When is high Reynolds number shear flow not turbulent?

Surface-sampled simulations of turbulent flow at high Reynolds number

Funding information European Commission Horizon 2020, Grant/Award Number: 671571; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Grant/Award Number: EP/L000261/1 Summary A new approach to turbulence simulation, based on a combination of large eddy simulation (LES) for the whole flow and an array of non–space-filling quasi-direct numerical simulations (QDNS), which sample the respon...

Structure and dynamics of low Reynolds number turbulent pipe flow.

Using large-scale numerical calculations, we explore the proper orthogonal decomposition of low Reynolds number turbulent pipe flow, using both the translational invariant (Fourier) method and the method of snapshots. Each method has benefits and drawbacks, making the 'best' choice dependent on the purpose of the analysis. Owing to its construction, the Fourier method includes all the flow fiel...

Effect of Reynolds Number in the Turbulent-flow Range

Observations on High Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layer Measurements

An experimental study that examines spatial resolution effects on the measured streamwise velocity component is presented. Normal hot-wire measurements for mean flow velocity profiles, streamwise turbulence intensity profiles in addition to their respective spectra at different levels within the turbulent boundary layers will be presented. Measurements were carried out at Reynolds number based ...

Interactions within the turbulent boundary layer at high Reynolds number

Simultaneous streamwise velocity measurements across the vertical direction obtained in the atmospheric surface layer (Reτ 5 × 10) under near thermally neutral conditions are used to outline and quantify interactions between the scales of turbulence, from the very-large-scale motions to the dissipative scales. Results from conditioned spectra, joint probability density functions and conditional...