Effect of Freestream Velocity on the Three-Dimensional Separated Flow Region in Front of a Cylinder

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Eckerle ◽  
J. K. Awad
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Cylinder Surface ◽  
Separation Region ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Freestream Velocity ◽  
Displacement Thickness

Details of the horseshoe vortex formation around a cylinder were studied to determine the flow parameters that affect the flow separation in front of the cylinder. An experimental setup consisting of a circular cylinder vertically mounted on the floor of the wind tunnel test section was assembled. The approaching turbulent boundary layer was four centimeters thick. Pressures were measured on the cylinder surface and the tunnel floor with surface static pressure taps. Surface flow visualizations were accomplished to locate singlar points and the size of separation region on the endwall surface. Interior mean and fluctuating velocity data and Reynolds stresses in front of the cylinder were nonintrusively measured with a two-component Laser Doppler Anemometer system. Freestream stagnation at the endwall/cylinder surface occurred in all cases, but two types of separation were identified in this investigation. The flow pattern in the separation region depends on the freestream momentum and the boundary layer displacement thickness. A large-scale fully developed vortex was formed in the plane of symmetry for low approaching freestream velocities. A fully developed vortex was not present at higher approach velocities. Maximum production of turbulent kinetic energy was measured around the core of the vortex when fully formed.

Aerodynamic Characteristics of Asymmetric Bluff Bodies

2008 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Hu ◽  
Y. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Bluff Body ◽  
Laser Doppler Anemometry ◽  
Vortex Formation ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Bluff Bodies ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Freestream Velocity ◽  
Drag And Lift ◽  
Particle Imaging ◽  
Visualization Techniques

The wake of asymmetric bluff bodies was experimentally measured using particle imaging velocimetry, laser Doppler anemometry, load cell, hotwire, and flow visualization techniques at Re=2600–8500 based on the freestream velocity and the characteristic height of the bluff bodies. Asymmetry is produced by rounding some corners of a square cylinder and leaving others unrounded. It is found that, with increasing corner radius, the flow reversal region is expanded, and the vortex formation length is prolonged. Accordingly, the vortex shedding frequency increases and the base pressure rises, resulting in a reduction in the mean drag as well as the fluctuating drag and lift. It is further found that, while the asymmetric cross section of the cylinder causes the wake centerline to shift toward the sharp corner side of the bluff body, the wake remains globally symmetric about the shifted centerline. The near wake of asymmetric bluff bodies is characterized in detail, including the Reynolds stresses, characteristic velocity, and length scale, and is further compared with that of the symmetric ones.

scholarly journals Instability and Transition of a Boundary Layer over a Backward-Facing Step

Fluids ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ming Teng ◽  
Ugo Piomelli
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Velocity Distribution ◽  
Adverse Pressure Gradient ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Transition To Turbulence ◽  
Recirculation Region ◽  
Backward Facing Step ◽  
Freestream Velocity ◽  
Displacement Thickness

The development of secondary instabilities in a boundary layer over a backward-facing step is investigated numerically. Two step heights are considered, h/δo*=0.5 and 1.0 (where δo* is the displacement thickness at the step location), in addition to a reference flat-plate case. A case with a realistic freestream-velocity distribution is also examined. A controlled K-type transition is initiated using a narrow ribbon upstream of the step, which generates small and monochromatic perturbations by periodic blowing and suction. A well-resolved direct numerical simulation is performed. The step height and the imposed freestream-velocity distribution exert a significant influence on the transition process. The results for the h/δo*=1.0 case exhibit a rapid transition primarily due to the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability downstream of step; non-linear interactions already occur within the recirculation region, and the initial symmetry and periodicity of the flow are lost by the middle stage of transition. In contrast, case h/δo*=0.5 presents a transition road map in which transition occurs far downstream of the step, and the flow remains spatially symmetric and temporally periodic until the late stage of transition. A realistic freestream-velocity distribution (which induces an adverse pressure gradient) advances the onset of transition to turbulence, but does not fundamentally modify the flow features observed in the zero-pressure gradient case. Considering the budgets of the perturbation kinetic energy, both the step and the induced pressure-gradient increase, rather than modify, the energy transfer.

