PIV Measurements of Turbulent Flow in a Channel with Solid or Perforated Ribs

Lei Wang, Mirko Salewski, Bengt Sundén

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    Abstract

    Particle image velocimetry measurements are performed in a channel with periodic ribs on one wall. We investigate the flow around two different rib configurations: solid and perforated ribs with a slit. The ribs obstruct the channel by 20% of its height and are arranged 10 rib heights apart. For the perforated ribs, the slit height is 20% of the rib height, and the open-area ratio is 16%. We discuss the flow in terms of mean velocity, streamlines, vorticity, turbulence intensity, and Reynolds shear stress. We find that the recirculation bubbles after the perforated ribs are significantly smaller than those after the solid ribs. The reattachment length after perforated ribs is smaller by about 45% compared with the solid ribs. In addition, the Reynolds shear stresses around the perforated ribs are significantly smaller than in the solid rib case, leading to a reduction of the pressure loss in the perforated rib case. ©2010 ASME
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings
    Volume1
    PublisherThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    Publication date2011
    Pages1995-2003
    ISBN (Print)978-0-7918-4948-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    EventASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting - Montreal, Canada
    Duration: 1 Aug 20105 Aug 2010
    Conference number: 3
    https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/fedsm/fedsm2010/volume/49484

    Conference

    ConferenceASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting
    Number3
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityMontreal
    Period01/08/201005/08/2010
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • Plasma processing

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