Active boundary layer tripping using oscillatory vorticity generator

Tal Yehoshua*, Avi Seifert

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Abstract

The evolution of a train of vortex pairs ejected from a slot into a Blasius boundary layer was studied experimentally, with the aim of active boundary layer tripping. The excitation was directed upstream or downstream, at a shallow angle, or perpendicular to the surface. Vorticity, circulation, trajectories and convection speeds were calculated and used to describe the vortices' evolution. Intermittency, spectra and mean velocity profiles of the forced boundary layer were measured. It was found that shallow downstream directed excitation is very effective for promoting transition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSixth IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages335-340
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781402034596
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Publication series

NameFluid Mechanics and its Applications
Volume78
ISSN (Print)0926-5112

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation

    Keywords

    • Actuators
    • Flow control
    • Laminar boundary layer
    • Oscillatory vorticity generators
    • Transition
    • Turbulence

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