Nonlinear instability research of longitudinal structure generated by roughness in unswept wing boundary layer

The results of experimental study of a nonlinear varicose instability of the streaky structure generated by roughness element in unswept-wing boundary layer are presented. Features of the varicose breakdown of longitudinal steady streaky structure such as modulation of structure in transverse and streamwise directions by secondary disturbance, occurrence of the new streaky structures and A-structures downstream are shown. Spatio-temporal pictures of the hot-wire visualization of flow during spatial evolution of the streaky structures under influence of secondary high-frequency disturbance are discussed. Features of the adverse pressure gradient influence upon processes of the nonlinear varicose instability evolution and flow structure are revealed. Essential influence of the adverse pressure gradient on evolution of disturbances in shown. Comparison of varicose instability of the streaky structures generated in two different ways (the roughness element as in the given work, and continuous air blowing as in the earlier published work) is the carried out. The work supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Grant No. RNP. 2.1.2.3370) and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-01-00034).     

Modelling of streaky structures and turbulent-spot generation process in wing boundary layer at high free-stream turbulence

Results of an experimental study of turbulent breakdown in gradient boundary layer at high freestream turbulence are reported. For the first time it is shown that, like the flat-plate boundary layer, the wing boundary layer at high freestream turbulence is modulated with streaky structures. One of possible mechanisms underlying the generation of turbulence spots in wing boundary layer is modelled assuming the interaction of streaky structures with high-frequency waves. Qualitative and quantitative data concerning the evolution of streaky structures in swqpt-wing boundary layer and in swept-wing boundary layer are presented. Certain differences between the evolution of streaky structures in wing boundary layer and in flat-plate boundary layer are revealed. This work was supported by the President of the Russian Federation (Grants NSh-454.2008.1, MK- 101.2007.1), by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-01-00034), by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Grant No. RNP 2.1.2.3370), and by the Russian Government (State Contract No. 02.513.12.0043).     

Large eddy simulation of compressible turbulent channel flow with spanwise wall oscillation

The influences of the modification of turbulent coherent structures on temperature field and heat transfer in turbulent channel flow are studied using large eddy simulation (LES) of compressible turbulent channel flows with spanwise wall oscillation (SWO). The reliability of the LES on such problems is proved by the comparisons of the drag reduction data with those of other researches. The high consistency of coherent velocity structures and temperature structures is found based on the analyses of the turbulent flow field. When the coherent velocity structures are suppressed, the transportations of momentum and heat are reduced simultaneously, demonstrating the same trend. This shows that the turbulent coherent structures have the same effects on the transportations of momentum and heat. The averaged wall heat flux can be reduced with appropriate oscillating parameters. Supported by the Key Subjects of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10732090), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50476004), and the 111 Project (Grant No. B08009)     

Spatial structure of the flow at round jet outflow into a narrow channel

Results on visual studies of the flow structure in case of the round submerged jet in a narrow channel are presented. These studies were carried out for the laminar and turbulent flows. The typical large-scale structures and zones of intensive turbulent mixing were identified in the flow. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 08-08-00417-a).     

Development of laminar-separating-flow perturbations on a wavy wing

The development of velocity perturbations at laminar boundary-layer separation from a wing with wavy surface has been examined. Experiments were carried out to identify flow features displayed by the spatially periodic flow structure. An analysis of the linear stability of measured velocity profiles is performed. As a result of the analysis, the influence of surface waviness on the frequency range and growth rates of instability waves was investigated, with a good agreement between calculated and experimental data. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation under the Program “Development of Higher-School Scientific Potential” for the years 2006–2008 (Projects RNP 2.1.1.471 and RNP 2.1.2.3370), and also by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 07-08-00164).     

Experimental and theoretical investigation of boundary layer perturbations on a low-aspect-ratio wing

Laminar-turbulent transition in a boundary layer of low-aspect-ratio wing was investigated. Experiments clarifying the flow structure, its mean and oscillatory characteristics were carried out accompanied by linear stability analysis of the wind tunnel data on the laminar flow velocity profiles. Theoretical results obtained in a parallel flow approximation are in a good agreement with the experimental data on disturbances evolution at the initial stage of transition to turbulence. The study was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Grant No. RNP 2.1.1.471) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 03-01-06145)     

Visualization of sinusoidal and varicose instabilities of streaks in a boundary layer

Nonlinear instabilities of boundary layer streaks are investigated experimentally. Extensive measurements visualizing the sinusoidal and varicose instabilities of streaky structures at nonlinear stage of the breakdown process in boundary layer are presented. The flow behaviour in the course of spatial evolution of the streaky structures with a secondary high-frequency disturbance generated on them is discussed. Various scenarios of origination and development of coherent vortex structures examined in physical experiments are considered. Specific features of the development of sinusoidal and varicose cases of destruction of the steady streamwise streaks are demonstrated, such as transverse and streamwise modulations of the streak by the secondary-disturbance frequency, appearance of new streaky structures in the downstream direction, and emergence and evolution of unsteady Λ-shaped structures localized in space in both cases.     

