高机动飞行器非指令运动及其控制的研究进展

高机动飞行器往往都是通过大攻角飞行来实现高机动科目的, 在发展高机动飞行器的过程中, 其非指令运动是伴随着大攻角飞行而常常出现的运动形态. 为此, 应在飞行器设计的早期阶段, 充分研究所设计布局的大攻角流动性态及其相应的非指令运动的形态;揭示这类运动形态的主控流动;在此基础上形成和发展流动控制新技术, 以达到抑制非指令运动的目的. 由于大攻角前体非对称涡往往与非指令运动密切相关, 为此本文首先指出前体非对称涡流动对头部微扰动十分敏感, 以致长期以来让人们误认为这类流动具有不确定性. 研究表明, 通过设置人工微扰动可使前体非对称涡流动具有可重复性, 并揭示该流动随扰动周向角变化的响应、演化规律. 通过利用大、小后掠翼两类翼身组合体的典型布局形式, 研究它们所呈现的摇滚运动形态, 揭示其摇滚运动的不同主控流动机理, 在此基础上分别发展了抑制小、大后掠翼身组合体摇滚运动的流动控制技术: 快速旋转头部扰动和适当设置扰动位使翼、身的两对非对称涡处于反相. 在抑制非指令运动的研究中, 深入理解和揭示头部微扰动对非对称涡流动的响应、演化机理是至关重要的, 应予以特别关注.     

Collapse and concentration of vortex sheets in two-dimensional flow

Numerical evidence is presented for the existence of collapse configurations of vortex sheets (one-dimensional singular distributions of vorticity) in a two-dimensional ideal fluid. Point vortices are used to approximate the vortex sheets. These and related motions cause a significant concentration of vorticity, with possible relevance to the concentration seen in the evolution of turbulent flows.     

Numerical Simulation of Evolution of Helical-Vortex Instability in a Fluid Layer Heated from Below

Large-scale helical-vortex instability is simulated numerically for laminar convection regimes. The simulation is based on the nonlinear Boussinesq equations supplemented by an external force of special form, whose structure is identical to the tensor structure of the generative term in the equation for the hydrodynamic alpha-effect. Introducing the external force makes it possible to model the average effect produced by small-scale helical turbulence: generation of a positive feedback between the toroidal and poloidal components of the velocity vector field. The structure and energetics of helical-vortex flows developing in a convectively unstable medium are analyzed. The parameters of helical and non-helical convection regimes are compared. Certain novel effects related to spiral feedback are discussed: generation of a toroidal velocity field in structures with the poloidal circulation typical of ordinary convection; enlargement of the horizontal scale of supercritical motions as a result of the merging of vortex cells, accompanied by a significant increase in the circulation strength in the larger helical vortices formed; qualitative changes in the energetics.     

Nonlinear Wave Motions in Stratified Boundary Layers

We consider nonlinear wave motions in strongly buoyant mixed forced–free convection boundary layer flows. In the natural limit of large Reynolds number the nonlinear evolution of a single monochromatic wave mode is shown to be governed by a novel wave/mean-flow interaction in which the wave amplitude and the wave induced mean-flow are of comparable size. A nonlinear integral equation describing the bifurcation to finite-amplitude travelling wave solutions is derived. Solutions of this equation are presented together with a discussion of their physical significance. Received 10 December 1996 and accepted 14 April 1997     

Interaction of helical vortices

A characteristic feature of atmospheric vortices of a convective nature is the powerful radial motions of the medium at their base. In order to take these motions into account in analytical and numerical modeling, it is necessary to use point or distributed vortex sinks (vortex sources), which we will call helical vortices (from the shape of the streamlines of the flows produced) [1]. It seems likely that the interaction of point helical vortices was first considered in the until recently little-known study [2] which was included in the collection [3] and partially overlaps with the more recent studies [4, 5].Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 183–185, July–August, 1995.     

Heat transfer enhancement in a turbulent natural convection boundary layer along a vertical flat plate

An experimental study on heat transfer enhancement for a turbulent natural convection boundary layer in air along a vertical flat plate has been performed by inserting a long flat plate in the spanwise direction (simple heat transfer promoter) and short flat plates aligned in the spanwise direction (split heat transfer promoter) with clearances into the near-wall region of the boundary layer. For a simple heat transfer promoter, the heat transfer coefficients increase by a peak value of approximately 37% in the downstream region of the promoter compared with those in the usual turbulent natural convection boundary layer. It is found from flow visualization and simultaneous measurements of the flow and thermal fields with hot- and cold-wires that such increase of heat transfer coefficients is mainly caused by the deflection of flows toward the outer region of the boundary layer and the invasion of low-temperature fluids from the outer region to the near-wall region with large-scale vortex motions riding out the promoter. However, heat transfer coefficients for a split heat transfer promoter exhibit an increase in peak value of approximately 60% in the downstream region of the promoter. Flow visualization and PIV measurements show that such remarkable heat transfer enhancement is attributed to longitudinal vortices generated by flows passing through the clearances of the promoter in addition to large-scale vortex motions riding out the promoter. Consequently, it is concluded that heat transfer enhancement of the turbulent natural convection boundary layer can be substantially achieved in a wide area of the turbulent natural convection boundary layer by employing multiple column split heat transfer promoters. It may be expected that the heat transfer enhancement in excess of approximately 40% can be accomplished by inserting such promoters.     

