Study of riblet drag reduction for an infinite span wing with different sweep angles

This paper studies the riblet drag reduction effect for an infinite swept wing under a low Reynolds number using a large-eddy simulation. The results show that the drag reduction ratio is not linear under different sweep angles. The maximum drag reduction ratio in this study is 9.5% for a wing with a 45° sweep angle. The local surface streamline angle and turbulence quantities are calculated to analyze the drag reduction mechanism. The results demonstrate that the riblets considerably suppress the Reynolds stresses above the wing upper surface, while the turbulence kinetic energy in the near wake is increased. A possible relaminarization phenomenon is observed at the middle part of the wing. Quasi-two-dimensional flow structures are observed near the wall, and a peak frequency is considered as the dominant frequency of the region.     

Turbulent characteristics and rotation correction of wall function in rotating channel with high local rotation parameter

The turbulent fluctuation and the rotation correction of wall function law are investigated in the entrance section of a rotating channel. The one-dimensional hot wire probe and the X-type probe are utilized to measure the boundary layer at four streamwise stations. Through the analysis on the boundary layer near the leading side and trailing side, it is found that the turbulent fluctuation is promoted in the trailing side whereas suppressed in the leading side. This difference is attributed to the Coriolis instability near the trailing side. In addition, considering the local rotation parameter Rc, whose maximum absolute value is 0.014, is larger than that in previous research, whose maximum value is 0.007, the whole process of the relaminarization is captured. To understand this phenomenon better, the effects of the generation term and the Coriolis term in the transport equation of the Reynolds stress are discussed. In addition, the rotation correction of the viscous-Coriolis region and the Coriolis region are discussed, a new revising method for the wall function is proposed.