Effect of Free-Stream Turbulence on the Reduction of Surface Friction in a Turbulent Boundary Layer Behind LEBU-Devices

The effect of increased free-stream turbulence on the reduction of the surface friction coefficient c _f in a turbulent boundary layer behind large-eddy break-up (LEBU) devices is investigated using a gravimetric method. The turbulence level was ε ≈ 1.9–4.9 % and the turbulence scale L _e ≈ 40–110 mm. The boundary layer Reynolds number Re** was varied from 2300 to 7500, with the boundary layer thickness being varied on the range δ = 33–44 mm. It is shown that an increase in the turbulence level ε has almost no impact on the relative reduction of friction behind LEBU-devices, whereas, under similar conditions of elevated free-stream turbulence, for another method, namely, the use of surface riblets, the friction reduction may be more strongly expressed.     

Receptivity of the Flat-Plate Boundary Layer to Free-Stream Turbulence

The linear problem of generation of perturbations of a flat-plate boundary layer by external turbulence is solved. The turbulence is represented in the form of a set of space- and time-periodic vortex modes. It is shown that the boundary layer is most receptive to low-frequency longitudinal vorticity modes. The mean-square velocity fluctuations in the boundary layer and their spectrum are found for isotropic turbulence with a spectrum satisfying the Kolmogorov-Obukhov law.     

壁面加热边界条件对湍流扩展的自相似性的影响

用热线风速仪测量了风洞中壁面加热和不加热平板湍流边界层不同法向位置的瞬时流向速度的时间序列,研究了壁面加热的边界条件对流向速度增量的p阶结构函数的扩展的自相似性和层次结构模型的影响。实验结果表明,壁面加热的边界条件对流向速度增量的结构函数扩展的自相似标度律的相对标度指数δ（p,3）和层次结构模型中间歇参数β、最奇异指数γ的影响明显存在。     

Simulation of the Effect of the Freestream Turbulence Parameters on Heat Transfer in an Unsteady Boundary Layer

A variant of the two-parameter turbulence model which makes it possible continuously to calculate a flow region with laminar, transition and turbulent regimes is proposed for investigating the flow under conditions of high freestream turbulence intensity. It is shown that the properties of the thermal transition can be theoretically described using the quasi-steady turbulence model in the case of periodic freestream velocity distribution. The numerical results are compared with theoretical and experimental data. The approach proposed is developed for determining the combined effect of the parameters of harmonic fluctuations of the external velocity and freestream turbulence on the heat transfer characteristics on a flat plate with different boundary conditions for the enthalpy.     

半封闭狭缝湍流冲击射流的数值模拟

将Yakhot和Orszag提出的RNGk-ε模型推广应用于半封闭狭缝冲击射流场的数值模拟，以评价该模型对这种复杂湍流的预测能力。将计算得到的流场平均速度分布、湍流强度分布和流函数分布与标准k—ε模型的预测结果以及相应的实验数据进行了比较，结果表明：RNGk—ε模型的预测结果总体上要好于标准k—ε模型，但与实验值相比，所有预测结果都还存在不同程度的误差，尤其是近壁区和滞止点较远下游处的湍流强度分布。说明RNG模型虽然已在某些湍流的预测中取得了一定的成功，但要定量准确地预测冲击射流场，还必须针对其流动特征对模型加以改进。     

The Interaction between a Compressible Synthetic Jet and a Laminar Hypersonic Boundary Layer

Numerical simulations have been performed of a synthetic jet interacting with a laminar hypersonic boundary layer. Two datum cases were also considered, no jet and steady jet. The simulations for the case of no jet are in agreement with available experimental data. Predicted flow features of the steady jet interaction are broadly consistent with previous studies. For the synthetic jet, the upstream and downstream separated regions are dramatically reduced in size, and the jet appears to lie closer to the surface, compared with the steady jet. It is also found that the synthetic jet induces a greater mixing rate than the steady jet. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of a Short Roughness Strip on a Turbulent Boundary Layer

The response of a turbulent boundary layer to a short roughness strip is investigated using laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) and laser induced fluorescence (LIF). Skin friction coefficients are inferred from accurate near-wall measurements. There is an undershoot in , where is the undisturbed smooth wall skin friction coefficient, immediately after the strip. Downstream of the strip, overshoots before relaxing back to unity in an oscillatory manner. The roughness strip has a major effect on the turbulent stresses ; these quantities increase, relative to the undisturbed smooth wall, in the region between the two internal layers originating at the upstream and downstream edges of the strip. The increase in the ratio suggests a decrease in near-wall anisotropy. From the flow visualizations, it is inferred that streamwise vortical structures are weakened immediately downstream of the strip. Consistently, streamwise length scales are also reduced; direct support for this is provided by measured two-point velocity correlations.     

