On the numerical near-wall corrections of single hot-wire measurements

Abstract

The present paper numerically investigates the near-wall correction of velocity readings when using hot wires to measure the flows very close to walls. It is found that the near-wall correction is necessary not only for the conducting wall but also for the adiabatic wall. For an infinitely long 5-μm diameter hot wire, measurement error begins to appear at Y+ < 5 for an infinitely conducting wall and at Y+ < 2 for an adiabatic wall. In addition to the distance from wall, the wire diameter also exerts significant influence on the velocity measurements. However, provided the flow is two-dimensional (2-D), the effect of operating overheat ratio seems to be insignificant. © 1995.