An experimental investigation of separating flow on a convex surface

✍ Scribed by Lakshmana Gowda, B. H. ;Aswatha Narayana, P. A.

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 799 KB
• Volume: 36
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0003-6994
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00385768

✦ Synopsis

The mean and turbulent characteristics of an incompressible turbulent boundary layer developing on a convex surface under the influence of an adverse pressure gradient are presented in this paper.

The turbulence quantities measured include all the components of Reynolds stresses, auto-correlation functions and power spectra of the three components of turbulence.

The results indicate the compazative influence of the convex curvature and adverse pressure gradient which are simultaneously acting on the flow. The investigation provides extensive experimental information which is much needed for a better understanding of turbulent shear flows.