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Turbulence measurements in a constricted tube

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

M. D. Deshpande  and
D. P. Giddens
M. D. Deshpande
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064
D. P. Giddens
Affiliation:
School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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Abstract

Measurements of turbulent flow through a constricted tube with a contoured 75% constriction have been performed with a laser-Doppler anemometer. One motivation for these studies was the problem of flow through arterial stenoses and consequently a range of relatively low Reynolds numbers (5000–15000) was employed. Velocity profiles, r.m.s. turbulence velocities, and energy spectra were recorded along with determinations of the wall pressure variation and length of recirculation region. Results show extremely high levels of turbulence and considerable turmoil within the so-called recirculation region. A method for determining the reattachment point in an intensely turbulent flow is given which should offer improvement over flow visualization techniques. Similarity in turbulence energy spectra measured at various radial positions is found at several axial locations, but does not occur in the region immediately downstream of separation. The downstream recovery of the turbulence velocity to upstream values takes place slowly. A secondary motivation of providing experimental data useful in evaluating turbulence models for computational fluid dynamics led to extensive measurements of radial and axial r.m.s. turbulence velocity components at a Reynolds number of 15000.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , 11 March 1980 , pp. 65 - 89
Copyright
© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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