A Study of Turbulent Flow in Rough Pipes

A Study of Turbulent Flow in Rough Pipes
Author: James Mueller Robertson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1965
Genre: Fluid dynamics
ISBN:

The considerable literature on turbulent flow past rough surfaces is correlated in terms of modes of presenting the smooth-to-rough transition and the influences of roughness density and shape. Flow measurements in a 3 in. smooth and sand roughened pipe and in an 8 in. steel pipe with 'natural' roughness are reported. The temporal-mean velocity and friction measurements show transitional (between smooth and fully rough behavior) variations. The pipe factor variation is also elucidated; the sand-roughened pipe studies indicate a shift in Nikuradse's presentation. The turbulence - as intensity divided by shear velocity and macroscale in ratio to pipe radius - in rough pipe flow appears the same in rough as in smooth pipe flow. The relative turbulence intensity is constant, or at most decreases slowly with increase in flow Reynolds number. (Author).

Turbulence In Coastal And Civil Engineering

Turbulence In Coastal And Civil Engineering
Author: B Mutlu Sumer
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 758
Release: 2020-03-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9813234326

This book discusses the subject of turbulence encountered in coastal and civil engineering.The primary aim of the book is to describe turbulence processes including transition to turbulence; mean and fluctuating flows in channels/pipes, and in currents; wave boundary layers (including boundary layers under solitary waves); streaming processes in wave boundary layers; turbulence processes in breaking waves including breaking solitary waves; turbulence processes such as bursting process and their implications for sediment transport; flow resistance in steady and wave boundary layers; and turbulent diffusion and dispersion processes in the coastal and river environment, including sediment transport due to diffusion/dispersion.Both phenomenological and statistical theories are described in great detail. Turbulence modelling is also described, and several examples for modelling of turbulence in steady flow and wave boundary layers are presented.The book ends with a chapter containing hands-on exercises on a wide variety of turbulent flows including experimental study of turbulence in an open-channel flow, using Laser Doppler Anemometry; Statistical, correlation and spectral analysis of turbulent air jet flow; Turbulence modelling of wave boundary layer flows; and numerical modelling of dispersion in a turbulent boundary layer, a set of exercises used by the authors in their Masters classes over many years.Although the book is essentially intended for professionals and researchers in the area of Coastal and Civil Engineering, and as a text book for graduate/post graduate students, the contents of the book will, however, additionally provide sufficient background in the study of turbulent flows relevant to many other disciplines, such as Wind Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

Scaling

Scaling
Author: G. I. Barenblatt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2003-11-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521826578

The author describes and teaches the art of discovering scaling laws, starting from dimensional analysis and physical similarity, which are here given a modern treatment. He demonstrates the concepts of intermediate asymptotics and the renormalisation group as natural consequences of self-similarity and shows how and when these notions and tools can be used to tackle the task at hand, and when they cannot. Based on courses taught to undergraduate and graduate students, the book can also be used for self-study by biologists, chemists, astronomers, engineers and geoscientists.

Boundary-Layer Theory

Boundary-Layer Theory
Author: Hermann Schlichting (Deceased)
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 814
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 366252919X

This new edition of the near-legendary textbook by Schlichting and revised by Gersten presents a comprehensive overview of boundary-layer theory and its application to all areas of fluid mechanics, with particular emphasis on the flow past bodies (e.g. aircraft aerodynamics). The new edition features an updated reference list and over 100 additional changes throughout the book, reflecting the latest advances on the subject.

The Structure of Turbulent Shear Flow

The Structure of Turbulent Shear Flow
Author: A. A. R. Townsend
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1976
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521298193

Develops a physical theory from the mass of experimental results, with revisions to reflect advances of recent years.

Fluid Mechanics of Flow Metering

Fluid Mechanics of Flow Metering
Author: Wolfgang Merzkirch
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783540222422

Flow meters measure the volumetric flow rate in a pipeline. Most meters are based on deriving a signal from the fluid flow and calibrating the signal against the volumetric flow rate. The calibration is done in fully-developed flow, and the same state of flow must exist at the meter’s position when it is in practical use. Because the field of flow metering has been neglected by fluid mechanicists for a long time, this book addresses two major fluid mechanical problems in flow metering: the analysis of signal generation in turbulent pipe flow, which explains the function of the meter beyond a simple calibration, and the possible use of a meter in non-developed flows. These problems are investigated with reference to, and examples from, a variety of meters, e.g. ultrasound cross-correlation meters, vortex meters, and turbine meters. Studying these problems requires consideration of specific phenomena in turbulent non-developed pipe flow, as caused by installations, and finding special solutions with signal processing, both of which are included in the book.

VDI Heat Atlas

VDI Heat Atlas
Author: VDI Gesellschaft
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1608
Release: 2010-07-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540778764

For more than 50 years, the Springer VDI Heat Atlas has been an indispensable working means for engineers dealing with questions of heat transfer. Featuring 50% more content, this new edition covers most fields of heat transfer in industrial and engineering applications. It presents the interrelationships between basic scientific methods, experimental techniques, model-based analysis and their transfer to technical applications.

Experimental Investigation of the Problem of Surface Roughness

Experimental Investigation of the Problem of Surface Roughness
Author: H. Schlichting
Publisher:
Total Pages: 604
Release: 1937
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

Based on the universal laws of turbulent velocity distribution at rough and smooth walls, there is in the present work presented a method that allows surface roughness tests and in particular, measurements on the roughness of ship surfaces to be carried out in a much simpler manner. The types of roughness investigated were in the form of flat, rough plates installed in a square-section rectangular channel, the other three walls always being smooth. Twenty-one plates of various roughness were investigated, the roughness elements being the following: spheres of diameter 0.41 and 0.21, respectively, spherical segments, cones, and "short" and "long" angles.

Analysis of Turbulent Flows with Computer Programs

Analysis of Turbulent Flows with Computer Programs
Author: Tuncer Cebeci
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2004-04-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080527183

Modelling and Computation of Turbulent Flows has been written by one of the most prolific authors in the field of CFD. Professor of aerodynamics at SUPAERO and director of DMAE at ONERA, the author calls on both his academic and industrial experience when presenting this work. The field of CFD is strongly represented by the following corporate companies; Boeing; Airbus; Thales; United Technologies and General Electric, government bodies and academic institutions also have a strong interest in this exciting field. Each chapter has also been specifically constructed to constitute as an advanced textbook for PhD candidates working in the field of CFD, making this book essential reading for researchers, practitioners in industry and MSc and MEng students.* A broad overview of the development and application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), with real applications to industry* A Free CD-Rom which contains computer program's suitable for solving non-linear equations which arise in modeling turbulent flows* Professor Cebeci has published over 200 technical papers and 14 books, a world authority in the field of CFD