The first four symposia in the series on turbulent shear flows have been held alternately in the United States and Europe with the first and third being held at universities in eastern and western States, respectively. Continuing this pattern, the Fifth Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows was held at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in August 1985. The meeting brought together more than 250 participants from around the world to present the results of new research on turbulent shear flows. It also provided a forum for lively discussions on the implications (practical or academic) of some of the papers. Nearly 100 formal papers and about 20 shorter communications in open forums were presented. In all the areas covered, the meeting helped to underline the vitality of current research into turbulent shear flows whether in experimental, theoretical or numerical studies. The present volume contains 25 of the original symposium presentations. All have been further reviewed and edited and several have been considerably extended since their first presentation. The editors believe that the selection provides papers of archival value that, at the same time, give a representative statement of current research in the four areas covered by this book: - Homogeneous and Simple Flows - Free Flows - Wall Flows - Reacting Flows Each of these sections begins with an introductory article by a distinguished worker in the field.

InhaltsangabeI Homogeneous and Simple Flows.- Introductory Remarks.- On Modelling the Pressure Terms of the Scalar Flux Equations.- A Simplified Spectral Closure for Inhomogeneous Turbulence: Application to the Boundary Layer.- The Interaction of Two Distinct Turbulent Velocity Scales in the Absence of Mean Shear.- The Mixing Layer Between Turbulent Fields of Different Scales.- On the Structure of Homogeneous Turbulence.- Turbulence in a Stably Stratified Shear Flow: A Progress Report.- II Free Shear Flows.- Wake-Shear Layer Interaction and the Onset of Turbulence Behind a Circular Cylinder.- Investigation of the Detailed Spread Characteristics of Plane Turbulent Wakes.- Coherent Structures in a Turbulent Mixing Layer: A Comparison Between Direct Numerical Simulations and Experiments.- Structure of the Vorticity Field in a Plane Free Shear-Layer.- Coherent Structures in the Axisymmetric Turbulent Jet Mixing Layer.- Laser Doppler Velocimeter Measurements in 3-D Impinging Twin-Jet Fountain Flows.- III Wall Flows.- Turbulent Flow Over Mesh Roughness.- Low Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layers on a Smooth Flat Surface in a Zero Pressure Gradient.- Probability Density Distribution in Turbulent Wall Boundary Layer Flows.- Evolution of a Vortical Structure Associated with the Bursting Event in a Channel Flow.- Direct Numerical Simulation of Equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers.- Calculation of Longitudinal Vortices Imbedded in a Turbulent Boundary Layer.- Interaction Between a Vortex and a Turbulent Boundary Layer in a Streamwise Pressure Gradient.- The Pulsed Wire Skin-Friction Measurement Technique.- IV Reacting Flows.- Introduction: Turbulence Modeling of Reacting Flows: The State of the Art.- Multi-Scalar pdf Transport Equations for Turbulent Diffusion Flames.- Modelling the Flow and Combustion in a Production Gas Turbine Combustor.- Connection with a First-Order Chemically Reactive Passive Scalar.- Experimental and Numerical Study of a Turbulent Recirculation Zone with Combustion.- Experimental Study of the Interaction Between a Premixed Confined Laminar Flame and Coherent Structures.- Index of Contributors.