脊状表面航行器模型减阻特性的风洞实验研究

针对航行器提高航程和航速的需要,开展脊状表面湍流边界层减阻的实验和数值仿真研究。在航行器模型的外表面加工具有特定形状、尺寸的脊状结构,导致湍流边界层的流动稳定性增强,壁面摩擦阻力降低。在风洞中对具有光滑表面和脊状表面的航行器模型在不同风速和攻角下进行阻力测试,得到其减阻特性曲线。实验结果表明,具有横向脊状表面的航行器模型在一定来流速度范围内具有很好的减阻效果,实验获得的最大减阻量为23.5%。数值仿真结果则发现,在脊状结构内形成了稳定的"二次涡",边界层内湍动能和湍流猝发强度降低,很好地揭示了减阻机理。     

鲨鱼皮微沟槽结构减阻计算分析

通过Matlab和Pro/E建立了鲨鱼皮微沟槽结构的三维模型.选用雷诺应力湍流模型,借助于Fluent软件,分别计算了不同横截面形状的鲨鱼皮微沟槽的摩阻系数及不同方向的切应力.计算结果表明,在选定雷诺数范围内,鲨鱼皮微沟槽结构减阻效果明显优于v形沟槽结构.鲨鱼皮微沟槽减阻效果不但与其横截面形状有关,而且与其纵截面形状有关.因此,鲨鱼皮较高减阻率是由其微沟槽结构的横向和纵向减阻效应共同作用的结果.     

DRAG REDUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR LARGE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

回顾了到目前为止可能用在大型飞机上的相关减阻技术,从三个方面(减小摩擦阻力、降低诱导阻力、减小激波阻力)详细介绍了多种减阻技术的方法和原理. 其中减小摩擦阻力分成层流减阻和湍流减阻两个部分. 层流减阻中吸气控制方法、湍流减阻中沟槽壁面控制方法、翼梢小翼技术、激波鼓包技术等都有可能成为改进新一代大型运输机阻力特性的实用技术. 粗糙阵列、等离子体激励器、动态控制三维鼓包等新技术也为减阻技术的实际应用提供了新的可能性.     

大型运输机的减阻技术

回顾了到目前为止可能用在大型飞机上的相关减阻技术,从三个方面(减小摩擦阻力、降低诱导阻力、减小激波阻力)详细介绍了多种减阻技术的方法和原理.其中减小摩擦阻力分成层流减阻和湍流减阻两个部分.层流减阻中吸气控制方法、湍流减阻中沟槽壁面控制方法、翼梢小翼技术、激波鼓包技术等都有可能成为改进新一代大型运输机阻力特性的实用技术.粗糙阵列、等离子体激励器、动态控制三维鼓包等新技术也为减阻技术的实际应用提供了新的可能性.     

FLOW STRUCTURE IN THE TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER OVER DIRECTIONAL RIBLETS SURFACES

本文采用时间解析的二维粒子图像测速技术,对零压力梯度光滑以及汇聚和发散沟槽表面平板湍流边界层统计特性和流动结构进行了研究.结果表明在垂直于汇聚和发散沟槽表面的对称平面内,相对于光滑壁面,发散沟槽壁面使当地边界层厚度、壁面摩擦阻力、湍流脉动、雷诺应力等明显减小;而汇聚沟槽壁面对湍流边界层特性和流动结构的影响正好相反,汇聚沟槽使壁面流体有远离壁面向上运动的趋势,因而导致边界层厚度增加了约43%;同时,在汇聚沟槽表面情况下流向大尺度相干结构更容易形成,这对减阻是不利的.此外,顺向涡数量在湍流边界层的对数区均存在一个极大值,发散沟槽表面所对应的极大值位置更靠近沟槽壁面,而在汇聚沟槽表面则有远离壁面的趋势,由顺向涡诱导产生的较强的喷射和扫掠运动会在湍流边界层中产生较强的剪切作用,顺向涡数量的减少是发散沟槽壁面当地摩擦阻力降低的主要原因.     

