High–Reynolds number wall turbulence

AJ Smits, BJ McKeon, I Marusic - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
We review wall-bounded turbulent flows, particularly high–Reynolds number, zero–pressure
gradient boundary layers, and fully developed pipe and channel flows. It is apparent that the …

Two-point statistics for turbulent boundary layers and channels at Reynolds numbers up to δ+≈ 2000

JA Sillero, J Jiménez, RD Moser - Physics of Fluids, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Two-point statistics are presented for a new direct simulation of the zero-pressure-gradient
turbulent boundary layer in the range Re θ= 2780–6680, and compared with channels in the …

Large-scale structures of wall-bounded turbulence in single-and two-phase flows: advancing understanding of the atmospheric surface layer during sandstorms

H Liu, X Zheng - Flow, 2021 - cambridge.org
In recent years, observations of the atmospheric surface layer have greatly promoted
research on high-Reynolds-number wall-bounded turbulence, especially observations of …

A predictive inner–outer model for streamwise turbulence statistics in wall-bounded flows

R Mathis, N Hutchins, I Marusic - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2011 - cambridge.org
A model is proposed with which the statistics of the fluctuating streamwise velocity in the
inner region of wall-bounded turbulent flows are predicted from a measured large-scale …

Confinement effects in shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interactions through wall-modelled large-eddy simulations

I Bermejo-Moreno, L Campo, J Larsson… - Journal of Fluid …, 2014 - cambridge.org
We present wall-modelled large-eddy simulations (WLES) of oblique shock waves
interacting with the turbulent boundary layers (TBLs)(nominal, by varying the height (1.1, 3 …

Self-similarity of wall-attached turbulence in boundary layers

WJ Baars, N Hutchins, I Marusic - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
An assessment of the turbulent boundary layer flow structure, which is coherent with the
near-wall region, is carried out through a spectral coherence analysis. This spectral method …

Interactions within the turbulent boundary layer at high Reynolds number

M Guala, M Metzger, BJ McKeon - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2011 - cambridge.org
Simultaneous streamwise velocity measurements across the vertical direction obtained in
the atmospheric surface layer (Reτ≃ 5× 105) under near thermally neutral conditions are …

Visualizing the very-large-scale motions in turbulent pipe flow

LHO Hellström, A Sinha, AJ Smits - Physics of Fluids, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Time-resolved stereoscopic particle image velocimetry is used to investigate the structure of
the very-large-scale motions (VLSMs) in fully developed turbulent pipe flow. The motions are …

Large-scale coherent structures of suspended dust concentration in the neutral atmospheric surface layer: A large-eddy simulation study

Y Zhang, R Hu, X Zheng - Physics of Fluids, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Dust particles can remain suspended in the atmospheric boundary layer, motions of which
are primarily determined by turbulent diffusion and gravitational settling. Little is known …

Experimental investigation of the structure of large-and very-large-scale motions in turbulent pipe flow

SCC Bailey, AJ Smits - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
Multi-point velocity measurements have been performed in turbulent pipe flow at ReD= 1.5×
105 and combined with cross-spectral and proper orthogonal decomposition analysis to …