A Conservation-Law Approach to Predicting the Length of the Boundary Layer Transition Region

Kanda, Takeshi

doi:10.2322/tjsass.55.295

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“…The Reynolds number at the end of the boundary layer transition, Re x,tr,e , is approximately twice the Reynolds number at the starting point of the transition of Re x,tr,i = 3 × 10 5 , i.e., Re x,tr,e ≈ 6 × 10 5 24 . Using Eq.…”

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Study of the reverse transition in pipe flow

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Matsumoto

Yamada

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In the reverse transition in pipe flow, turbulent flow changes to less disturbed laminar flow. The entropy of the flow appears to decrease. This study examined the reverse transition experimentally and theoretically using entropy change and momentum balance models, not in terms of disturbance in the flow. The reverse transition was accomplished by decreasing the Reynolds number. The transitions approximately correlated with local Reynolds numbers. The initial Reynolds number of the transition became larger, and the pressure at low Reynolds numbers was greater than in ordinary pipe flow. These behaviours were caused by turbulent flow in the pipe undergoing a reverse transition. We showed that the entropy did not decrease in the reverse transition by including the entropy due to friction in the development region.

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Yamada

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“…The length of the transition region of the boundary layer was calculated using the momentum conservation. 8) In the present study, the conservation-law approach is applied to predict the natural transition in an incompressible pipe flow. Since the mass flow rate is conserved in the pipe flow, conservation of momentum is applied to the prediction.…”

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Conservation-Law Approach for Transition in Pipe Flows

Kanda

2016

Trans. Japan Soc. Aero. S Sci.

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The laminar to turbulent transition in a pipe flow is studied from the viewpoint of momentum conservation. The transition is presumed to happen downstream of the laminar flow development. The inflow conditions to the transition region are presumed not to change at the moment of transition. The exit pressure is presumed not to change either. In the present model, the turbulent transition is a function of the ratio of the pipe length to its diameter, and becomes larger as the pipe length ratio increases. The natural transition Reynolds number calculated shows reasonable agreement with previous experimental results. The critical transition Reynolds number calculated is 1,752, and is close to the critical number of 1,760 measured previously. The distribution of difference in pressure drop between the laminar and turbulent flows corresponds to the reported location of the puffs and slugs in the Reynolds number under forced transition.

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Experimental study of laminar-to-turbulent transition in pipe flow

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This paper describes an experimental study of the unforced laminar-to-turbulent transition in pipe flow. Two pipes with different length-to-diameter ratios are investigated, and the transition phenomenon is studied using pressure measurements and visual observations. The entropy change and force balance are examined, and the peak powers are measured through fast Fourier transform analysis at various Reynolds numbers. Visual observations show that the flow structure changes at the Reynolds numbers corresponding to the peak powers. There is no clear dependency of the transition on the ratio of pipe length to diameter. The flow conditions are classified as laminar flow, transitions I, II, and III, and turbulent flow, separated by Reynolds numbers of approximately 1200, 2300, 7000, and 12 000, respectively. The transition at a Reynolds number of 1200 is caused by the force balance between the laminar and turbulent flows. The other transitions are related to the flow condition in the development region upstream of the pipe flow region. That is, the laminar-to-turbulent transition in the development region affects the transition condition in the downstream pipe flow. The laminar and turbulent development length ratios derived from the entropy changes are in reasonable agreement with the formulas for both laminar and turbulent flows. At large Reynolds numbers, the laminar flow condition will be established through the creation of a laminar-flow velocity profile at the entrance to the pipe.

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A Conservation-Law Approach to Predicting the Length of the Boundary Layer Transition Region

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Study of the reverse transition in pipe flow

Study of the reverse transition in pipe flow

Conservation-Law Approach for Transition in Pipe Flows

Experimental study of laminar-to-turbulent transition in pipe flow

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