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Influence of riblet shapes on the occurrence of Kelvin–Helmholtz rollers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2021

S. Endrikat Open the ORCID record for S. Endrikat [Opens in a new window] ,
D. Modesti Open the ORCID record for D. Modesti [Opens in a new window] ,
R. García-Mayoral Open the ORCID record for R. García-Mayoral [Opens in a new window] ,
N. Hutchins  and
D. Chung Open the ORCID record for D. Chung [Opens in a new window]
S. Endrikat*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria3010, Australia
D. Modesti
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria3010, Australia
R. García-Mayoral
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, CambridgeCB2 1PZ, UK
N. Hutchins
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria3010, Australia
D. Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria3010, Australia
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†Email address for correspondence: s.endrikat@student.unimelb.edu.au
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Abstract

We investigate turbulent flow over streamwise-aligned riblets (grooves) of various shapes and sizes. Small riblets with spacings of typically less than $20$ viscous units are known to reduce skin-friction drag compared to a smooth wall, but larger riblets allow inertial-flow mechanisms to appear and cause drag reduction to break down. One of these mechanisms is a Kelvin–Helmholtz instability that García-Mayoral & Jiménez (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 678, 2011, pp. 317–347) identified in turbulent flow over blade riblets. In order to evaluate its dependence on riblet shape and thus gain a broader understanding of the underlying physics, we generate an extensive data set comprising 21 cases using direct numerical simulations of fully developed minimal-span channel flow. The data set contains six riblet shapes of varying sizes between maximum drag reduction and significant drag increase. Comparing the flow fields over riblets to that over a smooth wall, we find that in this data set only large sharp-triangular and blade riblets have a drag penalty associated with the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability and that the mechanism appears to be absent for blunt-triangular and trapezoidal riblets of any size. We therefore investigate two indicators for the occurrence of Kelvin–Helmholtz rollers in turbulent flow over riblets. First, we confirm for all six riblet shapes that the groove cross-sectional area in viscous units serves as a proxy for the wall-normal permeability that is necessary for the development of Kelvin–Helmholtz rollers. Additionally, we find that the occurrence of the instability correlates with a high momentum absorption at the riblet tips. The momentum absorption can be qualitatively predicted using Stokes flow.

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Flow Control: Drag reduction Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 913 , 25 April 2021 , A37
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