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http://dx.doi.org/10.5407/JKSV.2014.12.3.015

Transition of Turbulent Boundary Layer with a Step Change from Smooth to Rough Surface  

Lee, Jae Hwa (Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, UNIST)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization / v.12, no.3, 2014 , pp. 15-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) dataset of a turbulent boundary layer (TBL) with a step change from smooth to rough surface is analyzed to examine spatially developing flow characteristics. The roughness elements are periodically arranged two-dimensional (2-D) spanwise rods with a streamwise pitch of ${\lambda}=8k$ ($=12{\theta}_{in}$), and the roughness height is $k=15{\theta}_{in}$, where ${\theta}_{in}$ is the inlet momentum thickness. The step change is introduced $80{\theta}_{in}$ downstream from the inlet. For the first time, full images from the DNS data with the step change from the smooth to rough walls is present to get some idea of the geometry of turbulent coherent structures over rough wall, especially focusing on their existence and partial dynamics over the rough wall. The results show predominance of hairpin vortices over the rough wall and their spanwise scale growth mechanism by merging.
Keywords
Direct Numerical Simulation; Turbulent Boundary Layer; Surface Roughness; Turbulent Coherent Structures;
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