Advances in drag-reduction methods related with boundary layer control – A review

Author(s):  
Susheel Kumar ◽  
Krishna Murari Pandey ◽  
Kaushal Kumar Sharma
Author(s):  
John Kim

Turbulence physics responsible for high skin-friction drag in turbulent boundary layers is first reviewed. A self-sustaining process of near-wall turbulence structures is then discussed from the perspective of controlling this process for the purpose of skin-friction drag reduction. After recognizing that key parts of this self-sustaining process are linear, a linear systems approach to boundary-layer control is discussed. It is shown that singular-value decomposition analysis of the linear system allows us to examine different approaches to boundary-layer control without carrying out the expensive nonlinear simulations. Results from the linear analysis are consistent with those observed in full nonlinear simulations, thus demonstrating the validity of the linear analysis. Finally, fundamental performance limit expected of optimal control input is discussed.


1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (618) ◽  
pp. 412-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihiro YAMAMURA ◽  
Kazuo MATSUUCHI ◽  
Masahiko ONDA ◽  
Shinobu YAMAZAKI ◽  
Akira SASAKI

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