Turbulence: Examples Turbulence Boundary Layer Separations
Reynolds experiment From Flowmetrics website
Boundary Layer separation: Laminar flow Reynolds number 15000 Flow visualization using air bubbles Viscous drag vs pressure drag BL separation, example with a ball rolling in a hill Animation From Efluids website
Boundary Layer separation: Turbulent flow Reynolds number 30000 (trip wire for drag reduction) Smooth and ‘dimpled’ golf balls. Laminar vs Turbulent layer From Efluids website
Lift Magnus effect Fluid Higher velocity Lower velocity Force due to pressure difference = Lift
Swing B spin Station A
OutSwing Seam - trip flow spin- stability
Reverse Swing
Vortices Boundary layer adhesion by suction Boundary layer adhesion by adding high momentum fluid