Acoustic receptivity and transition modeling of Tollmien-Schlichting disturbances induced by distributed surface roughness
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Author(s)
Raposo, Henrique
Mughal, Mohammed S
Ashworth, Richard
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Acoustic receptivity to Tollmien-Schlichting waves in the presence of surface roughness is investigated for a flat plate boundary layer using the time-harmonic incompressible linearized Navier-Stokes equations. It is shown to be an accurate and efficient means of predicting receptivity amplitudes, and therefore to be more suitable for parametric investigations than other approaches with DNS-like accuracy. Comparison with literature provides strong evidence of the correctness of the approach, including the ability to quantify non-parallel flow effects. These effects are found to be small for the efficiency function over a wide range of frequencies and local Reynolds numbers. In the presence of a two-dimensional wavy-wall, non-parallel flow effects are quite significant, producing both wavenumber detuning and an increase in maximum amplitude. However, a smaller influence is observed when considering an oblique Tollmien-Schlichting wave. This is explained by considering the non-parallel effects on receptivity and on linear growth which may, under certain conditions, cancel each other out. Ultimately, we undertake a Monte-Carlo type uncertainty quantification analysis with two-dimensional distributed random roughness. Its power spectral density (PSD) is assumed to follow a power law with an associated uncertainty following a probabilistic Gaussian distribution. The effects of the acoustic frequency over the mean amplitude of the generated two-dimensional Tollmien-Schlichting waves are studied. A strong dependence on the mean PSD shape is observed and discussed according to the basic resonance mechanisms leading to receptivity. The growth of Tollmien-Schlichting waves is predicted with non-linear parabolized stability equations computations to assess the effects of stochasticity in transition location.
Date Issued
2018-04-24
Date Acceptance
2018-04-07
Citation
Physics of Fluids, 2018, 30 (4)
ISSN
1070-6631
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
Physics of Fluids
Volume
30
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Author(s). Published by AIP Publishing
Sponsor
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Innovate UK
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024909
Grant Number
EP/I037946/1
113022
EP/I037946/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Mechanics
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Physics
3-DIMENSIONAL BOUNDARY-LAYERS
FLAT-PLATE
LOCALIZED RECEPTIVITY
TRAILING-EDGE
LEADING-EDGE
STABILITY
FLOWS
WAVES
NONPARALLEL
GEOMETRY
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
09 Engineering
Fluids & Plasmas
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
044105
Date Publish Online
2018-04-24