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A new perspective on skin-friction contributions in adverse-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers
Johannes Kepler Univ Linz, Dept Particulate Flow Modelling, A-4040 Linz, Austria..
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Acoustics.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4109-0009
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Acoustics. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Centres, Linné Flow Center, FLOW.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7195-1650
Keio Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Yokohama 2238522, Japan..
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2023 (English)In: International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, ISSN 0142-727X, E-ISSN 1879-2278, Vol. 101, article id 109117Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

For adverse-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers, the study of integral skin-friction contributions still poses significant challenges. Beyond questions related to the integration boundaries and the derivation procedure, which have been thoroughly investigated in the literature, an important issue is how different terms should be aggregated. The nature of these flows, which exhibit significant in-homogeneity in the streamwise direction, usually results in cancellation between several contributions with high absolute values. We propose a formulation of the identity derived by Fukagata et al. (2002), which we obtained from the convective form of the governing equations. A new skin-friction contribution is defined, considering wall-tangential convection and pressure gradient together. This contribution is related to the evolution of the dynamic pressure in the mean flow. The results of the decomposition are examined for a broad range of pressure-gradient conditions and different flow-control strategies. We found that the new formulation of the identity allows to readily identify the different regimes of near-equilibrium conditions and approaching separation. It also provides a more effective description of control effects. A similar aggregation between convection and pressure-gradient terms is also possible for any other decomposition where in-homogeneity contributions are considered explicitly.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2023. Vol. 101, article id 109117
Keywords [en]
Turbulent boundary layers, Adverse pressure gradients, Skin friction
National Category
Fluid Mechanics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-326056DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2023.109117ISI: 000952242400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149273522OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-326056DiVA, id: diva2:1752902
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Available from: 2023-04-25 Created: 2023-04-25 Last updated: 2025-02-09Bibliographically approved
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2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Alternative title[sv]
Vingar, turbulenta gränsskikt och avlösning
Abstract [en]

The present doctoral thesis investigates the turbulent flow developing around wing sections, focusing on the impact of adverse-pressure-gradient (APG) conditions on turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) and the physics of flow separation. Both experimental and numerical methods are employed to generate high-fidelity data sets and provide an in-depth analysis of the flow.

The first objective of this thesis is the development of a comprehensive database for the flow around a NACA 4412 wing profile. For this purpose, adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is used together with the spectral-element method code Nek5000. With AMR, high-resolution Large Eddy Simulations (LES) are conducted at various Reynolds numbers (Rec = 2×105, 4×105 and 1×106) and angles of attack (AoA=5°, 8°, 11°, 14°), which were previously unattainable. The effect that strong APGs have on TBLs developing around a wing section is assessed through the collection of statistics and time series. The results demonstrate the influence of APG conditions on both the mean and variance profiles of velocity, and on the distribution and production of turbulence energy within the TBL. Additionally, the connection of APG TBLs with flow separation is explored through the development of an in-situ identification and tracking algorithm, tightly integrated into Nek5000. Our findings show that, in contrast to canonical flows, backflow events in TBLs under strong APGs extensively merge to form larger structures that grow exponentially in size, eventually leading to significant flow separation near the wing’s trailing edge.

Furthermore, a wind-tunnel experimental campaign is conducted to validate and extend the numerical results. Pressure, wall-shear stress and velocity measurements were carried out in the MTL wind tunnel at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The study also scrutinizes measurement methodologies for APG TBLs, examining uncertainties in skin-friction determination and the impact of hot-wire probe lengths on velocity variance profiles.

Finally, a study based on Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) simulations, utilizing high-fidelity data for validation, is performed to assess the optimization of flow-control schemes based on blowing and suction. This study, later extended to a transonic airfoil, showcases Bayesian optimization (BO) as an efficient method for computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based optimization problems.

Abstract [sv]

Denna doktorsavhandling undersöker det turbulenta flödet runt vingsektioner, med fokus på effekten av negativa tryckgradienter (APG) på turbulenta gränsskikt (TBL) och fysiken bakom avlösning. Både experimentella och numeriska metoder används för att generera data och genomföra en noggrant analys av flödet.

Det första målet med avhandlingen är att utveckla en omfattande databas för flödet runt en NACA 4412 vingprofil. För detta ändamål används adaptiv nätförfining (AMR) i det spektralelementbaserade programmet Nek5000. Med AMR genomförs väggupplösta large-eddy simuleringar (LES) vid olika Reynoldstal (Rec = 2×105, 4×105 och 1×106) och anfallsvinklar (AoA=5°, 8°, 11°, 14°), vilka tidigare varit ouppnåeliga. Effekten av den starka negativa tryckgradienten på TBL som utvecklas runt vingsektionen bedöms genom insamling av statistik och tidsserier. Resultaten visar på APG:s påverkan på både medel- och variansprofiler för hastighet, samt på fördelning och produktion av turbulenta energien inom TBL. Dessutom utforskas sambandet mellan APG TBL och avlösning genom utveckling av en in-situ identifierings- och spårningsalgoritm, integrerad i Nek5000. Våra resultat visar att negativa hastigheter händelser i TBL under starka APG interagerar betydligt med varandra, sammanflätar och bildar större strukturer som ökar exponentiellt i storlek, och så småningom leder till betydande avlösning nära vingens bakkant. 

Dessutom genomförs en experimentkampanj i vindtunnel för att validera och utöka de numeriska resultaten. Mätningar av tryck, väggskjuvspänning och hastighet utförs i MTL vindtunneln vid KTH Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. Studien granskar också mätmetoder för APG TBL, undersöker osäkerheter i bestämningen av väggskjuvspänning samt effekterna av längden på varmtrådprober på mätprofiler för hastighetsvarians.

Slutligen utförs en RANS-studie, där högupplösta data används för validering, för att bedöma optimering av flödeskontrollmetoder baserade på blåsning och sugning. Denna studie, som senare utvidgas till ett transoniskt vingprofil, visar på Bayesiansk optimering som en effektiv metod för CFD (computational fluid dynamics)-baserade optimeringsproblem.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2024. p. 101
Series
TRITA-SCI-FOU ; 2024-03
Keywords
Wings, turbulent boundary layers, adverse pressure gradients, flow separation, numerical simulations, wind-tunnel experiments, flow control., Vingar, turbulenta gränsskikt, negativa tryckgradienter, avlösning, numeriska simuleringar, vindtunnel-experiment, flow control
National Category
Fluid Mechanics
Research subject
Aerospace Engineering; Engineering Mechanics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-342447 (URN)978-91-8040-827-1 (ISBN)
Public defence
2024-02-16, F3, Lindstedtsvägen 26, Stockholm, 10:15 (English)
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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
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