Analytical model of motion of turbulent vortex rings in an incompressible fluid

An analytical model describing the motion of vortex rings in an incompressible fluid is constructed. The model is valid both for homogeneous and inhomogeneous vortices buoyant in the gravity field, as well as for combined vortices. The expansion angle of a buoyant vortex is found from the characteristic parameters that define the flow rather than specified on the basis of experiments. Significant differences in the expansion angles of homogeneous and buoyant vortex rings are explained. The calculation results for the proposed model are compared with the results of laboratory experiments and data on the rise of the cloud produced by an atomic explosion.     

The influence of airfoil kinematics on the formation of leading-edge vortices in bio-inspired flight

The formation process of leading-edge vortices has been investigated experimentally using Particle Image Velocimetry. Various airfoil kinematics have been tested, including asymmetric and peak-shifted plunging motions, and are evaluated for Re = 30,000 and a reduced frequency range of 0.2 ≤ k ≤ 0.33. By measuring the growth in the leading-edge vortex during the dynamic-stall process, the vortex pinch-off process is examined based on the concept of an optimal vortex formation time. The various kinematics are then evaluated with respect to their associated vortex strength, timing and convection into the wake.     

Elementary aspects of vortex motion

Several aspects of vortex motion are considered, with a special stress on the present status of idealization, such as point vortices or vortex filament. As an introduction, elements of vortices induced by the transient flow past an obstacle are considered and their role and development are stated.

Following this introduction, a general survey of the issues in this symposium is made sketchily. As an example, the motion of point vortices in the presence of an external flow or a boundary is discussed on the basis of the Hamiltonian formalism. The cases of linear flow and semicircular boundary are taken as examples of regular and chaotic motions. Secular behaviour of a pair of vortices in the flow is remarked.     

Effect of buoyancy on the wakes of circular and square cylinders: a schlieren-interferometric study

Wakes behind heated cylinders, circular, and square have been experimentally investigated at low-Reynolds numbers. The electrically heated cylinder is mounted in a vertical airflow facility such that buoyancy aids the inertia of main flow. The operating parameters, i.e., Reynolds number and Richardson number are varied to examine flow behavior over a range of experimental conditions from forced to mixed convection regime. Laser schlieren-interferometry has been used for visualization and analysis of flow structures. Complete vortex shedding sequence has been recorded using a high-speed camera. The results on detailed dynamical characteristics of vortical structures, i.e., their size, shape and phase, Strouhal number, power spectra, convection velocity, phase shift, vortex inception length, and fluctuations are reported. On heating, alteration of organized (coherent) structures with respect to shape, size and their movement is readily perceived from instantaneous Schlieren images before they reduce to a steady plume. For both cylinders, Strouhal number shows a slow increase with an increase in Richardson number. At a critical value, there is complete disappearance of vortex shedding and a drop in Strouhal number to zero. The corresponding spectra evolve from being highly peaked at the vortex shedding frequency to a broadband appearance when vortex shedding is suppressed. The geometry of vortex structures transforms to a slender shape before shedding is suppressed. At this heating level, absence of multiple peaks in power spectra at cylinder centerline indicates absence of interaction between opposite shear layers. The convection velocity of vortices increases in stream wise direction to an asymptotic value and its variation is a function of Richardson number. The convection speed abruptly falls to zero at critical Richardson number. The phase difference of shed vortices between upstream and downstream location increases with an increase in Richardson number. Velocity profiles show an increase in fluid speed and beyond the critical point, buoyancy forces add enough momentum to cancel momentum deficit due to the cylinder. Overall, the combined effect of temperature gradient on the separating shear layer velocity profile in near field and vortical structures interaction in far field influences wake instability of a heated cylinder. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Vortices,Complex Flows and Inertial Particles