A ‘turbulent spot’ in an axisymmetric free shear layer. Part 1

1980 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sokolov ◽  
A. K. M. F. Hussain ◽  
S. J. Kleis ◽  
Z. D. Husain
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mixing Layer ◽  
Streamwise Velocity ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Free Shear Layer ◽  
Turbulent Spot ◽  
Air Jet ◽  
Phase Average

A three-dimensional ‘turbulent spot’ has been induced in the axisymmetric free mixing layer of a 12.7 cm diameter air jet by a spark generated at the nozzle boundary layer upstream of the exit. The spot coherent-structure signature, buried in the large-amplitude random fluctuating signal, has been educed at three downstream stations within the apparent self-preserving region of the mixing layer (i.e. x/D = 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5) at the jet exit speed of 20 ms−1. The eduction has been performed through digital phase averaging of the spot signature from 200 realizations. In order to reduce the effect of the turbulence-induced jitter on the phase average, individual filtered signal arrays were optimally time-aligned through an iterative process of cross-correlation of each realization with the ensemble average. Further signal enhancement was achieved through rejection of realizations requiring excessive time shifts for alignment. The number of iterations required and the fraction of realizations rejected progressively increase with the downstream distance and the radial position.The mixing-layer spot is a large-scale elongated structure spanning the entire width of the layer but does not appear to exhibit a self-similar shape. The dynamics of the mixing-layer spot and its eduction are more complicated than those of the boundary-layer spot. The spot initially moves downstream essentially at a uniform speed across the mixing layer, but further downstream it accelerates on the high-speed side and decelerates on the low-speed side. This paper discusses the data acquisition and processing techniques and the results based on the streamwise velocity signals. Phase average distributions of vorticity, pseudo-streamlines, coherent and background Reynolds stresses and further dynamics of the spot are presented in part 2 (Hussain, Kleis & Sokolov 1980).

Experimental study of negatively buoyant finite-size particles in a turbulent boundary layer up to dense regimes

2019 ◽  
Vol 866 ◽  
pp. 598-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia J. Baker ◽  
Filippo Coletti
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Outer Region ◽  
Finite Size ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Volume Fractions

We experimentally investigate the two-phase interplay in an open-channel turbulent boundary layer laden with finite-size particles at global volume fractions between 4 and 25 %. The working fluid (water) and the dispersed phase (hydrogel spheres) have closely matched refractive indices, allowing us to measure the properties of both phases using particle image velocimetry and particle tracking velocimetry, respectively. The particles have a diameter of approximately 9 % of the channel depth and are slightly denser than the fluid. The negative buoyancy causes a strong vertical concentration gradient, characterized by discrete and closely spaced particle layers parallel to the wall. Even at the lowest considered volume fractions, the near-wall fluid velocity and velocity gradients are strongly reduced, with large mean shear throughout most of the channel height. This indicates that the local effective viscosity of the suspension is greatly increased due to the friction between particle layers sliding over one another. The particles consistently lag the fluid and leave their footprint on its mean and fluctuating velocity profiles. The turbulent activity is damped near the wall, where the nearly packed particles disrupt and suppress large-scale turbulent fluctuations and redistribute some of the kinetic energy to smaller scales. On the other hand, in the outer region of the flow where the local particle concentration is low, the mean shear produces strong Reynolds stresses, with enhanced sweeps and ejections and frequent swirling events.

Direct numerical simulation of the turbulent boundary layer over a cube-roughened wall

2011 ◽  
Vol 669 ◽  
pp. 397-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAE HWA LEE ◽  
HYUNG JIN SUNG ◽  
PER-ÅGE KROGSTAD
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulation ◽  
Outer Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Roughness Height ◽  
Wall Region ◽  
Momentum Thickness ◽  
Reynolds Stresses

