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Modification of turbulence caused by cationic surfactant wormlike micellar structures in two-dimensional turbulent flow

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Kengo Fukushima Open the ORCID record for Kengo Fukushima [Opens in a new window] ,
Haruki Kishi ,
Hiroshi Suzuki Open the ORCID record for Hiroshi Suzuki [Opens in a new window]  and
Ruri Hidema Open the ORCID record for Ruri Hidema [Opens in a new window]
Kengo Fukushima
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Haruki Kishi
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Hiroshi Suzuki
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Ruri Hidema*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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†Email address for correspondence: hidema@port.kobe-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

An experimental study is performed to investigate the effects of the extensional rheological properties of drag-reducing wormlike micellar solutions on the vortex deformation and turbulence statistics in two-dimensional (2-D) turbulent flow. A self-standing 2-D turbulent flow was used as the experimental set-up, and the flow was observed through interference pattern monitoring and particle image velocimetry. Vortex shedding and turbulence statistics in the flow were affected by the formation of wormlike micelles and were enhanced by increasing the molar ratio of the counter-ion supplier to the surfactant, ξ, or by applying extensional stresses to the solution. In the 2-D turbulent flow, extensional and shear rates were applied to the fluids around a comb of equally spaced cylinders. This induced the formation of a structure made of wormlike micelles just behind the cylinder. The flow-induced structure influenced the velocity fields around the comb and the turbulence statistics. A characteristic increase in turbulent energy was observed, which decreased slowly downstream. The results implied that the characteristic modification of the 2-D turbulent flow of the drag-reducing surfactant solution was affected by the formation and slow relaxation of the flow-induced structure. The relaxation process of the flow-induced structure made of wormlike micelles was very different from that of the polymers.

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Flow Control: Drag reduction Non-Newtonian Flows: Rheology Non-Newtonian Flows: Viscoelasticity

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 933 , 25 February 2022 , A9
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