Pulsatory turbulent compressible fluid flow and propagation of pressure waves in a channel

The properties of the damping coefficient and phase velocity of propagation of small-amplitude pressure waves as functions of the oscillation frequency are investigated for the turbulent flow of a weakly compressible fluid in a circular pipe. The wall friction is found by solving numerically the equation of motion and the relaxation equations for the turbulent shear stress and viscosity which provide the basis for a turbulent transfer model developed for unsteady conditions. The properties are explained in terms of an analysis of the calculated data on turbulent transfer. The results obtained are compared with experiments.