Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
2009-10-31
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
Steady forcing at the wall of a channel flow is studied via DNS to assess its ability of yielding reductions of turbulent friction drag. The wall forcing consists of a stationary distribution of spanwise velocity that alternates in the streamwise direction. The idea behind the forcing builds upon the existing technique of the spanwise wall oscillation, and exploits the convective nature of the flow to achieve an unsteady interaction with turbulence. The analysis takes advantage of the equivalent laminar flow, that is solved analytically to show that the energetic cost of the forcing is unaffected by turbulence. In a turbulent flow, the alternate forcing is found to behave similarly to the oscillating wall; in particular an optimal wavelength is found that yields a maximal reduction of turbulent drag. The energetic performance is significantly improved, with more than 50% of maximum friction saving at large intensities of the forcing, and a net energetic saving of 23% for smaller intensities. Such a steady, wall-based forcing may pave the way to passively interacting with the turbulent flow to achieve drag reduction through a suitable distribution of roughness, designed to excite a selected streamwise wavelength.
Luchini Paolo
Quadrio Maurizio
Viotti Claudio
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