Prereq. COT Basic features of turbulent flows. Ways of describing turblent flows : Statistical aspects, correlation, spectrum, conditional sampling. Experimental methods : Hot wire anemometer and Laser Doppler anemometer. Equations for compressible turbulent flows. Experimental data on turbulent intensities in some turbulent flows. Prediction of turbulent flows: Statistical theory and its limitations, Integral methods, turbulence modelling, mixing length hypothesis, oneequation and twoequation models, modelling of Reynolds stress. Computer codes and comparison between experimental data and predictions.
- Teacher: PANCHAPAKESAN N R (AE)