沟槽方向对湍流边界层流动结构影响的实验研究

本文采用时间解析的二维粒子图像测速技术,对零压力梯度光滑以及汇聚和发散沟槽表面平板湍流边界层统计特性和流动结构进行了研究.结果表明在垂直于汇聚和发散沟槽表面的对称平面内,相对于光滑壁面,发散沟槽壁面使当地边界层厚度、壁面摩擦阻力、湍流脉动、雷诺应力等明显减小;而汇聚沟槽壁面对湍流边界层特性和流动结构的影响正好相反,汇聚沟槽使壁面流体有远离壁面向上运动的趋势,因而导致边界层厚度增加了约43%;同时,在汇聚沟槽表面情况下流向大尺度相干结构更容易形成,这对减阻是不利的.此外,顺向涡数量在湍流边界层的对数区均存在一个极大值,发散沟槽表面所对应的极大值位置更靠近沟槽壁面,而在汇聚沟槽表面则有远离壁面的趋势,由顺向涡诱导产生的较强的喷射和扫掠运动会在湍流边界层中产生较强的剪切作用,顺向涡数量的减少是发散沟槽壁面当地摩擦阻力降低的主要原因.     

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 在条纹沟槽表面减阻的研究发展及其优点的基础上 对条纹沟槽表面减阻进行水洞实验,研究在航行器外表面加工条纹沟槽所具有的阻 力特性. 通过对光体、0.1mmV型条纹沟槽表面和0.2mmV型条纹沟槽表面3 种不同模型在零攻角、不同水流速度下进行阻力测量, 测得条纹沟槽表面减阻特 性曲线. 从特性曲线中可以看出减阻效果约为8.3%. 实验的结果表明, 条纹沟槽 表面能明显降低水下航行器的阻力.     

翼型表面脊状结构减阻特性的数值仿真研究

对翼型表面脊状结构进行了数值仿真研究,初步发现了翼型表面脊状结构的减阻特性,并进一步研究了间隔对于翼型表面脊状结构减阻效果的影响规律。针对翼型表面脊状结构的特点,在数值计算过程中对其计算域、计算网格及流动参数进行了合理的处理。结果表明:脊状结构在翼型表面仍然具有很好的减阻效果,其表面边界层内湍流强度、湍动能明显低于光滑表面;有间隔的脊状结构减阻效果优于无间隔的脊状结构,间隔大小与脊状结构尺寸相当时,减阻效果最佳。     

添加剂湍流减阻流动与换热研究综述

添加剂湍流减阻是指在液体的管道湍流中添加少量的高分子聚合物或某种表面活性剂从而使湍流阻力大大降低的现象.从其被发现至今,经过近半个世纪的研究(实验研究、理论分析、数值模拟和实际系统的应用研究),尽管对这一现象及其实际应用价值已有了较为深入的认识,但仍有许多方面尚有欠缺,例如对湍流减阻的机理仍然在探索中.本文归纳评述了高分子聚合物或表面活性剂添加剂湍流减阻流动与换热现象的研究现状,从湍流减阻剂的特性、减阻剂的湍流减阻机理、湍流减阻发生时的换热机理、减阻流动速度场分布和换热控制等几个方面综述了添加剂湍流减阻流动与换热特性,并综述了湍流减阻剂在实际工业系统中的应用情况,在对添加剂湍流减阻机理、有湍流减阻发生时的对流换热机理等的理解方面进行了新的总结.      

壁湍流相干结构和减阻控制机理

剪切湍流中相干结构的发现是上世纪湍流研究的重大进展之一,这些大尺度的相干运动在湍流的动力学过程中起重要作用,也为湍流的控制指出了新的方向.壁湍流高摩擦阻力的产生与近壁区流动结构密切相关,基于近壁区湍流动力学过程的减阻控制方案可以有效降低湍流的摩擦阻力,但是随着雷诺数的升高, 这些控制方案的有效性逐渐降低.近年来研究发现, 在高雷诺数情况下外区存在大尺度的相干运动,这种大尺度运动对近壁区湍流和壁面摩擦阻力的产生有重要影响,为高雷诺数湍流减阻控制策略的设计提出了新的挑战.该文将对壁湍流相干结构的研究历史加以简单的回顾,重点介绍近壁区相干结构及其控制机理、近年来高雷诺数外区大尺度运动的研究进展,在此基础上提出高雷诺数减阻控制研究的关键科学问题.      

