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Measurements in an Axisymmetric Turbulent Boundary Layer Along a Circular Cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

Noor Afzal  and
K P Singh
Noor Afzal
Affiliation:
Aligarh Muslim University, India
K P Singh
Affiliation:
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India
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Summary

In an axisymmetric turbulent boundary layer along a circular cylinder at constant pressure, measurements have been made of mean velocity profile and turbulence characteristics: longitudinal velocity fluctuations, Reynolds shear stress, transverse correlation and spectrum. It has been found that the qualitative behaviour of an axisymmetric turbulent boundary layer is similar to that of a two-dimensional boundary layer in the wall region, where as in the outer region the effects of transverse curvature are observed.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , August 1976 , pp. 217 - 228
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1976

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