Research Projects

Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020

Energy Exchange Mechanism on the Turbulent and non-turbulent Interface by means of Intermediate Mean Kinematic Energy Based on 5-component Decomposition

Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No. 17K06160)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Grant number
17K06160
Japan Grant Number (JGN)
JP17K06160
Authorship
Coinvestigator(s)
Grant type
Competitive

The turbulent-nonturbulent interface in the boundary layers has been investigated experimentally. Five-component decomposition of the fluctuating velocities are introduced and equations for momentum and kinematic energy of turbulent and nonturbulent fluids are derived to discuss energy convert mechanisms. The experiment was made in an equilibrium turbulent boundary layer subjected to accelerating free stream velocity. The correction to the logarithmic velocity profile considering non-parallel streamline works well under the favorable pressure gradient. The wake component in the outer layer disappears without entrainment. The diffusion in the turbulent kinematic energy equation is strongly suppressed in the outer layer. The interaction between turbulent and nonturbulent fluids can be examined with the aid of convert terms involved the equation derived from five-component decomposition. Motions contributing energy convert can be detected by investigating the production terms.

Link information
KAKEN
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-17K06160
ID information
  • Grant number : 17K06160
  • Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP17K06160