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Analysis of axisymmetric boundary layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2018

Praveen Kumar Open the ORCID record for Praveen Kumar [Opens in a new window]  and
Krishnan Mahesh Open the ORCID record for Krishnan Mahesh [Opens in a new window]
Praveen Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Krishnan Mahesh*
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: kmahesh@umn.edu
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Abstract

Axisymmetric boundary layers are studied using integral analysis of the governing equations for axial flow over a circular cylinder. The analysis includes the effect of pressure gradient and focuses on the effect of transverse curvature on boundary layer parameters such as shape factor ($H$) and skin-friction coefficient ($C_{f}$), defined as $H=\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}^{\ast }/\unicode[STIX]{x1D703}$ and $C_{f}=\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}_{w}/(0.5\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}U_{e}^{2})$ respectively, where $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}^{\ast }$ is displacement thickness, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D703}$ is momentum thickness, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}_{w}$ is the shear stress at the wall, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}$ is density and $U_{e}$ is the streamwise velocity at the edge of the boundary layer. Relations are obtained relating the mean wall-normal velocity at the edge of the boundary layer ($V_{e}$) and $C_{f}$ to the boundary layer and pressure gradient parameters. The analytical relations reduce to established results for planar boundary layers in the limit of infinite radius of curvature. The relations are used to obtain $C_{f}$ which shows good agreement with the data reported in the literature. The analytical results are used to discuss different flow regimes of axisymmetric boundary layers in the presence of pressure gradients.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 849 , 25 August 2018 , pp. 927 - 941
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