Experimental Investigation of Boundary Layer Separation Influence of Pressure Distribution On Cylinder Surface in Wind Tunnel Armfield C15-10
Experimental Investigation of Boundary Layer Separation Influence of Pressure Distribution On Cylinder Surface in Wind Tunnel Armfield C15-10
Experimental Investigation of Boundary Layer Separation Influence of Pressure Distribution On Cylinder Surface in Wind Tunnel Armfield C15-10
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cil
= 2v sin ,
where:
...(1)
Free stream velocity of air in wind tunnel is known data, gained from the sensor on side wall of
working section. This sensor measures the value of dynamic pressure, and air speed is calculated by
the following equation
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2 gh
v=
...(2)
air
where:
The equation (2) is dimensionally homogeneous if the value h is inserted directly in unit of mmH2O,
because the value of water density (man=water=1000 kg/m3) is left out from this equation. Using
Bernoulli equation, theoretical value of surface pressure at the point on cylinder can be calculated
p+
v 2
2
where:
= p
cil
v cil2
2
...(3)
The static pressure is calculated as difference between total, in this case atmospheric pressure and
dynamic pressure. Atmospheric pressure is know data, measured using barometer or obtained from the
internet from weather pages. Using equation (1) in equation (3), theoretical pressure distribution on
cylinder surface can be found
p
cil
= p+
v 2
2
1 4 sin 2 .
...(4)
2
p = p + kv ,
cil
...(5)
0,5
0,266
-0,326
-1
-1,44
100
280
120
300
140
320
160
340
180
360
-1,44
-1
-0,326
0,266
0,5
4. RESULTS ANALYSIS
Table 2. is representation of experimental results obtained by measuring in wind tunnel and calculated
theoretical results, for air speeds of 11.48 and 22.88 m/s, and figure 3. shows comparison of
theoretical and experimental results for air speed of 17.13 m/s, [2]. Reynolds number is calculated
with following equation
Re =
vd
,
where:
...(6)
d - cylinder diameter, m,
- viscosity for air (=1.8.10-5 Pas), Pas.
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Table 2. The experimental results of pressure distribution around cylinder
Air speed m/s
Static
pressure Pa
Re
11,48
22,88
99920
99683
23182
Upper surface
Point on
cylinder
surface
H1 Pa
H2 Pa
H3 Pa
H4 Pa
H5 Pa
H6 Pa
H7 Pa
H8 Pa
H9 Pa
H10 Pa
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Lower surface
Upper surface
Lower surface
Measured
pressure
Predicted
pressure
Measured
pressure
Predicted
pressure
Measured
pressure
Predicted
pressure
Measured
pressure
Predicted
pressure
99999
99965
99881
99801
99807
99813
99806
99813
99812
99804
100000
99963
99868
99760
99690
99690
99760
99868
99963
100000
99819
99818
99816
99817
99819
99811
99806
99886
99965
99998
100000
99963
99868
99760
99690
99690
99760
99868
99963
100000
99991
99852
99506
99193
99220
99229
99228
99216
99203
99182
100000
99852
99476
99049
98770
98770
99049
99476
99852
100000
99216
99200
99204
99226
99236
99221
99206
99533
99860
99991
100000
99852
99476
99049
98770
98770
99049
99476
99852
100000
Figure 3. Diagram for the air speed of 17.13 m/s, with theoretical and experimental curve
5. CONCLUSION
Pressures on cylinder surface obtained by investigation in wind tunnel and those based on theoretical
fundaments with no losses are similar but only in small area of cylinder surface. Changes are occurred
in point of stall, at which separation of boundary layer begins. In practice point of stall position
depends on the value of Reynolds number. For Re<3.105 point of stall occurs in 81 angle, and for
Re>3.105 boundary layer separates at 125, [3]. Since the investigation of pressure distribution is done
for 20 spacing, it is not possible to precisely determine point of stall, but boundary layer separation
can be noticed, and because of that influence theoretical and experimental results dont match.
6. REFERENCES
[1] INSTRUCTION MANUAL C15 WIND TUNNEL, 2008.
[2] Begagi R.: Eksperimentalno ispitivanje strujanja zraka oko tijela razliitih geometrijskih oblika u zranom
tunelu ARMFIELD C15-10, diplomski rad, MFZ, Zenica, 2011.
[3] Pijush K. Kundu, Ira M. Cohen: Fluid Mechanics, Third Edition, 2004.
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