Development of wake of a rectangular cylinder in a curved stream

In the wake of a rectangular cylinder measurements of mean velocity and some turbulent stresses are carried out in a straight duct and in a curved duct. The difference in turbulent quantities in the wake of the body, in the straight duct an in the curved duct is significant especially in the downstream side of the wake. The shear stresses are more sensitive to curvature than the normal stresses. © 1989 Springer-Verlag.