Abstract
An experimental investigation of a controllable artificial boundary layer transition by means of electro-acoustic generators was carried out in flat-plate boundary layers. The acoustic generators were flush mounted with the model surface in order to minimize local surface roughnesses which may cause flow instabilities in the laminar boundary layer. The dependence of the input power, pulse ratio, and input frequency of the acoustic generators on the transition threshold values of the input power were determined with surface hot films. In addition, the functional application of the acoustic generators for a controllable artificial boundary layer transition was examined qualitatively by flow visualizations applying the liquid crystal technique.
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Abbreviations
- A :
-
fluctuating component of the hot film anemometer output voltage
- Ā :
-
time mean hot film anemometer output voltage
- Ā 0 :
-
time mean hot film anemometer output voltage at zero velocity
- B :
-
spectral component of any measured quantity (the used dB-scale is referred to 1 Volt)
- Ē :
-
time mean hot wire anemometer output voltage
- Ē 0 :
-
time mean hot wire anemometer output voltage at zero velocity
- f :
-
frequency
- I av :
-
average input current of the acoustic generator
- P :
-
mean input power of the acoustic generator
- p :
-
pressure
- Re :
-
Reynolds number, Re=U ∞ x t/ν
- t :
-
time
- t i :
-
period of pulse signal
- t p :
-
pulse width of input power
- t s :
-
time after switching off heating lamp
- U ∞ :
-
freestream velocity
- υ :
-
blowing or sucking velocity produced by the acoustic generator
- x :
-
longitudinal coordinate from the leading edge (Fig. 2)
- x t :
-
distance from the flat plate to the transition location
- y :
-
coordinate normal to the wall (Fig. 2)
- z :
-
spanwise coordinate (Fig. 2)
- α :
-
angle of incidence
- γ :
-
pulse ratio t p /t I
- υ :
-
kinematic viscosity
- ϱ :
-
density
- τ 0 :
-
wall shear stress
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Meier, H.U., Zhou, MD. The development of acoustic generators and their application as a boundary layer transition control device. Experiments in Fluids 11, 93–104 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190285
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