Experimental Study of Lagrangian Velocity and Energy Statistics in Inhomogeneous Turbulence
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We study Lagrangian statistics in a flow stirred by two oscillating grids. We quantify the dependence of small scales on the inhomogeneous large scales in a complex flow. We also describe the method we developed to study the measurement volume bias while investigating Lagrangian structure functions. We identify the important factors in energy transport by estimating the terms of the turbulent kinetic energy equation.
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Name(s)
Author: Kunwar, Surendra Bahadur
Thesis advisor: Voth, Greg
Date
April 15, 2010
Extent
81 pages
Language
eng
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Physical Form
electronic
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In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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ir:1796