The properties of vortical structures at high Reynolds number in uniform flows and near rigid boundaries are reviewed. New properties are derived by analysing the dynamics of the main flow features and the related integral constraints, including the relations between mean swirl and bulk speed, the relative level of internal fluctuations to bulk properties, and connections between the steadiness and topology of the structures. A crucial property that determines energy dissipation and the transport of inertial particles (with finite fall speed) is the variation across the structure of the ratio of the mean strain rate (Σ) to the mean vorticity (Ω). It is shown how, once such particles are entrained into the vortical regions of a coherent structure, they can be transported over significant distances even as the vortices grow and their internal structure is distorted by internal turbulence, swirling motions and the presence of rigid boundaries. However if the vortex is strongly distorted by a straining motion so that Σ is greater than Ω, the entrained particles are ejected quite rapidly. These mechanisms are consistent with previous studies of entrained and sedimenting particles in disperse two phase flows over flat surfaces, and over bluff obstacles and dunes. They are also tested in more detail here through laboratory observations and measurements of 50–200-μm particles entrained into circular and non-circular vortices moving first into still air and then onto rigid surfaces placed parallel and perpendicular to the direction of motion of the vortices.     

Direct Numerical Simulation of the Puffing Phenomenon of an Axisymmetric Thermal Plume

A spatial direct numerical simulation of an axisymmetric buoyant thermal plume is presented. The governing flow field equations at the centerline are put into a special form to circumvent the axis singularity associated with the cylindrical coordinates and the high order accuracy of the numerical scheme is preserved at the centerline. Boundary conditions associated with the spatial DNS of open-boundary buoyant flows and compatible with the modern nondissipative high-order finite difference schemes have been developed. The fluid exhibits a periodic oscillatory motion known as the puffing phenomenon, which is the formation and convection of vortex at the near field of the plume. Budgets of the vorticity transport are determined to examine the mechanisms leading to the puffing phenomenon. The analysis on vorticity transport shows that vorticity is created mainly by the gravitational term which is due to the interaction between the radial density gradients and gravity at the initial stage of the establishment of the puffing structure, while the baroclinic torque dominates the vorticity transport when the flow is established. Density stratification in the radial direction close to the plume base is found to be essential to the development of the buoyant flow instability. Simulations with different initial temperature ratios reveal that entrainment close to the plume base is enhanced at a higher temperature ratio despite the fact that the puffing structures and the plume pulsation frequency only vary very weakly with the initial temperature ratio. The predicted puffing frequencies are in agreement with the values from experimental correlations for fire and isothermal helium/air plumes. Received 12 May 1999 and accepted 9 December 1999     

Generation of large-scale structures and vortex systems in numerical experiments for rotating annular channels

Methods for solving shallow-water equations that describe flows in rotating annular channels are considered and the results of numerical calculations are analyzed for the possible generation of global large-scale flows, narrow jets, and numerous small-scale vortices in laboratory experiments. External effects in fluids are induced using a mass source–sink and the MHD-method of interaction of radial electric current with the magnetic field generated by the field of permanent magnets. A central–upwind scheme modified to suit the specific aspects of geophysical hydrodynamics. Initially, this method was used to solve shallow-water equations only in hydraulic problems, such as for flows in dam breaks, channels, rivers, and lakes. Geophysical hydrodynamics (in addition to free surface and topography) requires a rotation of the system as a whole, which is accompanied by the appearance of a complex system of vortices, jets, and turbulence (these should be taken into account in the formulation of the problem). Accordingly, the basic features of the central–upwind method should be changed. The modifications should ensure that the scheme is well-balanced and choose interpolation methods for desired variables. The main result of this modification is the control over numerical viscosity affecting the fluid motion variety. The active dynamics of a large number of vortices transformed into jets or generating large-scale streams is the general result of modifications suitable for geophysical hydrodynamics. Because there are technical difficulties in the creation of an appropriate laboratory setup for modeling of geophysical flows with the help of numerous source–sinks, it will be appropriate to use numerical experiments for studying the motions generated by this method. Unlike this method, the MHD-method can be rather easily used in laboratory conditions to generate a large variety of flows and vortex currents in the channel by a relatively small number of permanent magnets. Specifically, this method made it possible to obtain large-scale circular flows over the entire channel area, jets, and systems of interacting vortices. For the purpose of experiments, the distributions of source–sinks and systems of permanent magnets over the bottom of annular channels are determined.     

Characteristics of wall pressure fluctuations in separated flows over a backward-facing step: Part II. Unsteady wavelet analysis

 Time-dependent characteristics of wall pressure fluctuations in separated and reattaching flows over a backward-facing step were investigated by means of the continuous wavelet transform. Emphasis was placed on the combination of time-localized analyses of the wavelet transform and multi-point measurements of pressure fluctuations. Synchronized wavelet maps revealed the evolutionary behavior of pressure fluctuations and gave further insight into the modulated nature of large-scale vortical structures. It was found that there exist two modes of shed vortices: one is the global oscillation and the other is the vortex convection. The two alternating modes are synchronized with the flapping frequency component of pressure fluctuations. The flapping motion gives rise to the difference in pressure spectra, indicating more intensive pressure activity during the shrinking period of the recirculation region.     

