Turbulence Structures in Accelerated Flow over a Flat Plate with Non-Zero Pressure Gradient

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 91775-1111, Iran

Abstract

The numerical simulation of temporally accelerated flow subjected to Favorable and Adverse Pressure Gradients (FPG & APG) is represented. Two accelerations are considered and imposed on fully turbulent flow over a flat plate. The γ-SST model is implemented to define the boundary layer development, turbulence structures, and the wall functions responses to the external accelerated flow. The obtained results illustrate that the FPG condition accompanied by temporal acceleration can severely damp the fluctuations. So, an almost-laminar boundary layer develops near the wall, followed by a retransition to the higher turbulent state. However, the APG condition provides higher turbulence diffusion in a temporal accelerated flow. It makes the flow more orderly and more stable, although a re-laminarization is observable in this region excessively. Moreover, the applied condition disturbs the Reynolds stress correlation and generates semi-elliptic eddies because acceleration affects wall-normal fluctuations more severely than the streamwise ones. Also, a new represented acceleration parameter for this condition is compared with the acceleration parameter in spatially accelerated flow.

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Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 63
March and April 2022
Pages 311-324

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  • Received: 31 October 2020
  • Revised: 08 May 2021
  • Accepted: 06 June 2021
  • Available online: 29 January 2022

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