Browsing by Author "Knowles, R. D."
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Item Open Access Laser doppler anemometry measurements in the near-wake of an isolated formula one wheel(Springer Science Business Media, 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z) Saddington, A. J.; Knowles, R. D.; Knowles, KevinAn experimental investigation was conducted to identify the main structures in the near wake of an isolated Formula One wheel rotating in ground contact. A 50 percent-scale isolated wheel assembly, geometrically similar to the configuration mounted on a Formula One racing car, was tested in a closed-return three-quarter open-jet wind tunnel. The test Reynolds number, based on wheel diameter was 6.8 × 105. Using laser doppler anemometry, three velocity components were measured with a total of 1966 data points across four planes and within one diameter downstream of the wheel axis. Based on analysis of these data, the main characteristics of the near-wake of an isolated wheel rotating in ground contact are presented. A revised model of the trailing vortex system induced in the wake of such a wheel is proposed, which clarifies the contradictory ones published in the literature to dateItem Open Access On the near wake of a Formula One front wheel(Professional Engineering Publishing, 2013-12-31T00:00:00Z) Knowles, R. D.; Saddington, A. J.; Knowles, KevinVelocity measurements were made in the near wake of the front wheel of a Formula One car using a laser Doppler anemometer. Tests were carried out on a 50% scale in a closed-return three-quarter open-jet wind tunnel. Three configurations were investigated to determine the effect of both the car and an external wheel support strut on the wheel wake. In each of the configurations the test Reynolds number, based on the wheel diameter, was 6.8 × 105. Three components of the velocity were measured at two planes less than than 1.0D(whereDis the wheel diameter) downstream of the wheel axis. These data were used to visualise the extent of the wake, the flow structures present and also the streamwise turbulence intensity. The presence of the car was found to alter significantly the structure of the wheel wake when compared with an isolated wheel. In addition, the external support strut was found to have less impact in the presence of the car than previous isolated wheel studies have suggested. No previous such studies appear to have been published in the open literature.Item Open Access Planar visualization of vortical flows(SAGE Publications, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z) Knowles, R. D.; Finnis, Mark V.; Saddington, A. J.; Knowles, KevinThis article presents two over-looked post-processing techniques which provide the investigator with additional tools for data analysis and visualization. Both techniques exploit the trend for planar experimental data collection and are implemented in two-dimensions. Critically, both techniques are suitable for use on computational and experimental datasets, require no a-priori knowledge of the flow-field, and minimal user interaction during processing. Firstly, line integral convolution will be introduced as an alternative to streamline or in- plane velocity vector visualization. Secondly, a feature identification procedure will be outlined that can be used to reduce datasets for clearer visualization and provide quantitative information about topological flow features.