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Transition to turbulence in oscillating pipe flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

P. Merkli  and
H. Thomann
P. Merkli
Affiliation:
Institute of Aerodynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
H. Thomann
Affiliation:
Institute of Aerodynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
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Abstract

Published results on transition in a Stokes layer indicate a wide range of transition Reynolds numbers. As thermal effects in a resonance tube (Merkli & Thomann 1975) depend on the state of the boundary layer, the transition Reynolds number was determined, and a critical Reynolds number Ac ≈ 400 was found. The observations were made with hot wires and with flow visualization by means of smoke, and provide new details on turbulence in a Stokes layer. With this knowledge an explanation of the large discrepancies between some stability theories and the experiments is suggested. The main point is that turbulence occurs in the form of periodic bursts which are followed by relaminarimtion in the same cycle and do not lead to turbulent flow during the whole cycle.

A further, unexpected result of the present investigation is the discovery of vortex patterns superimposed on the normal laminar acoustic motion.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , 15 April 1975 , pp. 567 - 576
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© 1975 Cambridge University Press

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