Flow measurement around organisms and surrogates

Thomas, R. E.; McLelland, S. J.; Eiff, Olivier; Parsons, D. R.

Abstract

This chapter reviews methods of measuring turbulent fluid flowing through and around flora and fauna. It begins with a discussion of the relevant aspects of the nature of turbulent flows and highlights difficulties associated with their measurement. Detailed discussions of turbulent flows can be found in many textbooks, including Tennekes & Lumley (1972), Hinze (1975), Nezu & Nakagawa (1993), Pope (2000) and Davidson (2004) and are not repeated here. Here, the focus is on generic issues that affect the successful measurement of turbulent flows, irrespective of the technique adopted and the crucial issue of selecting an appropriate measurement duration. There is a summary of relevant techniques with a detailed review of how each one has been used with biota or surrogates, including past deployments, and an overview of relevant strengths and weaknesses. Finally some suggestions about standardised reporting of instrument deployment and data processing are presented, which if adopted, would provide adequate grounds for critical evaluation of reported data and promote best practice.

Citation

Thomas, R. E., McLelland, S. J., Eiff, O., & Parsons, D. R. (2014). Flow measurement around organisms and surrogates. In L. Frostick, R. Thomas, M. Johnson, S. Rice, & S. McLelland (Eds.), Users Guide to Ecohydraulic Modelling and Experimentation: Experience of the Ecohydraulic Research Team (PISCES) of the HYDRALAB Network (43-74). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b16630-11

• Online Publication Date: Jun 29, 2017
• Publication Date: Feb 27, 2014
• Deposit Date: Dec 18, 2023
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 43-74
• Series Title: IAHR Design Manual
• Book Title: Users Guide to Ecohydraulic Modelling and Experimentation: Experience of the Ecohydraulic Research Team (PISCES) of the HYDRALAB Network
• Chapter Number: 4
• ISBN: 9781315778839; 9781138001602
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/b16630-11
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4484355