STRUCTURE OF THE REYNOLDS STRESS NEAR THE WALL

The paper is a report of an experimental study of the nature of the unsteady flow near the wall that is responsible for the Reynolds stress which develops in the boundary layer on a smooth flat plate. Information about the flow field in the region near the wall is of great importance for a proper understanding of the structure of turbulence in the boundary layer. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the NATO-AGARD Fluid Dynamic Panel Specialists Meeting on Turbulent Shear Flows, London, England, 13-15 September 71.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Department of Aerospace Engineering
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Willmarth, W W
  • Lu, S S
• Publication Date: 1971-12-13

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anemometry; Boundary layer; Reynolds stress; Shear stress; Unsteady flow; Walls
• Old TRIS Terms: Boundary layer theory; Hot wire anemometry; Reynolds stresses; Wall shear stress
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044250
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: N00014-67A-0108-0015
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1973 12:00AM