Spatial averaging effects on the streamwise and wall-normal velocity measurements in a wall-bounded turbulence using a cross-wire probe

R Baidya; J Philip; N Hutchins; JP Monty; I Marusic

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Spatial averaging effects on the streamwise and wall-normal velocity measurements in a wall-bounded turbulence using a cross-wire probe

R Baidya, J Philip, N Hutchins, JP Monty, I Marusic

Measurement Science and Technology | IOP Publishing | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6501/ab2587

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Abstract

The spatial averaging effects due to a cross-wire probe on the measured turbulence statistics in a wall-bounded flow are investigated using a combined approach of direct numerical simulation data, theoretical methods and experiments. In particular, the wire length (l), spacing ( ) and angle ( ) of a cross-wire probe configured to measure the streamwise and wall-normal velocities are systematically varied to isolate effects of each parameter. The measured streamwise velocity from a cross-wire probe is found to be an average of the filtered velocities sensed by the two wires. Thus, in general, an increase in the sensor dimensions when normalised by viscous units leads to an attenuated variance..

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Jimmy Philip Author Mechanical Engineering

Jason Monty Author Mechanical Engineering

Nicholas Hutchins Author Mechanical Engineering

Ivan Marusic Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Australian Research Council. The authors would also like to thank Prof R D Moser for making the channel DNS database available.