Abstract
The present work is concerned with the flow past spheres in the Reynolds number range 5 × 104 [les ] Re [les ] 6 × 106. Results are reported for the case of a smooth surface. The total drag, the local static pressure and the local skin friction distribution were measured at a turbulence level of about 0·45%. The present results are compared with other available data as far as possible. Information is obtained from the local flow parameters on the positions of boundary-layer transition from laminar to turbulent flow and of boundary-layer separation. Finally the dependence of friction forces on Reynolds number is pointed out.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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