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Investigation of the stable interaction of a passive compliant surface with a turbulent boundary layer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

T. Lee ,
M. Fisher  and
W. H. Schwarz
T. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
M. Fisher
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
W. H. Schwarz
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Abstract

The near-wall flow structure of a zero-pressure-gradient flat-plate turbulent boundary layer with a single-layer viscoelastic compliant surface was visualized using the hydrogen-bubble technique. The compliant materials were made by mixing silicone elastomer with silicone oil. The flow-visualization experiments indicated low-speed wall streaks with increased spanwise spacing and elongated spatial coherence compared to those obtained on a rigid surface. More interestingly, an intermittent relaminarization-like phenomenon was observed at low Reynolds numbers for the particular compliant surface investigated. Apparently, the observed changes in the near-wall flow structure over the compliant surface are caused by the stable interaction between the compliant surface and the turbulent flow-field. Optical holographic interferometry and laser Doppler velocimetry were also employed to obtain the basic parameters of the turbulent boundary layers and the flow-induced compliant-surface displacements to better understand the physics of the interaction between a turbulent boundary layer and a passive compliant surface.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 257 , December 1993 , pp. 373 - 401
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© 1993 Cambridge University Press

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