APG TBL

Well-resolved LES of pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers

Clauser pressure-gradient parameter beta as a function of friction
Reynolds number for the 5 flat-plate cases shared here.
Figure extracted from Bobke et al., J. Fluid Mech. 820 (2017).

The database is described in:

A. Bobke, R. Vinuesa, R. Orlu and P. Schlatter. History effects and near equilibrium in adverse-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers. J. Fluid Mech., 820, 667-692 (2017).

The local edge velocity (Ue) and 99% boundary-layer thickness (delta99) were calculated using the method in:

R. Vinuesa, A. Bobke, R. Orlu and P. Schlatter. On determining characteristic length scales in pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers. Phys. Fluids, 28, 055101 (2016).

The two cases with constant beta are b1n and b2n.

The three cases with constant power-law exponent are m13n, m16n and m18n.

The data is organized into Matlab structures, where each entry is a streamwise position.

The database includes mean flow, Reynolds-stress tensor, integral quantities and turbulent kinetic energy budget terms.