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Three-dimensional large-eddy motions and fine-scale activity in a plane turbulent wake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

J. A. Ferré ,
J. C. Mumford ,
A. M. Savill  and
Francesc Giralt
J. A. Ferré
Affiliation:
Departament d'Enginyeria Química i Bioquímica, Divisió VII, Universitat de Barcelona, 43005 Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain
J. C. Mumford
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
A. M. Savill
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
Francesc Giralt
Affiliation:
Departament d'Enginyeria Química i Bioquímica, Divisió VII, Universitat de Barcelona, 43005 Tarragona, Catalunya, Spain
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Abstract

A pattern recognition technique has been applied to simultaneously sampled multipoint hot-wire anemometry data obtained in the far wake of a circular cylinder. Data from both the streamwise fluctuating velocity field and the temperature field have been analysed employing a computer code that uses a correlation approach to automatically detect and ensemble average flow patterns and patterns for mean-square fluctuations. Statistical tests then allow the significance and contribution to the turbulence intensity of the detected structures to be evaluated. This procedure has been used to infer the three-dimensional topology of the double-roller eddies previously identified in the far-wake region and to relate these to the motions responsible for entrainment. It appears that the two types of motion are not independent, but are linked together, forming parts of horseshoe vortex structures which account for at least 40% of the total turbulence energy. These structures originate near the centre of the flow, may extend across the centreline and typically occur in groups of about three. The resulting picture of the flow dynamics is related to the conclusions drawn from similar data by other workers and a possible regeneration mechanism is presented. The addition to the code of a fine-scale activity indicator, the choice of which is discussed in some detail, has allowed the relationship between these energetic large-scale motions and smaller eddies to be investigated. It seems that the most intense fine-scale activity is associated with the vortical cores of the double-roller eddies. It is shown that this observation is consistent with the concepts of ‘isotropy’ and ‘spotiness’ of the dissipative scales. It also suggests that the horseshoe vortices loose energy both to their own secondary instabilities and to smaller scales resulting from the breakup of other highly strained large eddies.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 210 , January 1990 , pp. 371 - 414
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© 1990 Cambridge University Press

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