ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
turbulent transport
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finite-size effects
;
organized motions
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Engineering
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Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A method of modelling the contribution of finite-size organized streams and fluid structures to the processes of turbulent transport is presented for the example of developed turbulent pipe flow. The method is applied to construct the turbulent length (L) and eddy viscosity coefficient (νt) employed to compute the average characteristics of the flow. The average effects of action of these organized fluid structures and streams are modelled as the final results of discrete displacements of certain model turbulent signals between nodes associated in pairs as well as the results of effective discrete displacements of these pairs. The displacement of information about the organization of two nodes into a pair identifies the displacement of the pair. These nodes constitute a network whose parameters have been established a priori analytically by considering a sequence of model turbulent lengths scaled with their distance to the wall. The model turbulent signals are evaluated at respective discrete nodes with the help of a certain finite difference turbulence model closed by L and νt and realized on an appropriate numerical grid. The non-uniform grid spacing has been related unambiguously in a rational way to the sequence of model turbulent lengths. Results elucidating specific features of this discrete modelling, particularly its differences from the continuous approach, are presented. Good agreement of the results with available experimental data is demonstrated. The average characteristics of the flow structure predicted for a wide range of Reynolds number (Re) are unique or bifurcated for particular Re intervals. The latter case suggests the occurrence of switching from one type of flow structure organization to another with the ambient conditions unchanged.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
