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This paper describes a crossed hot-wire technique for the measurement of all components of mean velocity, Reynolds stresses, and triple products in a complex turbulent flow. The accuracy of various assumptions usually implicit in the use of crossed hot-wire anemometers is examined. It is shown that significant errors can result in flow with gradients in mean velocity or Reynolds stress, but that a first order correction for these errors can be made using available data. It is also shown how corrections can be made for high turbulence levels using available data.
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Cutler, A.D., Bradshaw, P. A crossed hot-wire technique for complex turbulent flows. Experiments in Fluids 12, 17–22 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226561
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226561