MECHANISM OF WALL TURBULENCE IN BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW

DOI10.1142/S0217984909018643zbMATH Open1173.76016arXiv0811.1407OpenAlexW2037080321MaRDI QIDQ3630962FDOQ3630962

Authors: Hua-Shu Dou, Boo Cheong Khoo 

Publication date: 5 June 2009

Published in: Modern Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The energy gradient method is used to analyze the turbulent generation in the transition boundary layer flow. It is found that the maximum of the energy gradient function occurs at the wall for the Blasius boundary layer flow. At this location under a sufficiently high Reynolds number, even a low level of free-stream disturbance can cause the turbulent transition and sustain the flow to be in a state of turbulence. This is an excellent explanation of the physics of self-sustenance of wall turbulence. The mechanism of receptivity for boundary layer flow can also be understood from the energy gradient criterion. That is, the free-stream disturbance can propagate towards the wall by the "energy gradient" process to cause turbulent transition, and the transition point in boundary layer can be moved forward towards the leading edge when the level of external disturbance increases.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0811.1407

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zbMATH Keywords

receptivityBlasius boundary layerself-sustenanceenergy gradient method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Boundary-layer theory, separation and reattachment, higher-order effects (76D10) Transition to turbulence (76F06)

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