论文信息 - Visualisation of flow separation with shear-sensitive liquid crystals

Visualisation of flow separation with shear-sensitive liquid crystals

Coatings of chiral-nematic liquid crystals are known to change colour under different levels of surface shear stress. In this study, the liquid crystal coating was used to provide information about flow separation and reattachment on a backward facing step and a delta wing respectively. The tests were carried out at a free-stream velocity of 25ms -1 . The Reynolds number based on the step height of the backward facing step is 16,000 and based on the chord length of the delta wing is 270,000. The study revealed that the locations of boundary-layer separation and reattachment can be identified from spatial variations in the surface colour

Shan Zhong | S. O'Brien | S. Zhong | S. O’Brien

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