Laminar drag reduction in surfactant-contaminated superhydrophobic channels

DOI10.1017/JFM.2023.264arXiv2209.04834OpenAlexW4376646747MaRDI QIDQ6044962FDOQ6044962

Authors: Samuel D. Tomlinson, Frédéric Gibou, P. Luzzatto-Fegiz, Fernando Temprano-Coleto, Oliver E. Jensen, Julien R. Landel 

Publication date: 25 May 2023

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: While superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) show promise for drag reduction applications, their performance can be compromised by traces of surfactant, which generate Marangoni stresses that increase drag. This question is addressed for soluble surfactant in a three-dimensional laminar channel flow, with periodic SHSs on both walls. We assume that diffusion is sufficiently strong for cross-channel concentration gradients to be small. Exploiting a long-wave theory that accounts for a rapid transverse Marangoni-driven flow, we derive a one-dimensional model for surfactant evolution, which allows us to predict the drag reduction across the parameter space. The system exhibits multiple regimes, involving competition between Marangoni effects, bulk and interfacial diffusion, advection and shear dispersion. We map out asymptotic regions in the high-dimensional parameter space, deriving approximations of the drag reduction in each region and comparing them to numerical simulations. Our atlas of maps provides a comprehensive analytical guide for designing surfactant-contaminated channels with SHSs, to maximise the drag reduction in applications.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04834

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zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic solutionMarangoni stressbulk diffusioninterfacial diffusionthree-dimensional transport equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free convection (76R10) Diffusion (76R50) Flow control and optimization for incompressible viscous fluids (76D55) Asymptotic methods, singular perturbations applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M45)

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