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A reactive scalar mixing layer in grid turbulence where two species react with each other under isothermal conditions is studied experimentally. Simultaneous time-resolved measurements of velocity and gas composition are made using hot-wire anemometry and chemiluminescent analysers. The results are shown to lie within the bounds given by the limiting cases of frozen and equilibrium chemistry. The turbulent cross-correlation between the reactant concentrations is measured and is shown to be of major importance in determining the mean reaction rate.
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Saetran, L.R., Honnery, D.R., Stårner, S.H., Bilger, R.W. (1989). Scalar Mixing Layer in Grid Turbulence with Transport of Passive and Reactive Species. In: André, JC., Cousteix, J., Durst, F., Launder, B.E., Schmidt, F.W., Whitelaw, J.H. (eds) Turbulent Shear Flows 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73948-4_11
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