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Thermally Stable Boundary Layers
Emily Moder – Grand Energy Challenges
BackgroundBasics of boundary layer fluid mechanics
Turbulent structures – vortices
Navier-Stokes Equation:
Experiment SetupGoal: create a simulation of a thermally stable boundary layer, and measure the fluid dynamics properties of the system
Preliminary Work
Data Collection and Analysis
T3, V 2.5 T3, V6
Data Collection and Analysis
T3, V8T3, V4
Data Collection and Analysis
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f(x) = − 275.676947095589 x + 38.1366031995403R² = 0.699006812817208
Bulk Richardson Number
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V4, T1 V4, T2
Thanks to Professor Lex Smits and Owen Williams!