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An empirical model for the mean-velocity profiles of a turbulent boundary layer under the effects of surface curvature
dc.creator | Huynh, Long Quang | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:36:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:36:45Z | |
dc.date.created | 1994 | |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1994-THESIS-H9874 | |
dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
dc.description.abstract | An empirical model has been developed to predict the mean-velocity profile of a turbulent boundary layer under the influence of surface curvature. The model proposed is able to determine the profiles for both a convex and concave curvature. This was possible by employing the inviscid term, C,, which not only distinguishes the convex profiles from the concave profiles but its usage allows for a better prediction of these profiles. The model has been applied to experimental data from Schobeiri and Pardivala (1991) available from Texas A&M test facility. Along with these sets of data, experimental data from published literature such as So and Mellor (1973) and Kestoras and Simon (1993) have been employed in verifying the model. For all the cases, the model demonstrated a relatively high degree of accuracy in predicting the measured mean-velocity of the boundary layer and the estimated skin-friction coefficients. A skinfriction coefficient correlation has also been determined. C, is shown to affect the skinfriction coefficients in these cases. | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.subject | mechanical engineering. | en |
dc.subject | Major mechanical engineering. | en |
dc.title | An empirical model for the mean-velocity profiles of a turbulent boundary layer under the effects of surface curvature | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | mechanical engineering | en |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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