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Maximum drag enhancement asymptote in spanwise-rotating viscoelastic plane Couette flow of dilute polymeric solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2023

Yabiao Zhu Open the ORCID record for Yabiao Zhu [Opens in a new window] ,
Zhenhua Wan Open the ORCID record for Zhenhua Wan [Opens in a new window] ,
Fenghui Lin Open the ORCID record for Fenghui Lin [Opens in a new window] ,
Nansheng Liu Open the ORCID record for Nansheng Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Xiyun Lu Open the ORCID record for Xiyun Lu [Opens in a new window]  and
Bamin Khomami Open the ORCID record for Bamin Khomami [Opens in a new window]
Yabiao Zhu
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China Yangzhou Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Shenyang ADRI, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225000, PR China
Zhenhua Wan
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China
Fenghui Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China
Nansheng Liu*
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China
Xiyun Lu
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China
Bamin Khomami*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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†Email addresses for correspondence: lns@ustc.edu.cn, bkhomami@utk.edu
†Email addresses for correspondence: lns@ustc.edu.cn, bkhomami@utk.edu
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Abstract

The existence of a maximum drag enhancement (MDE) asymptote at high rotation ($Ro$) and Weissenberg ($Wi$) numbers in turbulent viscoelastic spanwise-rotating plane Couette flow has been demonstrated. Specifically, it is shown that above a critical $Wi$, drag enhancement plateaus and the MDE asymptote is realized in a broad range of $Ro$. The mean velocity profiles at MDE appear to closely follow a log-law profile that has a nearly identical slope but different intercepts as a function of $Ro$. Much like the maximum drag reduction (MDR) asymptote, the logarithmic function in MDE is closely followed if the mean velocity is plotted using the traditional inner variable scaling; however, the logarithmic function is not well defined when examined by the indicator function. Hence, in this study, we have used the logarithmic fit as a visual guide for the mean velocity profile. Last and perhaps the most intriguing finding of this study is that MDE occurs in the elasto-inertial turbulence (EIT) flow state; hence, it is mainly sustained by elastic forces much like the MDR flow state. To that end, a universal picture of elastically induced drag modification asymptotes is emerging, namely these asymptotic states are an inherent property of the elastically sustained EIT flow state.

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Non-Newtonian Flows: Viscoelasticity Turbulent Flows: Rotating turbulence
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 958 , 10 March 2023 , A15
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