TY - JOUR
T1 - CICLoPE - A response to the need for high Reynolds number experiments
AU - Talamelli, Alessandro
AU - Persiani, Franco
AU - Fransson, Jens H M
AU - Alfredsson, P. Henrik
AU - Johansson, Arne V.
AU - M Nagib, Hassan
AU - Rüedi, Jean Daniel
AU - Sreenivasan, Katepalli R.
AU - Monkewitz, Peter A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Although the equations governing turbulent flow of fluids are well known, understanding the overwhelming richness of flow phenomena, especially in high Reynolds number turbulent flows, remains one of the grand challenges in physics and engineering. High Reynolds number turbulence is ubiquitous in aerospace engineering, ground transportation systems, flow machinery, energy production (from gas turbines to wind and water turbines), as well as in nature, e.g. various processes occurring in the planetary boundary layer. High Reynolds number turbulence is not easily obtained in the laboratory, since in order to have good spatial resolution for measurements, the size of the facility itself has to be large. In this paper, we discuss limitations of various existing facilities and propose a new facility that will allow good spatial resolution even at high Reynolds number. The work is carried out in the framework of the Center for International Cooperation in Long Pipe Experiments (CICLoPE), an international collaboration that many in the turbulence community have shown an interest to participate in.
AB - Although the equations governing turbulent flow of fluids are well known, understanding the overwhelming richness of flow phenomena, especially in high Reynolds number turbulent flows, remains one of the grand challenges in physics and engineering. High Reynolds number turbulence is ubiquitous in aerospace engineering, ground transportation systems, flow machinery, energy production (from gas turbines to wind and water turbines), as well as in nature, e.g. various processes occurring in the planetary boundary layer. High Reynolds number turbulence is not easily obtained in the laboratory, since in order to have good spatial resolution for measurements, the size of the facility itself has to be large. In this paper, we discuss limitations of various existing facilities and propose a new facility that will allow good spatial resolution even at high Reynolds number. The work is carried out in the framework of the Center for International Cooperation in Long Pipe Experiments (CICLoPE), an international collaboration that many in the turbulence community have shown an interest to participate in.
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U2 - 10.1088/0169-5983/41/2/021407
DO - 10.1088/0169-5983/41/2/021407
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:66149102471
SN - 0169-5983
VL - 41
JO - Fluid Dynamics Research
JF - Fluid Dynamics Research
IS - 2
M1 - 021407
ER -