London Lecture 1996
RUSSELL J. DONNELLY
University of Oregon
Turbulent Flows at
Cryogenic Temperatures: A New Frontier
Understanding turbulent flows in nature and in
engineering presents perhaps the greatest challenge ever faced in
classical physics. On the experimental side, the problem has always been
finding facilities to produce the highest Reynolds number flows. This
lecture will describe progress being made to use cryogenic liquid and gaseous
helium to study thermal convection and wind tunnel flows. A description
of facilities being proposed for a National Turbulence Center at Brookhaven
National Laboratory will conclude the discussion.