How comparable are the three “canonical” turbulent flows?

Abstract eng:
The three canonical turbulent flows, the zero pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layer (abbreviated ZPG TBL), turbulent channel (TCh) and turbulent pipe flow (TP), have often been compared and their similarities analysed. Focussing on the three mean velocity profiles obtained from some of the best available experiments and computations, the consequences of assuming a unique K´arm´an constant on the large Reynolds number asymptotic expansion of the free stream and the centerline velocities, respectively, are explored.

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