疏水表面减阻环带实验研究

针对疏水功能材料在流动减阻方面的应用, 选取典型不同粗糙度、不同疏水性的功能涂层表面, 通过新型环带实验研究了其阻力特性, 并获得了相应的扭矩和减阻率曲线. 实验采用测量圆盘带动环带旋转时的扭矩的方法间接计算环带表面所受的摩阻, 突破了传统微管道实验在尺度上的限制, 避免了水洞实验中影响因素过多的弊端, 对疏水材料的宏观应用有着重要意义. 实验证实了在宏观尺度下疏水涂层在低雷诺数时的减阻作用; 但在高雷诺数时, 减阻作用减弱, 甚至部分涂层有增阻作用, 而压差阻力的迅速增大是造成增阻的主要原因. 通过对比分析认为: 低雷诺数时, 疏水特性对于减阻效果影响更大; 而高雷诺数时, 粗糙度起更大作用, 甚至可能起到增阻的反效果. 关键词： 疏水表面 环带实验 粗糙度 减阻     

疏水表面减阻的格子Boltzmann方法数值模拟

采用格子Boltzmann方法的多松弛模型和Shan-Chen多相流模型对雷诺数为100的疏水表面方柱绕流进行了数值模拟, 分析了疏水表面接触角和来流含气率对方柱绕流流场的影响. 研究结果表明: 疏水表面接触角一定时, 来流含气率在一定范围内, 疏水表面具有减阻的能力, 超出这一范围时会出现阻力系数、升力系数升高的现象, 同时在方柱近壁面处伴随涡的形成产生了气团脱落; 当来流含气率处于适当水平时, 接触角越大, 绕流物体近壁面处含气率越稳定, 减阻效果越明显. 分析发现疏水表面减阻的关键在于保证近壁面处气层的稳定性, 此时接触角越大, 减阻效果越明显. 本文从含气率角度出发分析疏水表面的减阻现象, 为进一步探索疏水表面减阻机理提出了新的思路.     

微结构超疏水表面减阻特性数值研究

通过湍流状态下超疏水表面的数值模拟,研究超疏水表面湍流流动的速度和剪应力分布,分析其与减阻的内在关系,初步总结出微观结构与减阻率之间的基本规律.数值模拟采用非定常雷诺平均模型,气液两相流则采用VOF模型.结果表明:超疏水表面存在滑移流动和周期分布的剪应力,其不仅可以实现减阻也有可能导致增阻;微结构尺寸对减阻率有显著影响,为了尽可能增大减阻率,矩形微结构的深宽比应大于3:2,且凹槽间距应尽可能小,凹槽宽度应小于200微米.     

疏水表面滑移流动及减阻特性的格子Boltzmann方法模拟

采用格子Boltzmann方法研究了固体壁面对流体的作用强度与其润湿性的关系,在此基础上进一步模拟了疏水表面微通道内的流体流动,获得了润湿性对疏水表面滑移流动及减阻特性的影响规律,证实了疏水表面表观滑移的存在性并揭示了其产生机理.结果表明,疏水性作用在疏水表面的近壁区诱导了一个低密度层,而表观滑移则发生在低密度层上.表观滑移是疏水表面具有减阻作用的直接原因,减阻效果随滑移长度的增大而增大.对于特定的流体系统,滑移长度是疏水表面的固有属性,仅是壁面润湿性的单一函数,而与流动本身的性质无关.     

基于蚯蚓背孔射流的仿生射流表面减阻性能研究

为了减小流体对固体壁面的阻力, 基于蚯蚓生物学特征, 对蚯蚓背孔射流特性进行分析, 建立仿蚯蚓背孔射流的仿生射流表面计算模型, 采用SST k-ω 湍流模型对仿生射流表面的减阻特性进行数值模拟, 同时对数值模拟结果进行实验验证, 并以此研究了仿蚯蚓背孔射流表面的减阻机理.结果表明, 在一定条件下, 仿蚯蚓背孔射流的仿生射流表面具有较好的减阻效果; 在同一射流方向角下, 随着射流速度的增加, 减阻率逐渐增大; 在同一射流速度下, 随着射流方向角的增加, 减阻率呈先减小后增大的变化趋势; 数值模拟与实验均在射流速度为1 m·s^-1、射流方向角为-30°时达到最大, 分别为8.69%, 7.86%; 射流表面改变了原有光滑壁面的边界层结构, 对壁面边界层进行了有效的控制, 减小了壁面的剪应力, 降低了壁面边界层的速度.     