Wall shear stress in an upward slug flow in a vertical tube

This paper deals with wall shear stress in an upward gas-liquid slug flow inside a vertical tube. Local characteristics were measured by the electrodiffusion method. The method of conditional averaging over realization ensemble was used, and this allows distinguishing large-scale structures on the background of turbulent pulsation of liquid. While averaging, each slug velocity measured by a double probe of electric conductivity was taken into account. Averaged distributions of shear stress over the wall under a gas slug were obtained for different mode parameters. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 04-01-00328) and the Russian Science Support Foundation (Grant “The Best Post-Graduate of RAS-2006”).     

The investigation of coherent structures in the wall region of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer based on DNS database

Through temporal mode direct numerical simulation, flow field database of a fully developed turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate with Mach number 4.5 and Reynolds number Reθ =1094 has been obtained. Commonly used detection meth- ods in experiments are applied to detecting coherent structures in the flow field, and it is found that coherent structures do exist in the wall region of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer. The detected results show that a low-speed streak is de- tected by using the Mu-level method, the rising parts of this streak are detected by using the second quadrant method, and the crossing regions from a low-speed streak to the high-speed one are detected by using the VITA method respectively. Notwithstanding that different regions are detected by different methods, they are all accompanied by quasi-stream-wise vortex structures.     

Coronal holes with a saddle structure as deduced from Yohkoh observations

Saddle structures are seen in some images of the Sun in the soft X-rays obtained by Yohkoh mission. At the center of any such structure, there is a small coronal hole having the outlines of an astroid or a cross. The coronal saddles occur in magnetic configurations with a high degree of symmetry (quadrupoles). Comparison with the models shows that open field lines cannot be modeled using only the source surface.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 10, pp. 1275–1279, October, 1996.This work was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research under Grant No. 93-02-15112.     

Structure of the electromagnetic fields of loop radiators in magnetized plasmas over the whistler frequency range

The role of different sections of the spatial spectrum of whistler waves excited by a loop antenna in the formation of an electromagnetic field structure is investigated experimentally and theoretically. Primary attention is given to the intermediate range of distances between the source and the observation point.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 192–202, February, 1996.T. M. Zaboronkova, A. V. Kostrov, A. I. Smirnov, and A. A. Shaikin are grateful to The Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research (Grant No.94-02-05447a) and the George Soros International Foundation (Grant No. NOP 300) for financial support. A. V. Kudrin is grateful to the Russian Fund for Fundamental Research (Grant No. 96-02-18666) for financial support.     

Improvement of gas-jet ejector discharge characteristics with heads,chevrons, and tubs

Properties of gas-jet ejectors with converging mixing chamber operated under critical and subcritical flow conditions are examined. Establishment of the critical operation mode in such ejectors started up with and without the secondary gas flow is considered. The mechanism underlying the emergence of flow pulsations at low rates of the low-head flow is described. Results of an experimental study aimed at the improvement of ejector discharge characteristics by chamber-length reduction and related mixing enhancement are reported. As flow-mixing elements, slotted heads, chevrons, and tubs are considered. The best discharge characteristics were obtained with nozzles provided with tubs. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-08-01215) and by the PRE “Laser systems” (Contract No. 512-2005).     

Hot-wire visualization of breakdown to turbulence in complex flows

The nonlinear stage of breakdown to turbulence is a strongly three-dimensional process and represents a difficult task for experimental studies. Investigation of laminar-turbulent transition in aerospace applications additionally involves a complex base-flow with pressure gradients and secondary velocity components resulting in successive increase of necessary measurements. The developed hot-wire visualization technique offers a possibility for an advanced analysis whilst retaining the advantages of traditional visualization methods and is especially suitable for resolving such complex flows. Thanks are due to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). The work was financially supported by the President of the Russian Federation (Grant No. NSh-964.2003.1), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-01-00034) and Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Russian Federation (Grant No. RNP.2.1.2.3370).     

Experimental study and mathematical modelling of heat transfer processes in heat accumulating media

Experimental results on reversing non-stationary heat transfer are presented for filtration of an air flow through an immobile heat accumulating medium consisting of lead (D = 2.0, 3.5, and 4.5 mm) and glass (D = 3.2 mm) balls. The studied device imitated the cyclic modes of heat regeneration in the ventilation system for domestic and office rooms. Dependency between the time of flow switching and Re number was measured. The mathematical model describing heat transfer between a gas flow and an immobile layer of balls was developed. Good correspondence between the experimental data and calculation results is observed for high Reynolds numbers. For low Re numbers the effect of heat losses is considerable, and experimental time of flow switching is shorter than the calculation one. The work was financially supported by the President of the Russian Federation (Grant No. NSh 6526.2006.3), Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 06-08-00982), Foundation “Global energy” and Program “Energy saving of SB RAS”.     

