Abstract

Flush-mounted anemometer probes have been used to further study characteristics of the viscous sublayer for both Newtonian and drag reducing solutions, with particular emphasis given to low Reynolds number turbulent tube flow. Experimental measurements for the mean frequency of bursting or renewal within the wall region are compared with theoretical predictions obtained on the basis of the surface renewal and penetration model.

Both theory and experiment taken together suggest that the effect of the mean axial pressure gradient on the viscous sublayer becomes important for the deeper molecular penetration associated with low Reynolds number flow. Also, a pronounced lessening of the frequency of bursting within the wall region has been predicted and measured for the addition of a drag reducing agent.

Meeting Name

3rd Biennial Symposium on Turbulence in Liquids (1973: Sep., Rolla, MO)

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Comments

This investigation was partly supported by Research Grants GK 35883 and HL 1258803 from the National Science Foundation and the National Heart and Lung Institute, respectively.

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Presentation Type

Contributed Paper

Session

Hot-Film Anemometry

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1973 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1973

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