Global stability analysis of a boundary layer with surface indentations
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Appel, Thibaut
Mughal, Mohammed S
Ashworth, Richard
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
In the quest for laminar flow control on aircraft wings, quantifying the impact of structural deformation on laminar-turbulent transition remains a challenge. The purpose of this work is to numerically investigate the stability of two-dimensional incompressible boundary layers developing on a flat-plate geometry with indented surfaces of different depths. These surface indentations generate laminar separation bubbles, known to have strong destabilizing effects on Tollmien-Schlichting disturbances. The parallel efficiency of the developed computational tool based on state-of-the-art numerical libraries allows rapid parametric studies within the usually expensive global stability analysis framework. Using an incompressible linearized Navier-Stokes formulation, we use the perfectly matched layer method to absorb waves at the inflow and outflow boundaries. Forced receptivity analysis is performed in order to investigate the effect of the indentation region on the convecting Tollmien-Schlichting waves. Furthermore, the likelihood of global temporal mechanisms arising is investigated through BiGlobal stability analysis. The deepest surface indentation, which features a peak-reversed flow velocity of 9 % in the laminar separation bubble, leads to significant levels of Tollmien-Schlichting amplification. It is also characterized by two temporally unstable modes, namely a dominant, localized stationary mode as well as a traveling Kelvin-Helmholtz mode.
Date Issued
2019-06-17
Date Acceptance
2019-06-15
Citation
AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, 2019
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Journal / Book Title
AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum
Copyright Statement
© 2019 by Airbus Operations Ltd. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission.
Sponsor
Innovate UK
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
113022
675585
Source
AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2019-06-17
Finish Date
2019-06-21
Coverage Spatial
Dallas, Texas
Date Publish Online
2019-06-15