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Wall-attached structures in a drag-reduced turbulent channel flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2022

Min Yoon Open the ORCID record for Min Yoon [Opens in a new window]  and
Hyung Jin Sung Open the ORCID record for Hyung Jin Sung [Opens in a new window]
Min Yoon
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea Division of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Korea
Hyung Jin Sung*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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† Email address for correspondence: hjsung@kaist.ac.kr
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Abstract

We explore wall-attached structures in a drag-reduced turbulent channel flow with the Navier slip boundary condition. Three-dimensional coherent structures of the streamwise velocity fluctuations (u) are examined in an effort to assess the influence of wall-attached u structures on drag reduction. We extract the u clusters from the direct numerical simulation (DNS) data; the DNS data for the no-slip condition are included for comparison. The wall-attached structures, which are physically adhered to the wall, in the logarithmic region are self-similar with their height and contribute to the presence of logarithmic behaviour. The influence of the streamwise slip on wall-attached structures is limited up to the lower bound of the logarithmic region. Although wall-attached self-similar structures (WASS) slide at the wall, the formation and hierarchy of WASS are sustained. Weakened mean shear by the streamwise slip results in a diminution in the population density of wall-attached structures within the buffer layer, leading to sparse population of WASS. In contrast, the space occupied by WASS in the fluid domain increases. The streamwise slip induces long tails in the near-wall part of WASS, reminiscent of the footprints of large-scale motions. Both a decrease in the population density of WASS and a reduction in the density of skin friction of WASS are responsible for the overall drag reduction.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 943 , 25 July 2022 , A14
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