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Wall-attached structures of streamwise velocity fluctuations in an adverse-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2019

Min Yoon ,
Jinyul Hwang Open the ORCID record for Jinyul Hwang [Opens in a new window] ,
Jongmin Yang  and
Hyung Jin Sung Open the ORCID record for Hyung Jin Sung [Opens in a new window]
Min Yoon
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon34141, Korea
Jinyul Hwang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon34141, Korea School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan46241, Korea
Jongmin Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon34141, Korea
Hyung Jin Sung*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon34141, Korea
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

The three-dimensional clusters of streamwise velocity fluctuations ($u$) in turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) are explored from the perspective of the attached-eddy model, which provides a basis for understanding the asymptotic behaviours of high-Reynolds-number wall turbulence in terms of coherent structures. We extract the $u$ clusters from the direct numerical simulation data of a TBL subjected to an adverse pressure gradient ($\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD}=1.43$). For comparison, the direct numerical simulation data of a zero-pressure-gradient TBL are included. The identified structures are decomposed into attached self-similar, attached non-self-similar, detached self-similar and detached non-self-similar motions with respect to the minimum distance from the wall ($y_{min}$) and height ($l_{y}$). The attached structures ($y_{min}\approx 0$) are the main energy-containing motions and carry approximately half of the streamwise Reynolds stress and the Reynolds shear stress in the logarithmic and outer regions. The sizes of the attached self-similar structures scale with $l_{y}$, and their population density has an inverse-scale distribution over the range $0.4\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}<l_{y}<0.58\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}$ ($\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}$ is the 99 % boundary layer thickness). They also contribute to the logarithmic variation of the streamwise Reynolds stress and to the presence of the $k_{z}^{-1}$ region in the pre-multiplied energy spectra ($k_{z}$ is the spanwise wavenumber), i.e. these structures are universal wall motions in the logarithmic region. The tall attached structures with $l_{y}=O(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF})$ are non-self-similar and responsible for the enhancement of the outer large scales under the adverse pressure gradient. They extend beyond $6\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FF}$ in the streamwise direction and penetrate deeply into the near-wall region, which is reminiscent of very-large-scale motions or superstructures. The detached self-similar structures ($y_{min}>0$ and $l_{y}>100\unicode[STIX]{x1D708}/u_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}}$) are geometrically isotropic and mainly arise in the outer region, whereas the sizes of the detached non-self-similar structures ($y_{min}>0$ and $l_{y}<100\unicode[STIX]{x1D708}/u_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}}$) scale with the Kolmogorov length scale. Here, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D708}$ is the kinematic viscosity and $u_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}}$ the friction velocity. The present study provides a new perspective on the analysis of turbulence structures in the view of the attached-eddy model.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulence modelling Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 885 , 25 February 2020 , A12
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press

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