Premium
Fundamental aspects of solids‐gas flow: Part II. The sphere wake in steady laminar fluids
Author(s) -
Torobin L. B.,
Gauvin W.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450370501
Subject(s) - wake , strouhal number , laminar flow , mechanics , turbulence , boundary layer , cylinder , vorticity , physics , classical mechanics , flow separation , vortex shedding , flow (mathematics) , reynolds number , vortex , geometry , mathematics
A review is made of the experimental evidence and theoretical considerations evolving from studies of the wake formed by an aerodynamically‐smooth sphere moving in steady rectilinear motion through a turbulence‐free stream. The roles of complex fluid dynamic phenomena which include boundary layer separation, vorticity transfer and those characterized by the Strouhal Number, as well as less evident fine scale processes are presented, with reference being made to pertinent two‐dimensional cylinder studies.