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Coherent structures produced by the interaction between synthetic jets and a laminar boundary layer and their surface shear stress patterns. (English) Zbl 1242.76042

Summary: In this paper, the results from 3D numerical simulations of circular synthetic jets issued into a zero-pressure-gradient laminar boundary layer developing along a flat plate are reported. The simulations are undertaken using FLUENT at a wide range of actuator operating conditions. The formation and development of the coherent structures produced as a result of the interaction between the synthetic jets and the boundary layer were examined using the \(Q\)-criterion. Non-dimensional parameter space maps were established to illustrate the variations in the appearance of these resultant structures and their shear stress footprints upon the changes in the operating conditions of synthetic jets. Finally, the parameter boundary separating the two distinct types of vortical structures and surface shear stress patterns is identified. It is found that the location of this boundary correlates closely with the jet-to-freestream velocity ratio of \(VR=0.4\) when the Strouhal number \((Str)\) is less than 1, whereas for \(Str>\)1 the boundary deviates from this trend, approaching the line of dimensionless stroke length of \(L=1.6\). In order to investigate the potential impact of the synthetic jets on the boundary layer, the increase in the space- and time-averaged skin friction coefficient relative to the baseline case without the synthetic jets is calculated. It appears that in order to maximise the impact on the near-wall flow while keeping the energy expenditure down, it is wise to maximise the accumulated effect of hairpin vortices by keeping the spacing between consecutive hairpin vortices similar to the local boundary layer thickness upstream of the separated flow instead of producing stronger individual structures.

MSC:

76D10 Boundary-layer theory, separation and reattachment, higher-order effects
76D25 Wakes and jets
76M12 Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics
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