Accession Number:

ADA026634

Title:

Instability and Turbulence in a Stratified Shear Layer.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. 3 Sep 72-1 Sep 75,

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES DEPT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Koop,C. Gary

Report Date:

1976-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

263.0

Abstract:

The results of an experimental investigation of shear instability and turbulent mixing in a stratified fluid are presented. Two parallel streams of water, moving at different velocities and having different densities salinities are produced in an open channel. Dye and shadowgraph techniques are used to visualize the flow, and quantitative measurements of velocity and density are made with hot films and conductivity probes.

Descriptors:

• *TURBULENT FLOW
• *SHEAR STRESSES
• *STRATIFICATION
• VELOCITY
• DENSITY
• MEASUREMENT
• PROBES
• WATER FLOW
• TEST METHODS
• FLOW VISUALIZATION
• MIXING
• SALINITY
• CHANNEL FLOW
• TEST FACILITIES
• INSTABILITY
• ANEMOMETERS
• FLUID FLOW

Subject Categories:

• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE