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Thermally Stable Boundary
Layers
Emily Moder – Grand Energy Challenges
Background
Basics of boundary layer fluid mechanics
Navier-Stokes Equation:
Turbulent structures –
vortices
Experiment Setup
Goal: create a simulation of a
thermally stable boundary layer, and
measure the fluid dynamics properties
of the system
Preliminary Work
Data Collection and Analysis
T3, V 2.5
T3, V6
Data Collection and Analysis
T3, V4
T3, V8
V4, T1
Mean Hairpin Vortex Angle
Data Collection and Analysis
V4, T2
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5
0
y = -275.68x + 38.137
R² = 0.699
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0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
Bulk Richardson Number
0.05
0.06
Thanks to Professor Lex Smits
and Owen Williams!