Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary

New experimental results are presented that investigate the nature of the intercomponent energy transfer that occurs in the interaction between oscillating-grid turbulence and a solid impermeable boundary, using instantaneous velocity measurements obtained from two-dimensional particle imaging veloc...

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Main Authors: McCorquodale, Mark W., Munro, R.J.
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Published: American Institute of Physics 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49354/
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description New experimental results are presented that investigate the nature of the intercomponent energy transfer that occurs in the interaction between oscillating-grid turbulence and a solid impermeable boundary, using instantaneous velocity measurements obtained from two-dimensional particle imaging velocimetry (PIV). Estimates of the pressure-strain correlation term (Πsij) of the transport equation of the Reynolds stress tensor, which represents intercomponent energy transfer, are obtained using the PIV data from a balance of the remaining terms of the transport equation. The influence of Πsij on the flow is examined by computing the energy spectra and conditional turbulent statistics associated with events in which intercomponent energy transfer is thought to be concentrated. Data reported here are in support of viscous and “return-to-isotropy” mechanisms governing the intercomponent energy transfer previously proposed, respectively, by Perot and Moin [J. Fluid Mech. 295, 199–227 (1995)] and Walker et al. [J. Fluid Mech. 320, 19–51 (1996)]. However, the data reported also indicate the presence of a weak net intercomponent energy transfer from the boundary-normal velocity components to the boundary-tangential velocity components over a thin region outside the viscous sublayer which is not captured within existing models of intercomponent energy transfer at the boundary.
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spelling nottingham-493542020-05-04T19:26:21Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49354/ Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary McCorquodale, Mark W. Munro, R.J. New experimental results are presented that investigate the nature of the intercomponent energy transfer that occurs in the interaction between oscillating-grid turbulence and a solid impermeable boundary, using instantaneous velocity measurements obtained from two-dimensional particle imaging velocimetry (PIV). Estimates of the pressure-strain correlation term (Πsij) of the transport equation of the Reynolds stress tensor, which represents intercomponent energy transfer, are obtained using the PIV data from a balance of the remaining terms of the transport equation. The influence of Πsij on the flow is examined by computing the energy spectra and conditional turbulent statistics associated with events in which intercomponent energy transfer is thought to be concentrated. Data reported here are in support of viscous and “return-to-isotropy” mechanisms governing the intercomponent energy transfer previously proposed, respectively, by Perot and Moin [J. Fluid Mech. 295, 199–227 (1995)] and Walker et al. [J. Fluid Mech. 320, 19–51 (1996)]. However, the data reported also indicate the presence of a weak net intercomponent energy transfer from the boundary-normal velocity components to the boundary-tangential velocity components over a thin region outside the viscous sublayer which is not captured within existing models of intercomponent energy transfer at the boundary. American Institute of Physics 2018-01-11 Article PeerReviewed McCorquodale, Mark W. and Munro, R.J. (2018) Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary. Physics of Fluids, 30 (1). 015105/1-015105/13. ISSN 1089-7666 Turbulence simulations; Flow visualization; Turbulent flows; Vortex dynamics; Eddies https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5007020 doi:10.1063/1.5007020 doi:10.1063/1.5007020
spellingShingle Turbulence simulations; Flow visualization; Turbulent flows; Vortex dynamics; Eddies
McCorquodale, Mark W.
Munro, R.J.
Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
title Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
title_full Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
title_fullStr Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
title_short Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
title_sort analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary
topic Turbulence simulations; Flow visualization; Turbulent flows; Vortex dynamics; Eddies
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