基于润湿阶跃的水下大尺度气膜封存方法

超疏水表面水下减阻效果通常与其微结构上封存气膜的厚度和面积正相关,且气膜尺寸越大封存越困难.构造亲疏水相间表面,能在壁面形成润湿阶跃,产生约束固-气-液三相接触线移动的束缚力.通过监测切向水流作用下,润湿阶跃为54.8?,84.7?,103.6?和144.0?的亲疏水相间表面上不同面积和厚度气膜的形态发现,厘米尺度气膜可被长时间稳定封存,且气膜破坏的临界流速随润湿阶跃和气膜厚度的增加而升高,随气膜迎流宽度增加而降低.同时,该方法封存的气膜上能产生显著滑移量,尺寸0.6 cm×0.5 cm×0.15 cm的气膜上即可产生约占主流速度25%的稳定滑移速度.期待该气膜封存方法能进一步提升超疏水表面水下减阻技术性能.     

高温壁面润湿性对气层稳定性及其壁面滑移性能的分子动力学研究

针对流体在纳米通道的小尺度效应,采用分子动力学方法模拟了传热效应以及流体流动行为,研究在壁面温度影响下,不同润湿性壁面上方气层生成状态以及流体流动时气层的稳定特性和相应的减阻性能.结果表明:当壁面为纯疏水壁面时,不能形成气层;疏水基底+亲水组合壁面形成不规则气层;纯亲水壁面和亲水基底+疏水组合壁面能形成规则气层.当流体流动时,疏水基底+亲水组合壁面气层消失,而纯亲水壁面和亲水基底+疏水组合壁面气层较为稳定.纯疏水壁面主流区域速度较大,而纯亲水壁面主流区域最低.对于壁面滑移速度,存在气层的壁面滑移速度与纯疏水表面相对接近,甚至稍优于纯属疏水表面,而疏水基底+亲水组合壁面滑移速度最小.     

基于微空泡效应的疏水性展向微沟槽表面水下减阻研究

超疏水表面在水下的减阻效果随着来流冲刷时间的增加会逐渐减小甚至会出现粗糙增阻的现象,而这种现象的本质在于超疏水表面裂隙中驻留的气相结构在来流的作用下会不断地从表面脱离.针对超疏水表面的裂隙中驻留的气相结构在水下不稳定的情况.本文通过对表面微结构的设计,利用疏水性展向微沟槽结构使驻留在沟槽内部的气相结构被相邻沟槽间的脊状结构挡住,从而不能轻易的被水流冲刷掉.实验结果表明该表面不仅能使气相结构在表面微结构内稳定驻留,而且基于稳定驻留在表面结构内的气相结构,在来流作用下会有新的气相结构生成.虽然表面上不稳定的气相结构会随流速的增加而加剧地脱离表面,但是可再生的气相结构能够补充由于冲刷从表面脱离的气体.最终在固/液界面间构建相对稳定的气模.通过粒子图像测速系统(PIV)对近壁面流场进行分析,可得到大于15%的速度滑移量.     

纳米颗粒吸附岩心表面的强疏水特征

通过将疏水的纳米颗粒吸附在岩心微通道壁面,可以形成具有类荷叶表面的双重微结构表面,从而在注水开发的过程中在岩心微通道壁面产生水流滑移,达到降低注水压力、增加注水量的目的.研究纳米颗粒吸附岩心切片表面的强疏水特征对纳米颗粒吸附法减阻技术具有重要的意义.本文简要叙述了荷叶、蚊子腿以及水黾腿的超疏水特征;介绍了制备具有亚微米、纳米双重微结构的强疏水表面的纳米颗粒吸附法;给出了规则排列时纳米颗粒吸附岩心切片表面的强疏水特征的物理机制,根据真实的纳米颗粒吸附岩心切片,给出了接触角的范围,计算结果与实验数据一致.岩心流动实验结果表明,经纳米颗粒分散液处理后,岩心的平均水相渗透率提高94%.     

用格子Boltzmann方法模拟壁面微结构对管流特性的影响

采用格子Boltzmann方法和Shan-Chen多相流模型,模拟液滴在常力驱动下在微管道内的流动,研究微孔道壁面润湿性和几何结构对降压增注效果的影响.阐明具有一定粗糙度的疏水表面阻力减小的原因,研究表明,壁面润湿性和粗糙度对管流特性有显著的影响,同时也表明,用Lattice Boltzmann方法模拟,具有相当精确的可预测性,在石油储层微观渗流减阻机制研究方面有很好的应用前景,其可为研究纳米降压增注效果提供有用工具.     

利用微气泡减小平板湍流摩阻实验研究

设计了一套实验装置研究微气泡减阻的效果.采用高速摄像机对二维平板微气泡湍流边界层进行了定量的可视化观察,用天平测量了平板的摩擦阻力,分析了不同通气量、来流速度、浮力对减阻性能的影响.结果表明,微气泡在高Reynolds数（Re=106）的流动中有效地减小了摩擦阻力,最大减阻率达到36%,证实了微气泡能显著降低平板摩擦阻力,实验结果也表明,随气体流量增加,减阻率增加.      

