Reynolds number dependence, scaling, and dynamics of turbulent boundary layers

JC Klewicki - 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The past two decades (approximately 1990 to 2010) have witnessed an ever-quickening
pace of new findings pertaining to the Reynolds number dependencies, scaling, and …

Polymer drag reduction: A review through the lens of coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulent flows

Z Saeed, BR Elbing - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The current work qualitatively surveys the phenomenon of polymer drag reduction from the
standpoint of the salient coherent motions in the near-wall region of wall-bounded turbulent …

Large-scale amplitude modulation of the small-scale structures in turbulent boundary layers

R Mathis, N Hutchins, I Marusic - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2009 - cambridge.org
In this paper we investigate the relationship between the large-and small-scale energy-
containing motions in wall turbulence. Recent studies in a high-Reynolds-number turbulent …

Properties of the mean momentum balance in turbulent boundary layer, pipe and channel flows

T Wei, P Fife, J Klewicki, P McMurtry - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2005 - cambridge.org
The properties of the mean momentum balance in turbulent boundary layer, pipe and
channel flows are explored both experimentally and theoretically. Available high-quality …

On the logarithmic mean profile

J Klewicki, P Fife, T Wei - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2009 - cambridge.org
Elements of the first-principles-based theory of Wei et al.(J. Fluid Mech., vol. 522, 2005, p.
303), Fife et al.(Multiscale Model. Simul., vol. 4, 2005a, p. 936; J. Fluid Mech., vol. 532 …

Streamwise velocity statistics in turbulent boundary layers that spatially develop to high Reynolds number

P Vincenti, J Klewicki, C Morrill-Winter, CM White… - Experiments in …, 2013 - Springer
Well-resolved measurements of the streamwise velocity in zero pressure gradient turbulent
boundary layers are presented for friction Reynolds numbers up to 19,670. Distinct from …

Properties of the inertial sublayer in adverse pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers

S Romero, S Zimmerman, J Philip, C White… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The inertial sublayer of adverse pressure-gradient (APG) turbulent boundary layers is
investigated using new experimental measurements (. Well-resolved hot-wire …

Self-similar mean dynamics in turbulent wall flows

JC Klewicki - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
This study investigates how and why dynamical self-similarities emerge with increasing
Reynolds number within the canonical wall flows beyond the transitional regime. An …

A physical model of the turbulent boundary layer consonant with mean momentum balance structure

J Klewicki, P Fife, T Wei… - … Transactions of the …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent studies by the present authors have empirically and analytically explored the
properties and scaling behaviours of the Reynolds averaged momentum equation as …

Large-scale motions in a turbulent natural convection boundary layer immersed in a stably stratified environment

KR Maryada, SW Armfield, P Dhopade… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
This study investigates the coherence of turbulent fluctuations in a turbulent vertical natural
convection boundary layer immersed in a stably stratified medium (turbulent buoyancy …