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7.2 Statistical properties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> log-law region<br />

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FIGURE 7.3: Flow characteristics. Upper row: Mean velocity pr<strong>of</strong>ile at ˜$v›šLœ§§žž . Centre row: Intensities<br />

and distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> velocity fluctuations. Lower row: Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Reynolds stresses<br />

and stream-wise vorticity.<br />

<strong>The</strong> distribution, on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, is not symmetrical and possesses a negative mean value<br />

indicating that turbulence is produced on average. Slight differences between both investigations<br />

can be only observed in <strong>the</strong> left graph <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> centre row <strong>for</strong> |ŸŒ o2h . In this domain,<br />

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<strong>the</strong> maximum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stream-wise and wall-normal velocity fluctuations is lower with respect<br />

to <strong>the</strong> reference investigation due to <strong>the</strong> different spatial resolution in wall-normal direction.<br />

However, q hc <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> values nicely match apart from <strong>the</strong> component <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> velocity<br />

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fluctuation which is slightly underestimated in Οq <strong>the</strong> -investigation. This can be explained by<br />

<strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> out-<strong>of</strong>-plane motion in Οq <strong>the</strong> -investigation is quite small referring to <strong>the</strong> inplane<br />

motion in contrast to qÏ <strong>the</strong> -investigation. This is supported by <strong>the</strong> hot-wire comparison<br />

shown in figure 5.3 on page 77. It can be seen that <strong>the</strong> PIV results match with <strong>the</strong> hot-wire<br />

investigations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> and component while a slight systematic deviation can be observed<br />

in case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> component. However, it should be mentioned that this systematic difference<br />

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