Wang, Cong and Gharib, Morteza (2020) Effect of the dynamic slip boundary condition on the near-wall turbulent boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 901 . Art. No. A11. ISSN 0022-1120. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.514. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20200917-145619942
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Abstract
The manipulation of near-wall turbulent structures in a turbulent boundary layer (TBL) is an effective way to reduce the turbulent frictional drag. This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of a novel approach for the manipulation of near-wall structures in a TBL with Reynolds number (R_eθ) set to 1200. The manipulation is achieved by employing a sustainable wall-attached air-film array. The static and dynamic interface configuration of the air film can be modulated, which generates a dynamic slip boundary condition. For modulation frequencies within the TBL receptivity, this approach shows that it can effectively modify the TBL near-wall velocity/vorticity field. For a typical modulation frequency of 50 Hz, the near-wall mean streamwise velocity decreases and the wall-normal velocity increases when compared to the canonical flat plate TBL. The mean transverse vorticity is suppressed in the near-wall region and its peak is ‘pushed’ outward away from the wall. In the vicinity of modulated air-film array, the phase-locked velocity/vorticity field demonstrates harmonic motions such as a Stokes-type oscillatory motion. The distribution of shear stresses indicates suppressed momentum transfer toward the wall. Estimation of the wall skin friction via the Clauser chart method indicates a reduction of the wall skin friction up to 40 % in the downstream region of the air-film array. A control volume analysis shows that the TBL gains a significant amount of momentum over the oscillating air films, which suggests that the oscillating air film acts like a source of momentum. This pumping effect could potentially explain the observed wall skin friction reduction effect.
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Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. Received 3 November 2019; revised 11 May 2020; accepted 13 June 2020. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2020. This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research under grant no. N00014-15-1-2479. C.W. was supported by the Stanback fellowship at GALCIT, Caltech. The authors appreciate the communication and discussion with Professor G.L. Brown. The authors report no conflict of interest. | ||||||
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Subject Keywords: | turbulence control, turbulent boundary layers, drag reduction | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1017/jfm.2020.514 | ||||||
Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20200917-145619942 | ||||||
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Official Citation: | Wang, C., & Gharib, M. (2020). Effect of the dynamic slip boundary condition on the near-wall turbulent boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 901, A11. doi:10.1017/jfm.2020.514 | ||||||
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Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||
Deposited On: | 17 Sep 2020 23:37 | ||||||
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