Riblet drag reduction in mild adverse pressure gradients: A numerical investigation

Riblet films are a passive method of turbulent boundary layer control that can reduce viscous drag. They have been studied with great detail for over 30 years. Although common riblet applications include flows with Adverse Pressure Gradients (APG), nearly all research thus far has been performed in channel flows. Recent research has provided motivation to study riblets in more complicated turbulent flows with claims that riblet drag reduction can double in mild APG common to airfoils at moderate angles of attack. Therefore, in this study, we compare drag reduction by scalloped riblet films between riblets in a zero pressure gradient and those in a mild APG using high-resolution large eddy simulations. In order to gain a fundamental understanding of the relationship between drag reduction and pressure gradient, we simulated several different riblet sizes that encompassed a broad range of s⁺ (riblet width in wall units), similarly to many previously published experimental studies. We found that there was only a slight improvement in drag reduction for riblets in the mild APG. We also observed that peak values of streamwise turbulence intensity, turbulent kinetic energy, and streamwise vorticity scale with riblet width. Primary Reynolds shear stresses and turbulence kinetic energy production however scale with the ability of the riblet to reduce skin-friction.     

Flow over convergent and divergent wall riblets

Fast swimming sharks have small riblets on their skin, which are assumed to improve the swimming performance of the fish. Fluid dynamic experiments in water as well as in air confirm this assumption. With riblet surfaces as compared to smooth surfaces, drag reductions up to about 10% were measured. The overall riblet pattern on sharks shows parallel riblets directed from head to tail, but besides this overall pattern fast swimming sharks have also small areas with converging riblets and others with diverging riblets. In the present study the velocity field over convergent and divergent riblet patterns is investigated by hot-wire measurements in turbulent pipe flow. Significant changes in the near wall velocity field were found.     

A numerical study of riblet effects on laminar flow through a plane channel

Numerical computations are reported of fully-developed flow through plane channels with knife-edge riblets. The study has covered riblet height: spacing ratios from 0.5 to 3 and riblet heights ranging from 0.1%–4.0% of the distance between the channel walls. In no case did results indicate a reduction in drag compared with the case of a smooth channel, a result that is in contrast with earlier studies. It is suggested that apparent drag reductions reported earlier in laminar flow may have arisen from the use of an insufficiently fine grid.     

Drag measurements on V-grooved surfaces on a body of revolution in axial flow

In water flows with velocities of up to 9 m/s the friction drag of a body of revolution in axial flow was investigated for dependence on the body surface structure. This was done for different types of riblet film fixed on the surface with the riblet direction aligned with the flow. The lateral spacing between the triangular shaped riblets varied between 0.033 mm and 0.152 mm. In all cases the riblet spacing was equal to the riblet height. For comparison a smooth reference film was used.Depending on the Reynolds number and the non-dimensional riblet spacings ⁺, a turbulent drag reduction of up to 9% could be achieved with riblets in comparison with the flow over a smooth surface.In the region of transition to turbulent flow and with non-dimensional riblet spacings ofs ⁺10–15 drag reductions of up to 13% were obtained. It is therefore conjectured, that in addition to hampering the near wall momentum exchange, the riblets can delay the development of initial turbulent structures in time and space.     

Riblet/LEBU research at NASA Langley

The rising energy costs of the early 1970's made the public aware of the need for new innovative concepts to reduce energy usage. An innovative turbulent boundary layer skin-friction reduction program was begun at NASA Langley in 1972. Two successful drag reduction techniques have resulted from the Langley program, i.e., riblets and LEBUs. The research effort in these two areas has grown into a worldwide effort as evidenced by recent international meetings on turbulent drag reduction.The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current status of the riblet and LEBU research at NASA Langley. For riblets, in particular, available riblet film data are summarized and correlated.     

Parametric Study on a Sinusoidal Riblet for Drag Reduction by Direct Numerical Simulation

The direct numerical simulation of fully developed turbulent channel flow with a sinusoidal riblet surface has been carried out at the friction Reynolds number of 110. Lateral spacing of adjacent walls in a sinusoidal riblet is varied sinusoidally in the streamwise direction. The average lateral spacing of a sinusoidal riblet is larger than the diameter of a quasi-streamwise vortex and its wetted area is smaller than that of ordinary straight-type riblets. We investigate the effect of sinusoidal riblet design parameters on the drag reduction rate and flow statistics in this paper. The parametric study shows that the maximum total drag reduction rate is approximately 9.8% at a friction Reynolds number of 110. The riblet induces downward and upward flows in the expanded and contracted regions, respectively, which contribute to periodic Reynolds shear stress. However, the random Reynolds shear stress decreases drastically as compared with the flat surface case, resulting in the reduction of total drag owing to the sinusoidal riblet. We also performed vortex tracking to discuss the motion of the vortical structure traveling over the sinusoidal riblet surface. Vortex tracking and probability analysis for the core of the vortical structure show that the vortical structure is attenuated owing to the sinusoidal riblet and follows the characteristic flow. These results show that the high skin-friction region on the channel wall is localized at the expanded region of the riblet walls. In consequence, the wetted area of the riblet decreases, resulting in the drag-reduction effect.     

