Research of the boundary layer with an adverse pressure gradient by the Smoke Image Velocimetry method

Abstract

The results of an experimental evaluation of velocity profiles, turbulent pulsations, generation and dissipation of turbulent energy in a nonequilibrium boundary layer under the adverse pressure gradient are presented. The profiles of characteristics are estimated by means of the field dynamics of the two-component instantaneous velocity vectors measured by the optical method Smoke Image Velocimetry. The opportunities of using the field measurement method SIV to study the spatial evolution of small-scale characteristics in a boundary layer with a pressure gradient have been showed.