Abstract
It is shown experimentally that a two-dimensional momentumless wake is strongly dependent on the jet injection configuration of the model. Namely, the decay rate of mean velocity overshoot ranged fromx−0.92tox−2.0for three different configurations, while the spreading rate ranged fromx0.3tox0.46for those same configurations. The magnitude of axial turbulence intensity was also found to depend on model configuration. On the other hand, the rate of decay of axial turbulence intensity was the same (x−0.81) for all three models. In all cases the mean shear and Reynolds stress decayed rapidly, leaving nearly isotropic turbulence beyond 30 or 40 model diameters.Appropriate length- and velocity scales are identified which normalize the mean velocity profiles into self-similar form. The shape of the normalized profile, however, was different for each configuration, indicating again that the initial conditions are felt very far downstream.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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