Stability enhancement by boundary control in 2-D channel flow (Q4540237)

Stabilization of the parabolic equilibrium profile for a viscous incompressible fluid flow in a two-dimensional (2-D) channel is considered. The control of channel flow was previously considered in various papers, where feedback laws based on linear optimal control implemented by wall-normal actuation was applied. In this paper, in order to achieve global Lyapunov stabilization, a feedback law is applied making use of tangential actuation and only local measurements of wall shear stress, which allows one to embed the feedback in microelectromechanical systems hardware. This feedback is shown to guarantee global stability in at least the \(H^2\) norm, which by Sobolev's embedding theorem implies continuity in space and time of both the flow field and the control. Theoretical results are limited to low values of Reynolds number, however, simulations are presented that demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed feedback for values several orders of magnitude higher.