A Method of Analysis for Turbulent Flows Using the Streamline Coordinate System
Authors: Maurizi A.1; Di Sabatino S.1; Trombetti F.1; Tampieri F.1
Source: Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Volume 82, Number 3, 1997 , pp. 379-397(19)
Publisher: Springer
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Abstract:
A procedure is described for analysing the transport equations for Reynolds stresses written in a streamline coordinate system, starting from the fields of first- and second-order moments of wind velocity measured in a terrain-following system over topography. In the analysis, the equations are split into two parts: the first contains the terms that can be calculated directly from measurements; the second contains third-order moments that are parameterized using suitable models. To evaluate the error associated with both parts, a Monte-Carlo technique that takes into account the experimental errors is proposed. An example of the application of this method for the Reynolds shear stress equation, using wind-tunnel data for non-separating flow over a two-dimensional valley, is reported. The comparison between the measured and modelled parts is fair near the surface, while at higher levels, the modelled part can be shown to miss a correct treatment of the third-order moments. In the frame of this analysis, the use of the correct derivative transformation has been found to be significant even for moderately sloping topography.
Language: English
Document Type: Regular paper
Affiliations: 1: Istituto FISBAT-CNR, via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
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