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Turbulent Boundary Layer Control via a Streamwise Travelling Wave Induced by an External Force |
| QIN Tong, GAO Peng, LIU Nan-Sheng, LU Xi-Yun |
| Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027 |
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QIN Tong, GAO Peng, LIU Nan-Sheng et al 2008 Chin. Phys. Lett. 25 3700-3703 |
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Abstract Turbulent boundary layer control via a streamwise travelling wave is investigated based on direct numerical simulation of an incompressible turbulent channel flow. The streamwise travelling wave is induced on one side wall of the channel by a spanwise external force, e.g., Lorenz force, which is confined in the viscous sublayer. As the control strategy used in this study has never been examined, we pay our attention to its efficiency of drag control. It is revealed that the propagating direction of the travelling wave, i.e., the downstream or upstream propagating direction with respect to the streamwise flow, has an important role on the drag control, leading to a significant drag reduction or enhancement for the parameters considered. The coherent structures of turbulent boundary layer are altered and the underlying mechanisms are analysed. The results obtained provide physical insight into the understanding of turbulent boundary layer control.
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Received: 14 April 2008
Published: 26 September 2008
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(Turbulence simulation and modeling)
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(Turbulence control)
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