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Comparison between rough- and smooth-wall turbulent boundary layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

P.-å. Krogstad ,
R. A. Antonia  and
L. W. B. Browne
P.-å. Krogstad
Affiliation:
Division of Hydro- and Gas Dynamics, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 7034, Norway
R. A. Antonia
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
L. W. B. Browne
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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Abstract

Measurements in a zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layer over a mesh-screen rough wall indicate several differences, in both inner and outer regions, in comparison to a smooth-wall boundary layer. The mean velocity distribution indicates that, apart from the expected k-type roughness function shift in the inner region, the strength of the rough-wall outer region ‘wake’ is larger than on a smooth wall. Normalizing on the wall shear stress, there is a significant increase in the normal turbulence intensity and a moderate increase in the Reynolds shear stress over the rough wall. The longitudinal turbulence intensity distribution is essentially the same for both surfaces. Normalized contributions to the Reynolds shear stress from the second (Q2) and fourth (Q4) quadrants are greater over the rough wall. The data indicate that not only are Q2 and Q4 events stronger on the rough wall but their frequency of occurrence is nearly twice as large for the rough wall as for the smooth wall. Comparison between smooth- and rough-wall spectra of the normal velocity fluctuation suggests that the strength of the active motion may depend on the nature of the surface.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 245 , December 1992 , pp. 599 - 617
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© 1992 Cambridge University Press

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