Drag reduction in channel flow by traveling wave-like surface heating/cooling

Hiroya Mamori, Koji Fukagata, Shinnosuke Obi, Jerome Hœpffner

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Abstract

Reduction of skin-friction drag in a channel flow by traveling wave-like surface heating/cooling is investigated by means of linear analysis and direct numerical simulation. The linear analysis reveals that a downstream traveling wave can reduce the skin-friction drag. Due to non-quadrature between the streamwise and the wall-normal velocity disturbances induced by the buoyancy force, negative Reynolds shear stress is created in the regions near the walls, which contributes to the skin-friction drag reduction. The direct numerical simulation shows that a traveling wave at a high wavenumber slightly reduces the friction drag in a fully developed turbulent channel flow. The velocity fluctuations and the Reynolds shear stress are slightly attenuated by this control. The friction drag increases for larger magnitudes and lower wavenumbers of the traveling waves. Non-zero mean temperature profile is created due to the turbulent heat flux induced by the control.

Original languageEnglish
Pages581-586
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event6th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2009 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2009 Jun 222009 Jun 24

Other

Other6th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, TSFP 2009
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period09/6/2209/6/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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