Characteristics of Low Reynolds Number Shear-Free  Turbulence at an Impermeable Base

<table>Typical r.m.s velocity profiles at near tank base where data shown is generated from flow <svg height="12.4257pt" id="M146" style="vertical-align:-3.427751pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.99795 52.4691 12.4257" width="52.4691pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M610 18C585 26 567 34 540 68C517 97 499 128 476 171C452 215 425 276 413 304C496 332 570 394 570 494C570 555 545 595 509 619S419 650 364 650H139L133 622C216 615 219 612 203 527L129 132C112 40 105 36 23 28L17 0H279L285 28C199 34 194 40 211 132L239 284H284C320 284 334 275 351 236C374 182 394 140 420 93C459 23 495 -1 592 -8H600L610 18ZM480 485C480 424 449 372 403 342C374 323 338 316 293 316H245L291 562C296 589 301 601 311 608S337 618 358 618C432 618 480 575 480 485Z" id="g113-83"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="627" vert-adv-y="627"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,8.495,0)"><path d="M391 364C391 409 353 448 295 448C249 448 198 426 152 393C65 331 23 225 23 139C23 14 96 -12 146 -12C198 -12 280 9 367 101L351 124C300 78 242 48 194 48C129 48 109 107 109 162V191C208 213 391 266 391 364ZM313 350C313 305 268 261 113 223C132 334 187 381 217 398C227 404 244 405 261 405C290 405 313 385 313 350Z" id="g113-102"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="414" vert-adv-y="414"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0095,0,0,-0.0095,14.156,3.264)"><path d="M238 675C244 702 241 710 231 710C220 710 155 682 74 673L70 643H101C147 643 151 635 142 594L39 111C18 11 36 -12 55 -12C89 -12 170 38 223 103L207 129C176 98 130 68 118 68C113 68 108 72 114 102L238 675Z" id="g50-109"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="271" vert-adv-y="271"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,21.019,0)"><path d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z" id="g117-34"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="587" vert-adv-y="587"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,32.757,0)"><path d="M153 550H386L412 615L406 623H120L82 318C104 327 142 338 184 338C294 338 347 275 347 187C347 112 305 39 221 39C160 39 119 71 97 89C88 97 80 96 71 90C59 80 50 67 49 57C48 45 52 36 66 23C80 9 123 -12 169 -12C221 -11 288 15 342 59C403 109 431 165 431 225C431 308 366 395 238 395C212 395 165 379 127 364L153 550Z" id="g113-54"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,39.26,0)"><path d="M447 623H65C61 580 56 530 47 475H76C100 541 106 550 172 550H388C308 376 196 170 91 -1L98 -12L172 -2C268 204 360 408 455 611L447 623Z" id="g113-56"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,45.766,0)"><path d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z" id="g113-49"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="480" vert-adv-y="480"></glyph.data></g></svg> (<svg height="7.66065pt" id="M147" style="vertical-align:-0.3625798pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -7.29807 5.14486 7.66065" width="5.14486pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M326 255C326 330 263 391 186 391S46 330 46 255S109 119 186 119S326 180 326 255ZM274 255C274 204 235 163 186 163S98 204 98 255S137 347 186 347S274 306 274 255Z" id="g117-73"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="371" vert-adv-y="371"></glyph.data></g></svg>), plotted together with data extracted from Brumley (<svg height="9.06134pt" id="M148" style="vertical-align:-0.3625803pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.69876 9.22455 9.06134" width="9.22455pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M666 12L340 567H330L4 12L11 0H659L666 12ZM579 50H91L335 465L579 50Z" id="g114-162"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="671" vert-adv-y="671"></glyph.data></g></svg>) and Hannoun (□). The predicted lines derived by Hunt and Graham [<a href="/journals/tswj/2014/683537/#B6">6</a>] are also shown as solid line and dashed line for <svg height="6.42315pt" id="M149" style="vertical-align:-0.2129903pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -6.21016 7.41587 6.42315" width="7.41587pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M515 96L502 119C471 88 431 62 423 62C416 62 411 70 417 101C440 223 469 341 497 448H486L412 422L380 277C330 188 210 57 152 57C137 57 126 69 139 124L195 366C210 431 205 448 182 448C155 448 89 413 23 350L36 326C73 354 103 376 112 376C118 376 118 365 113 340L61 118C54 90 52 68 52 51C52 0 75 -12 98 -12S151 -3 181 17C242 58 305 119 362 193H364L345 104C323 3 339 -12 359 -12C390 -12 464 35 515 96Z" id="g113-118"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="538" vert-adv-y="538"></glyph.data></g></svg> and <svg height="6.42315pt" id="M150" style="vertical-align:-0.2129903pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -6.21016 9.7821 6.42315" width="9.7821pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M689 332C689 394 670 448 646 448C620 448 597 421 597 396C597 386 600 381 608 372C619 359 620 334 620 315C620 150 538 45 454 45C414 45 386 67 386 122C386 138 388 158 394 180L457 426L452 432L377 416L315 156C302 100 259 45 216 45C176 45 148 67 148 122C148 133 152 158 156 180C162 212 173 259 194 332C201 357 206 384 206 405C206 430 198 448 174 448C125 448 66 406 23 342L43 319C84 368 110 383 121 383C126 383 128 382 128 377C128 370 127 359 122 343C99 268 84 204 77 156C74 137 70 111 70 104C70 25 125 -12 180 -12C228 -12 276 12 319 50C338 8 378 -12 418 -12C549 -12 689 166 689 332Z" id="g113-120"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="712" vert-adv-y="712"></glyph.data></g></svg> velocity components, respectively. Open bullets and filled bullets represent the dimensionless r.m.s horizontal and vertical components, respectively.</table>

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Figure 4: Characteristics of Low Reynolds Number Shear-Free  Turbulence at an Impermeable Base 