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Characteristics of turbulent boundary layers over smooth surfaces with spanwise heterogeneities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2018

T. Medjnoun Open the ORCID record for T. Medjnoun [Opens in a new window] ,
C. Vanderwel Open the ORCID record for C. Vanderwel [Opens in a new window]  and
B. Ganapathisubramani
T. Medjnoun*
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Research Group, University of Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, UK
C. Vanderwel
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Research Group, University of Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, UK
B. Ganapathisubramani
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Research Group, University of Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, UK
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†Email address for correspondence: T.Medjnoun@soton.ac.uk
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Abstract

An experimental investigation of a turbulent boundary-layer flow over a heterogeneous surface is carried out to examine the mean flow and turbulence characteristics, and to document the variation of skin friction that might affect the applicability of traditional scaling and similarity laws. The heterogeneity is imposed along the spanwise direction and consists of streamwise-aligned smooth raised strips whose spanwise spacing $S$ is comparable to the boundary-layer thickness ($S/\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}=O(1)$). Single-point velocity measurements alongside direct skin-friction measurements are used to examine the validity of Townsend’s similarity hypothesis. The skin-friction coefficients reveal that the drag of the heterogeneous surface increased up to 35 % compared to a smooth wall, while velocity measurements reveal the existence of a log layer but with a zero-plane displacement and a roughness function that vary across the spanwise direction. Lack of collapse in the outer region of the mean velocity and variance profiles is attributed to the secondary flows induced by the heterogeneous surfaces. Additionally, the lack of similarity also extends to the spectra across all scales in the near-wall region with a gradual collapse at small wavelengths for increasing $S$. This suggests that the effect of surface heterogeneity is not necessarily felt at the smaller scales other than to reorganise their presence through turbulent transport.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 838 , 10 March 2018 , pp. 516 - 543
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