Flow field analysis of a turbulent boundary layer over a riblet surface

The near-wall flow structures of a turbulent boundary layer over a riblet surface with semi-circular grooves were investigated experimentally for the cases of drag decreasing (s ⁺=25.2) and drag increasing (s ⁺=40.6). One thousand instantaneous velocity fields over riblets were measured using the velocity field measurement technique and compared with those above a smooth flat plate. The field of view was 6.75 × 6.75 mm² in physical dimension, containing two grooves. Those instantaneous velocity fields were ensemble averaged to get turbulent statistics including turbulent intensities and turbulent kinetic energy. To see the global flow structure qualitatively, flow visualization was also carried out using the synchronized smoke-wire technique under the same experimental conditions. For the case of drag decreasing (s ⁺=25.2), most of the streamwise vortices stay above the riblets, interacting with the riblet tips frequently. The riblet tips impede the spanwise movement of the streamwise vortices and induce secondary vortices. The normalized rms velocity fluctuations and turbulent kinetic energy are small near the riblet surface, compared with those over a smooth flat plate. Inside the riblet valleys, these are sufficiently small that the increased wetted surface area of the riblets can be compensated. In addition, in the outer region (y ⁺ > 30), these values are almost equal to or slightly smaller than those for the smooth plate. For the case of drag increasing (s ⁺=40.6), however, most of the streamwise vortices stay inside the riblet valleys and contact directly with the riblet surface. The high-speed down-wash flow penetrating into the riblet valley interacts actively with the wetted riblet surface and increases the skin friction. The rms velocity fluctuations and turbulent kinetic energy have larger values compared with those over a smooth flat plate. Received: 24 March 1999/Accepted: 10 March 2000     

Tests of drag-reducing polymer coated on a riblet surface

Experiments have been carried out at BMT where the drag reduction due to Hoechst U-groove riblets, a polymer coating, and the two combined were measured in a towing tank on a one-third scale model of the America's Cup winning yacht, Australia II. The results indicated that the riblet/polymer combination offered an overall improvement in drag reduction characteristics over either riblets or polymer coating alone, with a maximum reduction of 3.5% observed for a non-dimensional S ⁺=8. The qualitative behaviour of the drag reduction was similar to that recorded in earlier pipe flow experiments, employing an injection of polymer additive and 3M V-groove riblets, but contrary to that recorded in studies of an axisymmetric body, also coated with 3M riblets, in a drop tank filled with a polymer solution.     

Drag characteristics of longitudinal and transverse riblets at low dimensionless spacings

A surface grooved with microscopic riblets aligned parallel to the flow is an effective means to reduce the turbulent skin friction up to 10% compared to a smooth surface. The maximum drag reduction is found for a dimensionless rib spacing s ⁺ in the range of 15–17. For s ⁺ < 10, a linear behaviour of the drag reduction curve is predicted by viscous theory. This linear slope of the drag reduction curve is in contradiction to Schlichting’s postulation of a hydraulically smooth behaviour of small-scale roughness in a turbulent flow. This regime of evanescent dimensionless rib spacings is investigated experimentally by direct wall shear stress measurements in a fully developed channel flow. Additionally, a numerical calculation of the viscous flow over riblets was carried out to predict the drag reducing behaviour. The experimental results show a linear drag reducing behaviour down to s ⁺ = 0.3, which is in good agreement with the numerical results of the viscous simulation. The postulation of Schlichting’s hydraulically smooth regime of a rough surface was not confirmed, neither for a riblet surface nor for a surface geometry with grooves oriented perpendicular to the flow. In the latter case, the drag increases as a quadratic function of the roughness height.     

Modelling the time-dependent flow over riblets in the viscous wall region

The flow over drag reducing riblets is examined computationally using a time-dependent model of the viscous wall region. The flow at the upper bound of the computational domain (y ⁺?40) is described using a streamwise eddy model consisting of two scales. A control-volume finite-element method utilizing triangular meshes is used to exactly fit the riblet cross-sectional geometry. Observations of the transient flow conditions suggest that the riblets limit the lateral spread of fluid inrushes towards the wall and retain low momentum fluid in the riblet valleys effectively isolating much of the wall from such inrushes. The generation of intermittent secondary vortices within the riblet valleys also occurs; however, these appear to be quite weak and fairly short-lived.