The effects of minute vortex generator jet in a turbulent boundary layer with adverse pressure gradient

• Published in: Science progress (1916) 2021-04, Vol.104 (2), p.1-31
• Main Authors: Razzaghi, Mohammad Javad Pour, Xu, Cheng, Liu, Yue, Masoumi, Yasin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Active control; Aerodynamics; Boundary layers; Computational fluid dynamics; Flow control; Fluid flow; Numerical analysis; Reynolds stress; Turbulent boundary layer; Turbulent flow; Vortex generators; Vortices
• ISSN: 0036-8504; 2047-7163
• DOI: 10.1177/00368504211023294

Experimental and numerical analysis of active and passive flow control is an important topic of practical value in the study of turbulent flows. This paper numerically analyzed the effects of an air microjet on an adverse pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer over a flat plane. Experimental data were employed to verify the numerical modeling. Vortex formation and development were then studied by changing the microjet to inflow velocity ratio (VR) and microjet angles. According to the results, the best values of the angles α and β for various velocities were found to be 30° and from 60° to 90°, respectively. Moreover, at VRs = 1, 2, and 4, the x/L values (the distance at which the complete vortex persisted in the flow) were 0.058, 0.078, and 0.18, respectively. Compared to VR = 1, the vortex strength for VRs = 2 and 4 grew by 3.5 and 6.8 times, respectively. When the microjet was added to the flow, the highest variation in the Reynolds stress along the x-direction from VR = 1–4 was 10%. The corresponding values along the y and z- directions were 15% and 2.7 times, respectively.