Direct Numerical Simulations of roughness-induced transition in the boundary layer of a hypersonic spherical forebody under consideration of high-temperature gas effects

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Di Giovanni ◽  
Christian Stemmer
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulations ◽  
High Temperature Gas

Direct Numerical Simulations of Transitional Separation–Bubble Development in Swept–Blade Flow Conditions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua R. Brinkerhoff ◽  
Metin I. Yaras
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Shear Layer ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Separation Bubble ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulations ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Crossflow Instability

This paper describes numerical simulations of the instability mechanisms in a separation bubble subjected to a three-dimensional freestream pressure distribution. Two direct numerical simulations are performed of a separation bubble with laminar separation and turbulent reattachment under low freestream turbulence at flow Reynolds numbers and streamwise pressure distributions that approximate the conditions encountered on the suction side of typical low-pressure gas-turbine blades with blade sweep angles of 0° and 45°. The three-dimensional pressure field in the swept configuration produces a crossflow-velocity component in the laminar boundary layer upstream of the separation point that is unstable to a crossflow instability mode. The simulation results show that crossflow instability does not play a role in the development of the boundary layer upstream of separation. An increase in the amplification rate and most amplified disturbance frequency is observed in the separated-flow region of the swept configuration, and is attributed to boundary-layer conditions at the point of separation that are modified by the spanwise pressure gradient. This results in a slight upstream movement of the location where the shear layer breaks down to small-scale turbulence and modifies the turbulent mixing of the separated shear layer to yield a downstream shift in the time-averaged reattachment location. The results demonstrate that although crossflow instability does not appear to have a noticeable effect on the development of the transitional separation bubble, the 3D pressure field does indirectly alter the separation-bubble development by modifying the flow conditions at separation.

Hypersonic boundary layer transition on a concave wall: stationary Görtler vortices

2019 ◽  
Vol 865 ◽  
pp. 1-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Chen ◽  
G. L. Huang ◽  
C. B. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Stability Theory ◽  
Direct Numerical Simulations ◽  
Boundary Layer Transition ◽  
Hypersonic Boundary Layer ◽  
Mode Instability ◽  
Görtler Vortices ◽  
Gortler Vortices ◽  
The Stability

This study investigates the stability and transition of Görtler vortices in a hypersonic boundary layer using linear stability theory and direct numerical simulations. In the simulations, Görtler vortices are separately excited by wall blowing and suction with spanwise wavelengths of 3, 6 and 9 mm. In addition to primary streaks with the same wavelength as the blowing and suction, secondary streaks with half the wavelength also emerge in the 6 and 9 mm cases. The streaks develop into mushroom structures before breaking down. The breakdown processes of the three cases are dominated by a sinuous-mode instability, a varicose-mode instability and a combination of the two, respectively. Both fundamental and subharmonic instabilities are relevant in all cases. Multiple modes are identified in the secondary-instability stage, some of which originate from the primary instabilities (first and second Mack modes). We demonstrate that the first Mack mode can be destabilized to either a varicose-mode or sinuous-mode streak instability depending on its frequency and wavelength, whereas the second Mack mode undergoes a stabilizing stage before turning into a varicose mode in the 6 and 9 mm cases. An energy analysis reveals the stabilizing and destabilizing mechanisms of the primary instabilities under the influence of Görtler vortices, highlighting the role played by the spanwise production based on the spanwise gradient of the streamwise velocity in both varicose and sinuous modes. The effects introduced by the secondary streaks are examined by filtering the secondary streaks in two new simulations with nominally identical conditions to those of the 6 and 9 mm cases. Remarkably, the secondary streaks can destabilize the Görtler vortices, therefore advancing the transition. The stability theory results are in good agreement with those from direct numerical simulations.

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