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a spatially developing turbulent boundary layer (TBL) over a wall roughened with regularly arrayed cubes was performed to investigate the effects of three-dimensional (3-D) surface elements on the properties of the TBL. The cubes were staggered in the downstream direction and periodically arranged in the streamwise and spanwise directions with pitches of px/k = 8 and pz/k = 2, where px and pz are the streamwise and spanwise spacings of the cubes and k is the roughness height. The Reynolds number based on the momentum thickness was varied in the range Reθ = 300−1300, and the roughness height was k = 1.5θin, where θin is the momentum thickness at the inlet, which corresponds to k/δ = 0.052–0.174 from the inlet to the outlet; δ is the boundary layer thickness. The characteristics of the TBL over the 3-D cube-roughened wall were compared with the results from a DNS of the TBL over a two-dimensional (2-D) rod-roughened wall. The introduction of cube roughness affected the turbulent Reynolds stresses not only in the roughness sublayer but also in the outer layer. The present instantaneous flow field and linear stochastic estimations of the conditional averaging showed that the streaky structures in the near-wall region and the low-momentum regions and hairpin packets in the outer layer are dominant features in the TBLs over the 2-D and 3-D rough walls and that these features are significantly affected by the surface roughness throughout the entire boundary layer. In the outer layer, however, it was shown that the large-scale structures over the 2-D and 3-D roughened walls have similar characteristics, which indicates that the dimensional difference between the surfaces with 2-D and 3-D roughness has a negligible effect on the turbulence statistics and coherent structures of the TBLs.

scholarly journals Turbulent separation upstream of a forward-facing step

2013 ◽  
Vol 724 ◽  
pp. 284-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Pearson ◽  
P. J. Goulart ◽  
B. Ganapathisubramani
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Separation Region ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Displacement Thickness ◽  
Forward Facing Step

AbstractThe turbulent flow over a forward-facing step is studied using two-dimensional time-resolved particle image velocimetry. The structure and behaviour of the separation region in front of the step is investigated using conditional averages based on the area of reverse flow present. The relation between the position of the upstream separation and the two-dimensional shape of the separation region is presented. It is shown that when of ‘closed’ form, the separation region can become unstable resulting in the ejection of fluid over the corner of the step. The separation region is shown to grow simultaneously in both the wall-normal and streamwise directions, to a point where the maximum extent of the upstream position of separation is limited by the accompanying transfer of mass over the step corner. The conditional averages are traced backwards in time to identify the average behaviour of the boundary-layer displacement thickness leading up to such events. It is shown that these ejections are preceded by the convection of low-velocity regions from upstream, resulting in a three-dimensional interaction within the separation region. The size of the low-velocity regions, and the time scale at which the separation region fluctuates, is shown to be consistent with the large boundary layer structures observed in the literature. Instances of a highly suppressed separation region are accompanied by a steady increase in velocity in the upstream boundary layer.

Flow Physics of a Race Car Wing With Vortex Generators in Ground Effect

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Kuya ◽  
Kenji Takeda ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Scott Beeton ◽  
Ted Pandaleon
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Vortex Generator ◽  
Ground Effect ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Vortex Generators ◽  
Separation Control ◽  
Race Car ◽  
Horseshoe Vortices ◽  
Large Scale Vortex

This paper experimentally investigates the use of vortex generators for separation control on an inverted wing in ground effect using off-surface flow measurements and surface flow visualization. A typical racing car wing geometry is tested in a rolling road wind tunnel over a wide range of incidences and ride heights. Rectangular vane type of sub-boundary layer and large-scale vortex generators are attached to the suction surface, comprising counter-rotating and corotating configurations. The effects of both device height and spacing are examined. The counter-rotating sub-boundary layer vortex generators and counter-rotating large-scale vortex generators suppress the flow separation at the center of each device pair, while the counter-rotating large-scale vortex generators induce horseshoe vortices between each device where the flow is separated. The corotating sub-boundary layer vortex generators tested here show little evidence of separation control. Increasing the spacing of the counter-rotating sublayer vortex generator induces significant horseshoe vortices, comparable to those seen in the counter-rotating large-scale vortex generator case. Wake surveys show significant spanwise variance behind the wing equipped with the counter-rotating large-scale vortex generators, while the counter-rotating sub-boundary layer vortex generator configuration shows a relatively small variance in the spanwise direction. The flow characteristics revealed here suggest that counter-rotating sub-boundary layer vortex generators can provide effective separation control for race car wings in ground effect.

