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Revision as of 13:50, 13 May 2006

In the log layer the velocity profile can be estimated with the log law:

u^+ = \frac{1}{\kappa} \, ln(y^+) + C

Where:

u^+ Dimensionless velocity
y^+ Dimensionless wall distance
\kappa von Karman's constant (\approx 0.41)
C Constant (\approx 5.0)


We should have a lin-log plot here of a typical turbulent boundary layer to illustrate where the log-law is valid, anyone have one handy?


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