Mark S. Tachie
Contact details
- mark.tachie@student.unimelb.edu.au
- Desk 2.118, Level 2, Melbourne Connect (Building 290)
- ORCID
Thesis title
Unlocking and establishing the fundamental log-law constants for turbulent flow predictions
Research overview
This project will assess sink-flow turbulent boundary layers at Reynolds numbers that are an order of magnitude higher than in previous studies. The research will be conducted at the University of Melbourne's HRNBLWT. Pointwise velocity measurements will be performed using hotwire anemometry. PIV will be used to perform whole-field velocity measurements. The hotwire measurements will be post-processed to obtain the mean velocity and higher order moments and perform spectral analysis. The mean velocity will be analysed to evaluate the logarithmic constants and assess their universality at high Reynolds numbers. The PIV data will be analysed to examine the flow structures.
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Qualifications
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada (2025)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada (2023)