A study of the energetic turbulence structures during stall delay

This study revealed the three-dimensional instantaneous topologies of the large-scale turbulence structures in the separated flow on the suction surface of wind turbine’s blade during stall delay. These structures are the major contributors to the first two POD (proper orthogonal decomposition) modes. The two kinds of instantaneous flow structures as major contributors to the first POD mode are: (1) extended regions of downwash flow with an upstream upward flow beside it and a compact vortex pair closer to the blade’s leading edge; (2) a large-scale clockwise vortex with strong induced flows. The two kinds of flow structures contributing significantly to the second POD mode are: (1) large counter-rotating vortices inducing strong upward velocities and a series of small vortices; (2) strong downwash flow coming from the leading-edge shear layer with a large and strong vortex on the left side and small vortices upstream. The statistical impacts of these large-scale and energetic structures on the turbulence have also been studied. It was observed that when these turbulence structures were removed from the flow, the peak values of some statistics were significantly reduced.     

Topology of the vorticity field in three-dimensional shear layers and wakes

An experimental and numerical study of the three-dimensional transition of plane wakes and shear layers behind a flat plate is presented. Flow visualization techniques are used to monitor the response of laminar flows at moderate Reynolds numbers (≈100) to perturbations periodically distributed along the span. In this way, the formation and evolution of streamwise vortex tubes and their interaction with the spanwise vortices are analyzed. The flow was studied numerically by means of three-dimensional inviscid vortex dynamics. Assuming periodicity in the spanwise and the streamwise direction, we discretize the vorticity field into two layers of vortex filaments with finite core diameter. Comparison between experiment and visualization indicates that important features of the three-dimensional evolution can be reproduced by inviscid vortex dynamics. Vortex stretching in the strain field of the spanwise rollers appears to be the primary mechanism for the three-dimensional transition in this type of flows.     

Identification of vortex cores of three-dimensional large-vortical structures

In this paper, we propose a nonlocal method to identify vortex cores in three-dimensional flows as a complement to the existing list of local and nonlocal methods of the bibliography. The method is based on the vector field of the instantaneous rotation of a particle around a center. This center is defined using the Darboux vector field along the path-particle lines; the vortex core is detected using their Frenet–Serret frame. We illustrate the application of the method to identify the core of large-vortical structures in analytical and numerically simulated laminar and turbulent natural convection flows.     

Impact of buoyancy on vortex ring development in the near field

The development of a buoyant vortex ring in the near field was examined experimentally, and the findings were compared with those of a non-buoyant ring with a similar Reynolds number. The experiments were performed in a water tank, and the vortices were produced by a cylindrical tube of aspect ratio 2. Laser sheet flow visualization and PIV measurements were carried out. In the near field, the initial column of the buoyant fluid breaks down due to the presence of Rayleigh–Taylor instability at the buoyant fluid interface. Subsequently, a large diameter vortex ring with a large spreading rate, compared with the non-buoyant ring, emerges. The celerity of buoyant vortex continued to decrease throughout the range examined, in contrast to the constant celerity of the non-buoyant ring. The vorticity in the core of buoyant and non-buoyant vortex rings is symmetric and has a Gaussian distribution. However, the buoyant vortex ring evolves into a thin core ring, whereas the non-buoyant ring becomes a thick core ring shortly after the ring formation. This difference is brought on by the rapid entrainment and the significant growth of the buoyant ring following the breakup of the initial formation.     

Measurements of the tip leakage vortex structures and turbulence in the meridional plane of an axial water-jet pump

Particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements at varying resolutions focus on the flow structures in the tip region of a water-jet pump rotor, including the tip-clearance flow and the rollup process of a tip leakage vortex (TLV). Unobstructed views of these regions are facilitated by matching the optical refractive index of the transparent pump with that of the fluid. High-magnification data reveal the flow non-uniformities and associated turbulence within the tip gap. Instantaneous data and statistics of spatial distributions and strength of vortices in the rotor passage reveal that the leakage flow emerges as a wall jet with a shear layer containing a train of vortex filaments extending from the tip of the blade. These vortices are entrained into the TLV, but do not have time to merge. TLV breakdown in the aft part of the blade passage further fragments these structures, increasing their number and reducing their size. Analogy is made between the circumferential development of the TLV in the blade passage and that of the starting jet vortex ring rollup. Subject to several assumptions, these flows display similar trends, including conditions for TLV separation from the shear layer feeding vorticity into it.