{"73054":{"#nid":"73054","#data":{"type":"event","title":"AE Distinguished Lecture Seminar Presents","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETurbulent\nfluid motion is characterized by a large range of physical and temporal scales,\nso that the smallest eddies are typically many orders of magnitude smaller than\nthe largest eddies, and the time scales encompass many orders of magnitude. This\ncomplexity makes turbulent flows extremely difficult to predict and so\nexperiments become crucial in any effort to model the flow behavior.\u0026nbsp; It is the same complexity, however, that\nmakes turbulence measurements very difficult, and current methods often suffer\nfrom inadequate spatial and temporal resolution to capture the full range of\nscales present in the flow.\u0026nbsp; We describe\na new nano-scale anemometry probe that dramatically extends the range of\npossible turbulence measurements, and we demonstrate its impact by presenting\nturbulence measurements in a pipe flow over an unprecedented range of\nconditions.\u0026nbsp; The results reveal a\npreviously unknown universal distribution for the streamwise turbulence\nintensity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBIO\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Smits is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nat Princeton and Chair of his department. His research interests are centered\non fundamental, experimental research in turbulence and fluid mechanics. In 2004, Dr. Smits received the\nFluid Dynamics Award of the AIAA.\u0026nbsp; In\n2007, Dr. Smits received the Fluids Engineering Award from the American Society\nof Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Pendray Aerospace Literature Award from the\nAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the President\u0027s\nAward for Distinguished Teaching from Princeton University. He is a Fellow of\nthe American Physical Society, a Fellow of the American Institute of\nAeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical\nEngineers, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETurbulent\nfluid motion is characterized by a large range of physical and temporal scales,\nso that the smallest eddies are typically many orders of magnitude smaller than\nthe largest eddies, and the time scales encompass many orders of magnitude. This\ncomplexity makes turbulent flows extremely difficult to predict and so\nexperiments become crucial in any effort to model the flow behavior.\u0026nbsp; It is the same complexity, however, that\nmakes turbulence measurements very difficult, and current methods often suffer\nfrom inadequate spatial and temporal resolution to capture the full range of\nscales present in the flow.\u0026nbsp; We describe\na new nano-scale anemometry probe that dramatically extends the range of\npossible turbulence measurements, and we demonstrate its impact by presenting\nturbulence measurements in a pipe flow over an unprecedented range of\nconditions.\u0026nbsp; The results reveal a\npreviously unknown universal distribution for the streamwise turbulence\nintensity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBIO\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Smits is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nat Princeton and Chair of his department. His research interests are centered\non fundamental, experimental research in turbulence and fluid mechanics. In 2004, Dr. Smits received the\nFluid Dynamics Award of the AIAA.\u0026nbsp; In\n2007, Dr. Smits received the Fluids Engineering Award from the American Society\nof Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Pendray Aerospace Literature Award from the\nAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the President\u0027s\nAward for Distinguished Teaching from Princeton University. He is a Fellow of\nthe American Physical Society, a Fellow of the American Institute of\nAeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical\nEngineers, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Turbulence at Extreme Reynolds Numbers\u0022"}],"uid":"27516","created_gmt":"2011-11-23 15:08:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:41","author":"Glenda Duncan","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-12-15T14:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-12-15T15:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-12-15T15:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-12-15 19:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-12-15 20:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-12-15 20:30:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=2;UNTIL=20111217T095959Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGlenda Duncan\/Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-3032\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gd3032@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egd3032@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}