用三分量LDV测量壁湍流边界层

本文用三分量激光多普勒测速仪对壁湍流边界层进行了测量，经过数据处理后，给出了各湍流参数的分布曲线，并与Ｄｊｅｎｉｄｉ等的测量结果进行了比较，吻合得很好。结果表明，用３Ｄ－ＬＤＶ研究湍流是可行的     

Numerical Modeling of the Development of a Streaky Structure in a Boundary Layer at a High Freestream Turbulence Level

The disturbances generated by external turbulence in the boundary layer on a flat plate set suddenly in motion are determined. A turbulent flow calculated by direct numerical simulation is taken as the initial conditions. The solution obtained simulates the initial stage of laminar-turbulent transition in the flat-plate boundary layer at a high turbulence level in the oncoming flow. The solution makes it possible to estimate the effects of different factors, such as nonstationarity, nonlinearity, and the parameters of the freestream velocity fluctuation spectrum, on disturbance enhancement in the boundary layer.     

Transition to Turbulence in the Boundary Layer on a Plate in the Presence of a Negative Free-Stream Pressure Gradient

Transition to turbulence in the boundary layer on a flat plate is investigated numerically for an incompressible fluid flow with a given negative free-stream pressure gradient. The transition is investigated using the three-parameter turbulence model developed by the authors. The calculation results are compared with the available experimental data.     

The Effect of Wall Normal Actuation on a Turbulent Boundary Layer

In this work, a series of direct numerical simulations are conducted to study the effect of wall normal spanwise homogeneous wall actuation on a turbulent boundary layer. The moving boundary is represented by a boundary data immersion technique. A parametric study was performed, varying the actuator length, the wall normal actuation amplitude and the actuation frequency. It was found that localized actuation, relying only on wall motion instead of requiring a plenum in the case of synthetic jets, generated a net momentum flux jet affecting the flow not only in the immediate vicinity of the actuator but also for a significant distance downstream. The cases with an actuator velocity of \( u^{+}_{act}=?20.1 \) showed a particularly pronounced effect on the boundary layer and resulted in a recirculation region.     

Modeling the Effect of Freestream Turbulence on Unsteady Boundary Layer Flow

We present a new version of the two-equation turbulence model, which makes it possible to calculate continuously the entire flow range from laminar to turbulent, including transition, in the case of a time-periodic, high-turbulence-level freestream. The influence of the parameters characterizing the harmonic fluctuations of the external velocity and the freestream turbulence intensity and scale on the parameters of the flat-plate flow are analyzed. A comparison of the numerical solutions with the experimental and theoretical data indicates the possibility of describing the wall flow properties on the basis of a quasi-stationary turbulence model, as the Reynolds number varies from low to high values.     

Effect of Sudden Expansion on Entrainment and Spreading Rates of a Jet Issuing from Asymmetric Nozzles

Turbulent free jets issuing from five different nozzle geometries; smooth pipe, contracted circular, rectangular, triangular, and square, are experimentally investigated by using TSI 2-D laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) to assess the effect of nozzle geometry and quarl (i.e. a cylindrical sudden expansion) on jet entrainment and spreading. The centerline mean velocity decay and the jet half-velocity width, which are indicators of jet entrainment and spreading rates, are determined for each nozzle’s flow configuration, i.e. with and without sudden expansion. Furthermore, turbulence quantities, such as the flow mean velocities and their mean fluctuating components, as well as Reynolds shear stresses, are all measured along the centerline plane of the jet to facilitate understanding the extent of the effect of nozzle’s geometry (i.e. nozzle’s orifice shape and sudden expansion) on jet’s entrainment and spreading. The main results show that the jet flow with the presence of sudden expansion exhibits higher rates of entrainment and spreading than without. In addition, these results reveal that sudden expansion exercises a greater effect on the asymmetric jet characteristics, especially for the triangular and rectangular nozzles compared to their axisymmetric counterparts (i.e. circular contracted nozzle).     

