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Heat transfer and skin friction of a flat plate turbulent boundary layer disturbed by a cylinder

Journal Article · · Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States)
OSTI ID:6018372
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  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto Univ. (JP)
  2. Kubota, Ltd. (JP)
  3. Mitsubishi Electric Co. (JP)

This paper reports on an experimental study performed to determine the most important factor affecting the skin-friction and heat-transfer characteristics for a flat plate turbulent boundary layer disturbed by a cylinder. The measurements of the wall heat transfer and skin-friction coefficients were carried out for a fixed streamwise position of the cylinder, for three different cylinder diameters, and for various values of the clearance between the cylinder and the plate. The streamwise distributions of these quantities showed that the clearance-to-diameter ratio is the most important factor. Simultaneous measurements of streamwise and normal components of velocity fluctuations were also carried out. The distributions of turbulent intensities were found to depend significantly on the clearance-to-diameter ratio.

OSTI ID:
6018372
Journal Information:
Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States), Journal Name: Heat Transfer - Japanese Research; (United States) Vol. 20:2; ISSN 0096-0802; ISSN HTJPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English