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Numerical study on turbulence modulation of finite-size particles in plane-Couette flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2023

Cheng Wang Open the ORCID record for Cheng Wang [Opens in a new window] ,
Linfeng Jiang Open the ORCID record for Linfeng Jiang [Opens in a new window]  and
Chao Sun Open the ORCID record for Chao Sun [Opens in a new window]
Cheng Wang
Affiliation:
Center for Combustion Energy, Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
Linfeng Jiang*
Affiliation:
Center for Combustion Energy, Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China Physics of Fluids Group, and Max Planck UT Center for Complex Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Chao Sun*
Affiliation:
Center for Combustion Energy, Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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†Email addresses for correspondence: l.jiang-1@utwente.nl, chaosun@tsinghua.edu.cn
†Email addresses for correspondence: l.jiang-1@utwente.nl, chaosun@tsinghua.edu.cn
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Abstract

Turbulent plane-Couette flow suspended with finite-size spheroidal particles is studied using fully particle-resolved direct numerical simulations. The effects of particle aspect ratio on turbulent arguments and particle statistics are explored, leading to the same conclusions as the previous experimental findings (Wang et al., J. Fluid Mech., vol. 937, 2022, A15). By performing stress analysis, we find that the presence of particles introduces extra stresses to the system and accounts for the global drag increases. The particle-laden flow cases exhibit spectra that are consistent with the scalings $k^{-5/3}$ and $k^{-3}$ in the large and small scales, respectively. While the $k^{-3}$ scaling observed in the particle-laden flow is reminiscent of bubbly flow, an examination of the particle Reynolds number suggests that the mechanism responsible may not be attributable to the pseudo-turbulence induced by particles as in the case of bubbles. In the view of particle statistics, we observe that spherical and non-spherical particles cluster preferentially in the near-wall and the bulk region, respectively, and that the orientations of non-spherical particles are affected by their aspect ratios, especially in the near-wall region. The present numerical results, combined with previous experimental findings in Wang et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 937, 2022, A15), provide in-depth information on both the fluid and the particle phase, contributing to a better understanding of particle suspension in shear flows.

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Turbulent Flows: Shear layer turbulence Turbulent Flows: Turbulent convection
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 970 , 10 September 2023 , A7
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