低湍流度风洞中湍流度对平板边界层转捩影响的试验研究

本文报告了在西北工业大学壁低流度风洞中进行了平板边界层转捩试验研究的简况及初步结果，试验湍流度为０．０２％、０．１％及０．３３％，用恒温热线风速仪测量时均速度型，求得边界层沿流向的位移厚度分布，并用示波器观察速度脉动脉形变化，从而确定起始转捩点和完全转捩点位置。结果表明，转捩的规律性和国外经典结果极为吻合。     

在1.4米航空风洞中模拟大气边界层

在风洞中正确模拟大气边界层的流动特性是风工程风洞试验结果可信的必要条件,本次试验研究的目的是在短试验段的航空风洞中建立大比例的大气边界层模拟流场。通过适当的方式延长1.4m×1.4m航空风洞的试验段长度,并利用尖塔、粗糙元等边界层发生装置,在该风洞中建立了边界层流场,测量了流场的平均风速剖面、湍流强度剖面、脉动风速的自相关系数、风谱等参数,讨论了湍流积分尺度的处理和大气边界层几何模拟比例的确定,用谱拟合法和自相关系数积分法求出了湍流积分尺度。结果分析表明:试验所得流场是合理的大气边界层模拟流场,其平均风速剖面幂指数α=0.3,大气边界层模拟比例为1∶500,为后续的建筑物模型动态风荷载试验提供了前提条件。     

Turbulent Structure of a Gas-Liquid Impinging Jet

The turbulent structure of a submerged axisymmetric impinging jet containing small gas bubbles is studied experimentally under conditions of periodic external excitation. On the basis of measuring the surface-friction pulsatory component in the jet impinging on an obstacle, the effect of the suppression of large-scale eddies at large gas volume fractions is registered. The conditions of resonant growth of coherent structures and the suppression of wide-band turbulence are determined for both the single-phase and the two-phase impinging jet. An analysis of the development of different pulsatory friction components in the impinging-jet gradient region is presented.     

金属丝壁面加热湍流标度律的实验研究

通过在固壁表面的平板湍流边界层沿流向平行放置若干通电加热的金属细丝,在平板表面形成沿展向周期性分布的温度场,利用该温度场引起的空气热对流,在湍流边界层近壁区域产生一组沿湍流边界层展向周期分布的流向涡结构。对壁湍流小尺度结构标度律统计特性的研究表明,金属丝加热后形成的规则流向涡结构将壁湍流各种尺度湍涡结构不规则的脉动有序地组织起来,增强了湍流小尺度结构的层次结构相似性,减小了壁湍流中小尺度结构的间歇性和奇异性,抑制了壁湍流中奇异的湍涡结构。     

Effect of the Streamwise Component of the Vorticity Formed in a Turbulent Jet Source on the Acoustic Characteristics of the Jet

The results of an experimental study of the effects of different nozzle heads on turbulent jet noise are analyzed. A configuration of four cylindrical heads, tabbed heads, and chevron nozzles are considered and the decreases in the acoustic-mechanical efficiency of the jet (acoustic power reduction) for jets exposed to different modes of action are compared.It is shown that the effects of tabbed and cylindrical heads, as well as of chevrons, share a common property which is associated with the occurrence of vorticity in the jet source and can be described on the basis of a unified criterion characterizing the action on both the jet flow structure and the jet noise.     

Simulation of the Effect of the Freestream Turbulence Parameters on the Boundary Layer of a Curvilinear Airfoil

Modified variants of differential turbulence models which make it possible continuously to calculate both the entire flow region with laminar, transition and turbulent regimes and local low Reynolds number zones are proposed for investigating the flow and heat transfer in the boundary layers developing in compressible gas flow past curvilinear airfoils. The effect of the intensity and scale of free-stream turbulence and their variability along the outer boundary layer edge, as well as the combined action of the turbulence intensity and the streamwise pressure gradient in flow past blade profiles, on the heat transfer and near-wall turbulence characteristics is analyzed. The numerical results are compared with experimental and theoretical data.     

Flow Regimes of Interaction of a Turbulent Plane Jet into a Rectangular Cavity: Experimental Approach and Numerical Modelling

The present work is devoted to the experimental and numerical study ofthe interaction of a turbulent plane jet with a rectangular cavity.Several flow regimes have been found to occur: the non-oscillationregime, the stable oscillation regime and an unstable oscillationregime. The first two regimes have been particularly considered. Theexperimental study has been carried out using hot wire anemometry andsome visualisations. The numerical predictions based on statisticalmodelling have been made using on the one hand the standard k– model and on the other hand a two-scales split spectrum model. The structuralproperties of the flow have been described for the different situations.For the oscillatory regime, a parametrical study allowed to determinethe influence of the jet exit location and the Reynolds number on thefrequency of the jet flapping. The one point closures have been able topredict the oscillatory regime, and in particular the two-scales modelled to improved results because better account is taken of lag effectsin unsteady non-equilibrium situations.