Herein is introduced the mechanism for active control influencing the generation of the near-wall streamwise vortices,which are closely related to the production of high skin friction in wall-bounded turbulent flows.A...Herein is introduced the mechanism for active control influencing the generation of the near-wall streamwise vortices,which are closely related to the production of high skin friction in wall-bounded turbulent flows.A new opposition control scheme with adjusting control amplitude is proposed and evaluated in turbulent channel flow by direct numerical simulations.The maximum drag reduction rate can be greatly enhanced by the strengthened control.Finally the effectiveness of the control to the coherent structures at high Reynolds numbers is investigated by using a linear transient growth model.展开更多
In this article,we review the recent progress in active control of a turbulent boundary layer for skin-friction drag reduction.Near-wall coherent structures,which are closely associated with large skin-friction drag a...In this article,we review the recent progress in active control of a turbulent boundary layer for skin-friction drag reduction.Near-wall coherent structures,which are closely associated with large skin-friction drag and are thus often the target to be manipulated,are discussed briefly,providing a rationale of various control strategies.Open-and closed-loop controls are extensively reviewed,largely focusing on techniques and drag-reduction mechanisms.Finally,some concluding remarks are given.展开更多
基金Tsupported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10925210 and 11132005)
文摘Herein is introduced the mechanism for active control influencing the generation of the near-wall streamwise vortices,which are closely related to the production of high skin friction in wall-bounded turbulent flows.A new opposition control scheme with adjusting control amplitude is proposed and evaluated in turbulent channel flow by direct numerical simulations.The maximum drag reduction rate can be greatly enhanced by the strengthened control.Finally the effectiveness of the control to the coherent structures at high Reynolds numbers is investigated by using a linear transient growth model.
基金supported by the Research Grants Council of HKSAR (Grant No. PolyU 5350/10E)
文摘In this article,we review the recent progress in active control of a turbulent boundary layer for skin-friction drag reduction.Near-wall coherent structures,which are closely associated with large skin-friction drag and are thus often the target to be manipulated,are discussed briefly,providing a rationale of various control strategies.Open-and closed-loop controls are extensively reviewed,largely focusing on techniques and drag-reduction mechanisms.Finally,some concluding remarks are given.
