Analysis tools of transitioning and turbulent flows

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Abstract

Flows encountered in nature and in technological applications are mostly turbulent. In addition to being unsteady, these flows exhibit high levels of fluctuating velocity. For over a century, both turbulence and the closely related field of transition have been the subject of scientific research. This article presents some of the analysis tools that are used to examine transitioning and turbulent flows. More specifically, the discussion is concerned with the use of polyspectral analysis to analyze the transition of free shear flows such as plane wakes and mixing layers and the use of wavelet analysis to characterize turbulence structures in atmospheric wind.

Original languageEnglish
Pages434-437
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 11th Conference on Engineering Mechanics. Part 1 (of 2) - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Duration: 19 May 199622 May 1996

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1996 11th Conference on Engineering Mechanics. Part 1 (of 2)
CityFort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Period19/05/9622/05/96

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