Numerical study of transition control by periodic suction blowing
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Biringen, S.↗
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Nutt, W. E.
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Transition control by periodic suction-blowing
The applicability of active control of transition by period suction-blowing is investigated via direct numerical simulations of the Navier-Stokes equations. The time-evolution of finite-amplitude disturbances in plane channel flow is compared in detail with and without control. The analysis indicates that for relatively small three-dimensional amplitudes, a two-dimensional control effectively reduces disturbance growth rates even for linearly unstable Reynolds numbers. After the flow goes through secondary instability, three-dimensional control seems necessary to stabilize the flow. An investigation of the temperature field suggests that passive temperature contamination is operative to reflect the vorticity dynamics during transition.
Biringen, S.↗