; Flow geometry; Flow simulation; Fluid dynamics; Homogeneous turbulence; Industrial applications; Internal flow; Microbalances; Particle image velocimetry; Particle tracking; Reynolds stress; Strain rate; Turbulent flow

This study aimed to simulate straining turbulent flow empirically, having direct similarities with vast naturally occurring flows and engineering applications. The flow was generated in 100 < R e λ < 500 and seeded with passive and inertial particles. Lagrangian particle tracking and particle...