High Reynolds number boundary layer data

Profiles obtained using Nano-Scale Thermal Anemometry Probes (NSTAP) in the High Reynolds number Turbulence Facility (HRTF) are now available on this website. These profiles were obtained by [1] Vallikivi et al. JFM (2015).  A supplementary reference is [2] Vallikivi’s thesis.

There are profiles at a total of 8 Reynolds numbers (Re_\tau) in the range 3000 to 70,000. The sensors are described in [3] Vallikivi et al. (2011), [4] Bailey et al. (2010) and [5] Vallikivi and Smits (2014).  Recently [6] Vallikivi et al. (2015) have also analyzed the spectra of this data.

Please click on the link given below to obtain the Excel spreadsheet for all Reynolds numbers.

A spatial filtering correction has been applied to the variances, following [7] Smits et al. (2011).

For more details please contact A. J. Smits or M. Vallikivi.

References

  1. Turbulent Pipe Flow at Extreme Reynolds Numbers. Hultmark M., Vallikivi. M, Bailey S. C. C. and Smits A. J., Phys. Rev Letters, Vol 108 – 9 , 094501, 2012.
  2. Vallikivi, M. Wall-Bounded Turbulence at High Reynolds Numbers. PhD. Thesis, Princeton University, 2014.
  3. Turbulence measurements in pipe flow using a Nano-Scale Thermal Anemometry Probe. Vallikivi. M, Hultmark M., Bailey S. C. C. and Smits A. J., Exp. in Fluids, Vol 51, pp 1521 – 1527, 2011.
  4. Turbulence measurements using a nanoscale thermal anemometry probe. Bailey S. C. C., Kunkel G. J., Hultmark M., Vallikivi. M, Hill J., Meyer K., Arnold C. B. and Smits A. J., J. of Fluid Mech. Vol 663, pp 160 – 179, 2010.
  5. Vallikivi, M. and Smits, A. J. “Fabrication and characterization of a novel nano-scale thermal anemometry probe.” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 23(4), pp. 899-907, 2014.
  6. Vallikivi, M., Ganapathasubramani, B. and Smits, A. J., “Spectral scaling in boundary layers and pipes at very high Reynolds numbers.”J. of Fluid Mech. Vol. 771, pp. 303-326, 2015.
  7. Spatial resolution correction for wall-bounded turbulence measurements. Smits A.J., Monty J., Hultmark M., Bailey S.C.C., Hutchins M., Marusic I., J. of Fluid Mech. Vol 676, pp. 41 – 653, 2011.