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Turbulent flow over a wavy boundary

dc.contributor.authorCermak, Jack E., author
dc.contributor.authorBeebe, P. S., author
dc.contributor.authorFluid Dynamics and Diffusion Laboratory, College of Engineering, Colorado State University, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-01T19:29:47Z
dc.date.available2017-06-01T19:29:47Z
dc.date.issued1972-05
dc.descriptionCER71-72PSB-JEC44.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 53-57).
dc.descriptionMay 1972.
dc.description.abstractAn experimental study was made of turbulent flow over a wavy surface. Sinusoidal waves of three sizes were used to explore the variations of flow with wave size. Measurements of mean and turbulent velocities were taken with a two-wire method. Local heat transfer rates and pressures on the wavy surface were also measured. An equilibrium turbulent boundary layer, which conforms to Rotta's and Clauser's self-preservation requirements, develops in the region far downstream from the first wave. In the lower portion of this layer, the mean velocity is represented by the logarithmic velocity profile when the form-drag measurements of skin friction are used to determine the shift-in-origin. The roughness function is related to the wave height since the wavy surface is shown to be a "k" type surface. The velocity defect profile in the logarithmic form extends to higher values of yu*/ϐ*U∞ than those for smooth wall flows. Eddy viscosity results support the assumed logarithmic velocity variation in the lower part of the boundary layer. Measurements of shear stress by either the two-wire or the heated-film method disagree with the form drag measurements of skin friction. The wavy surface is an extended surface windbreak since it reduces the overall wind speed above the surface and creates vortices between the waves. However, surface shear stresses are increased, and the erosion rate of field waves is a function of wave height.
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Department of Interior, Office of Water Resources Research, Contract No. 14-01-0001, U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research, Contract No. N00014-68-A-0493-0001.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/181129
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991012233479703361
dc.relationTA7.C6 CER 71/72-44
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering Reports
dc.relation.ispartofCER, 74/72-44
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dc.subjectHydrodynamics
dc.subjectTurbulence
dc.titleTurbulent flow over a wavy boundary
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