Delaying transition to turbulence by a passive mechanism

J.H.M. Fransson 1 A. Talamelli 1, 2 L. Brandt 1 Carlo Cossu 3, *
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1 KTH Mechanics, SE-10044, Stockholm, Sweden
2 II Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Bologna, I-47100 Forlì, Italy
3 LadHyX - Laboratoire d'hydrodynamique
Abstract : Reducing skin friction is important in nature and in many technological applications. This reduction may be achieved by reducing stresses in turbulent boundary layers, for instance tailoring biomimetic rough skins. Here we take a second approach consisting of keeping the boundary layer laminar as long as possible by forcing small optimal perturbations. Because of the highly non-normal nature of the underlying linearized operator, these perturbations are highly amplified and able to modify the mean velocity profiles at leading order. We report results of wind-tunnel experiments in which we implement this concept by using suitably designed roughness elements placed on the skin to enforce nearly optimal perturbations. We show that by using this passive control technique it is possible to sensibly delay transition to turbulence. © 2006 The American Physical Society.
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Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2006, 96 (6), pp.064501. 〈10.1103/physrevlett.96.064501〉
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J.H.M. Fransson, A. Talamelli, L. Brandt, Carlo Cossu. Delaying transition to turbulence by a passive mechanism. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2006, 96 (6), pp.064501. 〈10.1103/physrevlett.96.064501〉. 〈hal-01023352〉

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