Phase-Locked PIV Measurement in the Wake of Model Wind Turbines Under Various Inflow Conditions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Green ◽  
Leonardo P. Chamorro ◽  
Roger E. Arndt ◽  
Fotis Sotiropoulos ◽  
Jian Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Turbulent Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Reynolds Stresses ◽  
Turbulence Statistics ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Tip Vortices ◽  
Piv Measurement

This paper focuses on understanding correlative interactions between boundary layer flow structures and the resultant unsteady wake of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) model. Phase-locked Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is employed to measure turbulence statistics such as velocity, turbulence intensity, shear stress, vorticity, and to subsequently identify large-scale coherent flow structures. In the first stage, phase-lock experiments were performed under free-stream flow conditions. Ten consecutive downstream locations up to six rotor diameters from the turbine are captured. Ensemble averaged velocity and vorticity fields reveal that while the identity of tip vortices are maintained over five rotor diameters downstream of the turbine, their strength decays exponentially. When the turbine is placed in the wake of other units, the vortical structures exhibit a rapid decay in both coherence and strength and substantially suppress the wake-vortex and vortex-vortex interactions, playing an important role in the wake recovery. These observations inspire the current investigation using low-speed phase-locked PIV Interactions among the near wall flow structures in a turbulent boundary layer, hub and tip vortices will be investigated in this paper. The model turbine has a 0.108 m hub height, rotor diameter of 0.128 m and tip speed ratio of 4. It is located in a wind tunnel under nearly zero-pressure-gradient and thermally neutrally stratified conditions. A tripped turbulent boundary layer generated by a picket fence located at the inlet has a boundary layer thickness, δ, of 0.55∼0.6 m. Measurements are performed at Re = 3×105, 4×105, and 12 × 105.. To achieve sufficient spatial resolution, two measurement fields are taken at each stream-wise location to cover upper and lower half of the turbines. Measurements locations extend ten diameters downstream. Robust turbulence statistics, such as velocity fluctuations, Reynolds stresses, full budget of turbulent kinetic energy, are computed from large dataset, totaling 400 GBytes.

The Effect of Hub Inlet Boundary Layer Skewing on the Endwall Shear Flow in an Annular Turbine Cascade

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Bindon
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Inlet Section ◽  
Turbine Cascade ◽  
Suction Surface ◽  
Pressure Surface ◽  
Displacement Thickness ◽  
Real Machine

The inner annulus endwall boundary layer between the blades was examined experimentally in an annular turbine cascade for conditions of inlet boundary layer skewing similar to that in a real machine and for the collateral inlet as in all cascade tests. Skewing was introduced by rotating the hub ahead of the cascade. The slot created ahead of the cascade by the rotating hub caused major changes in the endwall surface flow visualization patterns seen as compared to an uninterrupted inlet section. Skewing did not alter the basic pattern except to increase the surface crossflow angles. Traverses taken at 15 points between the blades showed a sharp thickening followed by sharp thinning of the boundary layer near the pressure surface leading edge. The overall distribution of displacement thickness was not greatly influenced by skewing and generally showed a thicker layer near the suction surface and an extremely thin layer near the pressure surface at exit. Skewing increased significantly the amount of fluid involved in crossflow. While surface crossflow angles were everywhere greater with increasing inlet skewing, the increases were more marked in the mid to upper reaches of the shear layer. Loss profiles near the inlet showed the presence of high energy fluid near the surface but near the exit skewed and collateral profiles were more similar.

scholarly journals Influence of Tip-Clearance, Aspect Ratio, Blade Loading, and Inlet Boundary Layer on Secondary Losses in Compressor Cascades

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Hübner ◽  
Leonhard Fottner
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Flow Angle ◽  
Blade Loading ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Displacement Thickness

Within the scope of a compressor research program on endwall flows a highly loaded linear compressor cascade of NACA 65 profiles was investigated. Detailed study of the three-dimensional flow field was carried out for three different cases of tip-clearance including zero clearance with a variation of blade loading, blade height, and inlet boundary layer thickness. Using a small five hole probe measurements have been performed inside and downstream of the blade passage. Additional information about the formation and development of the passage and tip-clearance vortices is obtained from static pressure tappings at midspan and on the endwall, and a surface flow visualization technique. The cascade performance is presented in terms of turning angle and loss coefficient. It is found that in addition to the frequently investigated effects of tip-clearance and blade loading, the displacement thickness of the inlet boundary layer has a significant influence on the radial distribution of the losses and the outlet angle. However, the overall loss behavior remains almost unaffected by the inlet boundary layer. Only for low values of the aspect ratio around one, zero tip-clearance, and high values of incidence the influence of the aspect ratio becomes important. In this case the endwall flow regions from both blade ends are linked. The experimental results provide an extended basis for the improvement of the known correlations on aerodynamic losses and flow angle deviation as well as for the validation of 3D-Navier-Stokes calculations. An improved approach for loss correlations is presented in this paper.

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