Self-Similarity in the Outer Region of Adverse-Pressure-Gradient Turbulent Boundary Layers
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Abstract
This paper presents a consistent theory of self-similarity and of equilibrium in the outer region of turbulent boundary layers that explains recent experimental findings on the subject, including new ones presented here. The theory is first presented in a general form where the outer scales are left unspecified and it is not assumed that the mean velocity defect and the Reynolds stresses share a common velocity scale. It is shown that the main results of the traditional similarity theory remain valid even in this case. Common outer scaling with the Zagarola-Smits length and velocity scales is then chosen. A new pressure gradient parameter is introduced to characterize the local effect of the pressure gradient in all flow conditions including strong adverse-pressure-gradient conditions. By analyzing several adverse-pressure-gradient flow cases, it is shown that self-similarity of the mean velocity defect profile is reached in all cases in localized but significant flow regions. The same is, however, not true of the Reynolds stress profiles. In agreement with the similarity analysis, the self-similar velocity defect profile is found to be a function of the pressure gradient and most flows studied here are only in an approximate state of equilibrium in the region of self-similar defect profiles despite the excellent collapse of the profiles.
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