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Evaluation of ejection detection schemes in turbulent wall flows

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Velocity techniques for detecting ejections have been systematically examined by separating the detection schemes into trigger and delimiter algorithms. A new technique for grouping ejections based on a period of quiescence between bursts was also developed. The combination of improved ejection detection and the new grouping technique have reduced the error in the time between bursts from 25% to 10%. There is a similar improvement in the uncertainty.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 47907-1288, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Renard G. Tubergen

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 32611-2050, Gainesville, FL, USA

    William G. Tiederman

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Tubergen, R.G., Tiederman, W.G. Evaluation of ejection detection schemes in turbulent wall flows. Experiments in Fluids 15, 255–262 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223403

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