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Nonlinear control of unsteady finite-amplitude perturbations in the Blasius boundary-layer flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2013

S. Cherubini ,
J.-C. Robinet  and
P. De Palma
S. Cherubini*
Affiliation:
DynFluid Laboratory, Arts et Metiers ParisTech, 151, Bd. de l’Hopital, 75013 Paris, France
J.-C. Robinet
Affiliation:
DynFluid Laboratory, Arts et Metiers ParisTech, 151, Bd. de l’Hopital, 75013 Paris, France
P. De Palma
Affiliation:
DMMM, CEMeC, Politecnico di Bari, Via Re David 200, 70125 Bari, Italy
*
†Email address for correspondence: s.cherubini@gmail.com
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Abstract

The present work provides an optimal control strategy, based on the nonlinear Navier–Stokes equations, aimed at hampering the rapid growth of unsteady finite-amplitude perturbations in a Blasius boundary-layer flow. A variational procedure is used to find the blowing and suction control law at the wall providing the maximum damping of the energy of a given perturbation at a given target time, with the final aim of leading the flow back to the laminar state. Two optimally growing finite-amplitude initial perturbations capable of leading very rapidly to transition have been used to initialize the flow. The nonlinear control procedure has been found able to drive such perturbations back to the laminar state, provided that the target time of the minimization and the region in which the blowing and suction is applied have been suitably chosen. On the other hand, an equivalent control procedure based on the linearized Navier–Stokes equations has been found much less effective, being not able to lead the flow to the laminar state when finite-amplitude disturbances are considered. Regions of strong sensitivity to blowing and suction have been also identified for the given initial perturbations: when the control is actuated in such regions, laminarization is also observed for a shorter extent of the actuation region. The nonlinear optimal blowing and suction law consists of alternating wall-normal velocity perturbations, which appear to modify the core flow structures by means of two distinct mechanisms: (i) a wall-normal velocity compensation at small times; (ii) a rotation-counterbalancing effect al larger times. Similar control laws have been observed for different target times, values of the cost parameter, and streamwise extents of the blowing and suction zone, meaning that these two mechanisms are robust features of the optimal control strategy, provided that the nonlinear effects are taken into account.

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Boundary Layers: Boundary layer control Flow Control: Instability control Instability: Nonlinear instability
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 737 , 25 December 2013 , pp. 440 - 465
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©2013 Cambridge University Press 

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