Peculiarities of the ignition of propane-air premixed flows by CO2 laser radiation

Results of an experimental study of the ignition dynamics of propane-air premixed flows under pulsed-periodic laser irradiation are reported. Ignition of homogeneous flows emanating into free atmosphere is considered. A comparative analysis of experimental and predicted delay times for the ignition for a medium at rest is given. This work was supported by the President of the Russian Federation (Grant No. NSh-8597. 2006.1), by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-01-00560) and by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (under the Program “Fundamental Problems in Magnetoplasma Aerodynamics”).     

Peculiarities of high-temperature two-phase flow of combustion products in channels with an intentionally structured system of shock-waves

Theoretical and simulation study was carried out for eliciting conditions when an intentionally formed system of oblique shocks can be used for control of parameters of condensed phase in supersonic flow. The key features of flow were analysed for two versions of duct, which are different in geometry of nozzle and acceleration headpiece. The results confirmed the feasibility of intentional impact on the structure of developing set of shock waves through changes in the duct profile: this would change the particle trajectories. This research was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-08-01414-a).     

Influence of initial conditions at the nozzle exit on the structure of round jet

Experimental data concerning the influence of initial conditions at the nozzle exit on the structure and development characteristics of round jets are reported. Features in the development of laminar and turbulent round jets emanating from variously elongated nozzles at identical Reynolds numbers are revealed. Smoke visualization pictures obtained for jets formed under different initial conditions (with different distributions of mean and pulsating flow velocities at the nozzle exit) are discussed. It is shown possible to make the zone of laminar flow in the jet stream more extended, and to delay the jet turbulization process in space, by making the flow-velocity profile more parabolic at the exit of elongated nozzle. Features in the development of vortical structures in a jet under an acoustic action are identified. It is shown that, for a turbulent round jet to be produced right at the nozzle exit, the nozzle length must be increased in excess of a certain value so that to provide for spatial growth of turbulent boundary layer thickness, finally ending in the formation of a fully turbulent flow velocity profile across the channel. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 08-01-00027), the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (project RNP 2.1.2.3370), and by the grants of President of the Russian Federation (NSH-454.2008.1 and. MK-420.2008.1).     

Power spectrum of fluctuation for ultrasonic cavitation process in glycerin

Experiments were carried out on ultrasonic cavitation in glycerin. The zone near the emitter has a structure from interacting gas-vapor bubbles; this structure takes the form of fractal clusters. The photometry of passed laser emission was the tool for studying dynamics of fluctuations. In transitive mode, the power spectrum of fluctuation varies by the law inversely proportional to frequency. Distributions of local fluctuations are different from Gaussian and exhibit the property of scale invariance. The qualitative behavior of the frequency dependence of the spectral fluctuation density was tested while varying the power of the ultrasonic emitter. It was demonstrated that the growth of the high-frequency margin of flicker-type behavior evidences for growing instability and can be considered as a forerunner of possible large-scale outbursts. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-08-01320a).     

Interaction of Tollmien—Schlichting waves in compressible boundary layer

The computations of nonlinear development of pairs of oblique Tollmien — Schlichting waves in a boundary layer on a plate are carried out for M = 2 using the non-local (parabolized) stability equations. Besides such waves, a harmonic engendered by them is involved in the interaction. The work was supported financially by the President of Russian Federation (Grant NSh No. 2005-RI-112/001/742) and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants Nos. 05-01-00079 and 05-01-00176).     

Spectral characteristics of unstable flow in the mixing layer of supersonic underexpanded jet over its initial region

An experimental study of spectral characteristics of unstable flow in the mixing layer of supersonic axisymmetric underexpanded jets with Mach number M_a = 1 is reported. The destabilization of the flow is related to the formation, in the mixing layer of the jets, of disturbances in the form of streamwise vortical structures of the Taylor — Goertler type. As a result, in the mixing layer there forms an azimuthally non-uniform stationary distribution of total pressure. The Fourier transform of azimuthal sweeps of non-uniformity in pressure distributions was used to calculate the amplitude-wave spectra. An analysis of the spectral characteristics has allowed us to evaluate the longitudinal increment of amplitude growth of the disturbances and their dependence on the wavenumber and on the nozzle pressure ratio. The range of wavenumbers in which the streamwise vortical structures grow in amplitude is identified. This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-08-01215).