Mechanism of controlling turbulent channel flow with the effect of spanwise Lorentz force distribution

A direct numerical simulation(DNS) is performed to investigate the control effect and mechanism of turbulent channel flow with the distribution of spanwise Lorentz force. A sinusoidal distribution of constant spanwise Lorentz force is selected, of which the control effects, such as flow characters, mean Reynolds stress, and drag reductions, at different parameters of amplitude A and wave number k_x are discussed. The results indicate that the control effects vary with the parameter A and k_x. With the increase of A, the drag reduction rate D_r first increases and then decreases rapidly at low k_x,and slowly at high k_x. The low drag reduction(or even drag increase) is due to a weak suppression or even the enhancements of the random velocity fluctuation and mean Reynolds stress. The efficient drag reduction is due to the quasi-streamwise vortex structure induced by Lorentz force, which contributes to suppressing the random velocity fluctuation and mean Reynolds stress, and the negative vorticity improves the distribution of streamwise velocity. Therefore, the optimal control effect with a drag reduction of up to 58% can be obtained.     

Experimental Study on Physical Mechanism of Drag Reduction of Hydrophobic Materials in Laminar Flow

We experimentally study the physical mechanism of the drag reduction of hydrophobic materials in the macroscopic scale. The experiment includes the drag and velocity measurements of laminar boundary layer flow over flat plates, and the observation of air bubbles on the surfaces. The plate surfaces have different wetting and roughness properties. In the drag measurements, the plates with bubbles on the surfaces lead to drag reduction, but not for those without bubbles. Velocity measurement confirms that the flow is laminar and gives apparent fluid slip on the plate wall with bubbles. In observation, air bubbles in macroscopic size emerge and enlarge on hydrophobic surfaces but not on hydrophilic surfaces. Therefore, the drag reduction of hydrophobic materials is explained by the generation of air bubbles of macroscopic size that cause the apparent velocity slip.     

Effect of Microbubble Gas Saturation on Near-Wall Turbulence and Drag Reduction

The article presents results of an experimental study of the effect of gravitational orientation of the flow along its lower/upper solid boundaries on reduction of turbulent drag and void fraction profiles with injection of gas through a porous channel wall. The shear stress on the wall was measured in the Reynolds number range Re_x = (0.23–1.1) × 10⁷ by floating element transducers; the void fraction profile was determined using a fiber-optic sensor. The void fraction in the inner (near-wall) region of the boundary layer was shown to be a key parameter for turbulent drag reduction. The size of the inner region depends on the gas flow rate, the fluid velocity, the distance downstream of the gas generator, and the gravitational orientation of the wall.     

Strengthened opposition control for skin-friction reduction in wall-bounded turbulent flows

An opposition control scheme with strengthened control input is proposed and tested in turbulent channel flows at friction Reynolds number Re_τ = 180 by direct numerical simulations. When the detection plane is located at less than 20 wall units, the drag reduction rate can be greatly enhanced by increasing the control amplitude parameter. The maximum drag reduction rate achieved in the present study is around 33%, which is much higher than the best value of 25% reported in literature. The strengthened control can be more efficient to attain a given drag reduction rate. Based on the total shear stress at the virtual wall established between the real wall and the detection plane by the control, a new friction velocity is proposed and the corresponding coordinate transform is made. Scaled by the proposed friction velocity, the wall-normal velocity fluctuation and the Reynolds shear stress of the controlled flows are collapsed well with those of the uncontrolled flow in the new coordinate. Based on the similarity, a relation between drag reduction rate and the effectiveness of the virtual wall is deduced, which disclosed that the elevation and residual Reynolds shear stress at the virtual wall are the key parameters to determine the drag reduction rate. The conclusion are also validated at Re_τ = 395 and 590. The decrease of the drag reduction rate with the increase of the Reynolds number is attributed to the enhanced residual Reynolds shear stress at the virtual wall.     

Experimental investigation on underwater drag reduction using partial cavitation

For underwater drag reduction, one promising idea is to form a continuous gas or discrete bubbly layer at the submerged surface. Owing to the lower viscosity of gas than of water, this could considerably reduce underwater drag by achieving slippage at the liquid–gas interface. This paper presents an experimental investigation on underwater drag reduction using partial cavitation. Dense hydrophobic micro-grooved structures sustain gas in the valleys, which can be considered as defects that weaken the strength of the water body. Therefore, partial cavities are easily formed at lower flow speeds, and the dense cavities connect to form a lubricating gas layer at the solid–liquid interface. The results indicate that the proposed method achieves drag reduction without any additional energy or gas-providing devices, which should stimulate the development of underwater vehicles.