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Effect of the dynamic slip boundary condition on the near-wall turbulent boundary layer

Part of: Papers in support of Gharib's webinar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2020

Cong Wang Open the ORCID record for Cong Wang [Opens in a new window]  and
Morteza Gharib Open the ORCID record for Morteza Gharib [Opens in a new window]
Cong Wang
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA91125, USA
Morteza Gharib*
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA91125, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: mgharib@caltech.edu
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Abstract

The manipulation of near-wall turbulent structures in a turbulent boundary layer (TBL) is an effective way to reduce the turbulent frictional drag. This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of a novel approach for the manipulation of near-wall structures in a TBL with Reynolds number ($Re_\theta$) set to 1200. The manipulation is achieved by employing a sustainable wall-attached air-film array. The static and dynamic interface configuration of the air film can be modulated, which generates a dynamic slip boundary condition. For modulation frequencies within the TBL receptivity, this approach shows that it can effectively modify the TBL near-wall velocity/vorticity field. For a typical modulation frequency of 50 Hz, the near-wall mean streamwise velocity decreases and the wall-normal velocity increases when compared to the canonical flat plate TBL. The mean transverse vorticity is suppressed in the near-wall region and its peak is ‘pushed’ outward away from the wall. In the vicinity of modulated air-film array, the phase-locked velocity/vorticity field demonstrates harmonic motions such as a Stokes-type oscillatory motion. The distribution of shear stresses indicates suppressed momentum transfer toward the wall. Estimation of the wall skin friction via the Clauser chart method indicates a reduction of the wall skin friction up to 40 % in the downstream region of the air-film array. A control volume analysis shows that the TBL gains a significant amount of momentum over the oscillating air films, which suggests that the oscillating air film acts like a source of momentum. This pumping effect could potentially explain the observed wall skin friction reduction effect.

JFM classification

Turbulent Flows: Turbulence control Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Flow Control: Drag reduction
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JFM Papers
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 901 , 25 October 2020 , A11
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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