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Direct numerical simulation of a self-similar adverse pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer at the verge of separation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2017

V. Kitsios Open the ORCID record for V. Kitsios [Opens in a new window] ,
A. Sekimoto Open the ORCID record for A. Sekimoto [Opens in a new window] ,
C. Atkinson ,
J. A. Sillero ,
G. Borrell ,
A. G. Gungor ,
J. Jiménez Open the ORCID record for J. Jiménez [Opens in a new window]  and
J. Soria Open the ORCID record for J. Soria [Opens in a new window]
V. Kitsios*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Turbulence Research in Aerospace and Combustion, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart 3700, Australia
A. Sekimoto
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Turbulence Research in Aerospace and Combustion, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
C. Atkinson
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Turbulence Research in Aerospace and Combustion, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
J. A. Sillero
Affiliation:
School of Aeronautics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pza. Cardenal Cisneros 3, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
G. Borrell
Affiliation:
School of Aeronautics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pza. Cardenal Cisneros 3, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
A. G. Gungor
Affiliation:
Department of Astronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak 34469 Istanbul, Turkey
J. Jiménez
Affiliation:
School of Aeronautics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pza. Cardenal Cisneros 3, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
J. Soria
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Turbulence Research in Aerospace and Combustion, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia Department of Aeronautical Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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†Email address for correspondence: vassili.kitsios@gmail.com
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Abstract

The statistical properties are presented for the direct numerical simulation of a self-similar adverse pressure gradient (APG) turbulent boundary layer (TBL) at the verge of separation. The APG TBL has a momentum thickness-based Reynolds number range from $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{2}}=570$ to 13 800, with a self-similar region from $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{2}}=10\,000$ to 12 300. Within this domain the average non-dimensional pressure gradient parameter $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD}=39$, where for a unit density $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD}=\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{1}P_{\!e}^{\prime }/\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}_{w}$, with $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{1}$ the displacement thickness, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}_{w}$ the mean shear stress at the wall and $P_{\!e}^{\prime }$ the far-field pressure gradient. This flow is compared with previous zero pressure gradient and mild APG TBL ($\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD}=1$) results of similar Reynolds number. All flows are generated via the direct numerical simulation of a TBL on a flat surface with far-field boundary conditions tailored to apply the desired pressure gradient. The conditions for self-similarity, and the appropriate length and velocity scales, are derived. The mean and Reynolds stress profiles are shown to collapse when non-dimensionalised on the basis of these length and velocity scales. As the pressure gradient increases, the extent of the wake region in the mean streamwise velocity profiles increases, whilst the extent of the log-layer and viscous sublayer decreases. The Reynolds stress, production and dissipation profiles of the APG TBL cases exhibit a second outer peak, which becomes more pronounced and more spatially localised with increasing pressure gradient. This outer peak is located at the point of inflection of the mean velocity profiles, and is suggestive of the presence of a shear flow instability. The maximum streamwise velocity variance is located at a wall normal position of $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{1}$ of spanwise wavelength of $2\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}_{1}$. In summary as the pressure gradient increases the flow has properties less like a zero pressure gradient TBL and more akin to a free shear layer.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 829 , 25 October 2017 , pp. 392 - 419
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