Method laminar-turbulent transition control of supersonic boundary layer on a swept wing

A passive control method for supersonic boundary-layer transition on a swept wing using longitudinal roughness is proposed. Tests were carried out to examine the effect of distributed roughness on the development of flow peturbations and on the laminar-turbulent transition. The method makes it possible to manipulate the transition in a wide range, bringing it either closer to the leading edge of the wing by 30 % or delaying it by 40%. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-01-00176).     

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).     

Effect of temperature of supersonic heterogeneous flow on the erosion-spraying transition

This publication is a continuation of works devoted to problems that arise in heterogeneous technologies. The matter of parameters that define the transition from surface erosion to particle spraying onto the surface is addressed. In particular, we experimentally examine the influence of temperature of the supersonic heterogeneous flow (carrier-gas temperature and particle temperature) interacting with the streamlined obstacle on the occurrence probability of either surface damage or particle spraying. This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-02-16603).     

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”.     

Effect of riblets on nonlinear disturbances in the boundary layer

Results of experimental investigations of the nonlinear stage of sinusoidal and varicose instability of a streaky structure, which leads to multiplication of streaky structures and origination of coherent structures (such as Λ-structures), are presented. Riblets suppress the intensity of streaky structures, stabilize the flow against the development of the secondary high-frequency instability of streaky structures, and, for this reason, delay spatial turbulization of the flow. The results of these investigations can be useful for understanding the flow structure in such situations and for possible controlling of the coherent structures aimed at flow stabilization. This work was supported by the President of the Russian Federation (Grant No. NSh-964.2003.1) and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-01-00034).     

Surface instability of the liquid turbulent flows in the open inclined channels

The flow of a viscous liquid layer in an open inclined channel under the turbulent mode is considered in this paper. To describe turbulent viscosity, the Van Driest model is used. The spectrum of characteristic values of the problem on linear stability of a plane-parallel flow is studied numerically. Parameters of the maximal growth waves are found out, the surface tension effect is studied, and theoretical results are compared with experimental data. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-08-33585a).     

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”).     

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).     

Analysis of the properties of heat radiation of the axisymmetric semitransparent systems with permeable boundaries

Numerical analysis of hemispherical values of absorptive, transmitting, and reflective abilities of a flat layer and absorptivity of a sphere is presented in this paper depending on the optic thickness and refractive index. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 08-08-00587) and the grant of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists (Grant MK-601.2008-8).     

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).     

Heat transfer in a turbulent separation region with superimposed stream pulsations

Experimental data on heat transfer in turbulent separation region behind obstacle in a broad frequency range of superimposed free-stream pulsations are reported. The heat-transfer coefficient was determined by solving an inverse non-stationary heat conduction problem based on experimentally measured wall transient temperature. Substantial heat-transfer intensification in the separation region of the pulsating flow was identified. This work was supported by the President of the Russian Federation (Grant NSh-8574.2006.8) and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants Nos. 05-02-16263, 06-08-00521, and 07-08-00330).     

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).     

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”).     

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).     

Influence of the intensity of chemical heat-release source on the heat exchange at a flow of pseudo-plastic liquid in the initial interval of coaxial duct

The critical regimes of heat exchange at a laminar steady flow of a pseudo-plastic liquid in the initial interval of a coaxial duct are investigated with regard for both dissipative and chemical sources in the Arrhenius representation [5] under the conditions of an insignificant variation of the concentrations of reacting substances. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 05-08-50043), FANI (State Contract No. 02.434.11.5009), and the Presidium of RAS (Program P-09).     

Wall shear stress around a stationary gas slug in a downward liquid flow

A single cell of the gas-liquid slug flow was studied. The flow around an immobile gas slug in a downflow of liquid and under its bottom was measured. The values of the wall shear stress and its pulsations were measured by the electrodiffusion method depending on a distance from the slug nose. It is shown that in a liquid film around a slug, turbulent pulsations are damped in comparison with a single-phase liquid flow. In the bottom part of a slug, where vortices are detached, turbulent pulsations exceed significantly the single-phase ones. The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 07-08-00405a).     

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).     

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.     

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).     

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).