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Numerical study of a turbulent separation bubble with sweep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

G. N. Coleman Open the ORCID record for G. N. Coleman [Opens in a new window] ,
C. L. Rumsey  and
P. R. Spalart Open the ORCID record for P. R. Spalart [Opens in a new window]
G. N. Coleman*
Affiliation:
Computational AeroSciences, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
C. L. Rumsey
Affiliation:
Computational AeroSciences, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
P. R. Spalart
Affiliation:
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle, WA 98124, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: g.n.coleman@nasa.gov
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Abstract

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) is used to study a separated and rapidly reattached turbulent boundary layer over an idealized $35^{\circ }$ infinite swept wing. The separation and reattachment are induced by a transpiration profile at fixed distance above the layer, with the pressure gradient applied to a well-defined, fully developed, zero-pressure-gradient (ZPG) collateral state. To isolate the influence of the sweep, results are compared with one of our earlier DNS of an unswept flow, with the same chordwise transpiration distribution and appropriate upstream momentum thickness. The independence principle (IP) traditionally proposed for swept wings, which is exact for laminar flows, is found to be close to valid in some regions (bridging the separation/reattachment zone) and to fail in others (in the ZPG layers upstream and downstream of the separation). This is assessed primarily through the skin friction and integral thicknesses. The regions in which the IP is approximately valid correspond to regions of diminished Reynolds-stress divergence, compared to the pressure-gradient magnitude. The mean-velocity profiles exhibit significant skewing as the flow develops, while the velocity magnitude departs only slightly from the ZPG logarithmic profile, even above the separation zone. Implications for Reynolds-averaged turbulence modelling are discussed.

JFM classification

Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 880 , 10 December 2019 , pp. 684 - 706
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press 

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