Stabilization of subcritical bypass transition in the leading-edge boundary layer by suction
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2013
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This work investigates the subcritical transition in the swept Hiemenz boundary layer (SHBL) by means of direct numerical simulations (DNS). A combination of a steady and a time-dependent disturbance leads to spatial bypass transition. The primary disturbance consists of steady corotating vortices, leading to streaks. The secondary, time-dependent disturbance interacts with the streaks and instability and breakdown may occur. The instability is strictly of secondary nature and only occurs for a certain band of secondary disturbance frequencies. The influence of uniform suction across the wall on this bypass transition is investigated. Analogous to results from linear stability theory, also the secondary stability is enhanced by suction. Depending on the Reynolds number and the suction strength, the unstable disturbances are shown to be either localized structures, convected along the streamlines, or global structures, covering broad regions in the downstream direction.
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Proceedings of TSFP-8 (2013) Poitiers
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3
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Technische Universität Darmstadt
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8th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP 2013)
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03419 - Kleiser, Leonhard (emeritus)
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Conference lecture on 30 August 2013.