Nomenclature

Frame of reference

• Define frame of reference, and notation. Use u,v,w and x,y, and z?
• Decomposition of total, mean, turbulent and waves.

Turbulence Spectrum

Taylor's Frozen Turbulence for converting temporal to spatial measurements [math]\displaystyle{ \left(\bar{u}_1\frac{\partial }{\partial{x}} = \frac{\partial}{\partial{t}}\right) }[/math]

Symbol	Description	Eqn	Units
[math]\displaystyle{ \epsilon }[/math]	Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation		W/kg
[math]\displaystyle{ f }[/math]	Frequency	[math]\displaystyle{ \frac{\omega}{2\pi} }[/math]	Hz
[math]\displaystyle{ f_n }[/math]	Nyquist frequency	[math]\displaystyle{ f_n=0.5f_s }[/math]	Hz
[math]\displaystyle{ f_s }[/math]	Sampling frequency	[math]\displaystyle{ \frac{1}{\Delta t} }[/math]	Hz
[math]\displaystyle{ k }[/math]	Wavenumbers (angular)	[math]\displaystyle{ k=\frac{f}{\bar{u}} }[/math]	rad/m
[math]\displaystyle{ \hat{k} }[/math]	Wavenumbers	[math]\displaystyle{ \frac{k}{2\pi} }[/math]	cpm
[math]\displaystyle{ \hat{k}_\Delta }[/math]	Nyquist wavenumber, based on sampling volume's size [math]\displaystyle{ \Delta l }[/math]	[math]\displaystyle{ \hat{k}_\Delta=\frac{0.5}{\Delta l} }[/math]	cpm
[math]\displaystyle{ \Delta t }[/math]	Sampling interval	[math]\displaystyle{ \frac{1}{f_s} }[/math]	s
[math]\displaystyle{ \omega }[/math]	Angular frequency	[math]\displaystyle{ 2\pi f }[/math]	rad/s