Laminar separation and transition phenomena were investigated experimentally in the wake-disturbed flow over a 2.4 m long flat plate. A controlled diffusion pressure distribution, representative of that on a compressor blade, was imposed but with sufficiently strong loading to cause laminar separation. Boundary layer velocity traverses were performed at several longitudinal stations. Wakes were generated upstream by a single rod, parallel to the leading edge, attached to a rotating disc mounted flush in the side-wall of the working section. Data are presented in the form of velocity traces, and contours of velocity and turbulent intermittency. The results highlight the interaction between the incoming wake and the natural boundary layer, which features a long and thin laminar separation bubble; they demonstrate that wind tunnel experiments provide a good representation of boundary layer behavior under wake disturbances on turbomachinery blading. The calmed region behind the disturbance is a feature that is even stronger behind a wake interaction than behind a triggered turbulent spot. Intermittency values for the undisturbed flow in the separation bubble reattachment region are well-represented by Narasimha’s universal intermittency distribution, lending support to the use of intermittency-based predictive routines in calculations of blade boundary layers.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference
June 16–19, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- International Gas Turbine Institute
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0-7918-3689-4
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Response of a Laminar Separation Bubble to an Impinging Wake
J. P. Gostelow,
J. P. Gostelow
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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R. L. Thomas
R. L. Thomas
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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J. P. Gostelow
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
R. L. Thomas
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Paper No:
GT2003-38972, pp. 55-64; 10 pages
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February 4, 2009
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Gostelow, JP, & Thomas, RL. "Response of a Laminar Separation Bubble to an Impinging Wake." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference. Volume 6: Turbo Expo 2003, Parts A and B. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 16–19, 2003. pp. 55-64. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2003-38972
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