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Polymer-induced flow relaminarization and drag enhancement in spanwise-rotating plane Couette flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2020

Yabiao Zhu ,
Jiaxing Song ,
Nansheng Liu Open the ORCID record for Nansheng Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Xiyun Lu Open the ORCID record for Xiyun Lu [Opens in a new window]  and
Bamin Khomami
Yabiao Zhu
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, HefeiAnhui230026, PR China
Jiaxing Song
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, HefeiAnhui230026, PR China
Nansheng Liu*
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, HefeiAnhui230026, PR China
Xiyun Lu
Affiliation:
Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, HefeiAnhui230026, PR China
Bamin Khomami*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN37996, USA
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†Email addresses for correspondence: lns@ustc.edu.cn, bkhomami@utk.edu
†Email addresses for correspondence: lns@ustc.edu.cn, bkhomami@utk.edu
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Abstract

Direct numerical simulation of polymer-induced flow relaminarization of turbulent spanwise-rotating plane Couette flow (RPCF) is reported for the first time. Specifically, the reverse transition pathway from a Newtonian turbulent RPCF to a fully relaminarized drag enhanced viscoelastic flow has been elucidated. Evidently, this transition occurs gradually by weakening and eventual elimination of small-scale vortices as the Weissenberg number ($Wi$) is enhanced, paving the way for a two-dimensional laminar flow consisting of large-scale and highly organized roll cells. The influence of polymer additives on convective momentum exchange by large-scale roll cells and small-scale turbulent vortices, namely, the drag reduction (DR) realized by elimination of turbulent vortices and the significant drag enhancement (DE) that results from polymer roll cell interactions has been identified as the mechanism of DE. The observed vortical changes point to a universal mechanism for the coupling of polymer chains and turbulent vortices in wall-bounded viscoelastic DE and DR flows.

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Non-Newtonian Flows: Viscoelasticity Turbulent Flows: Rotating turbulence
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 905 , 25 December 2020 , A19
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