• Wind and Structures
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2022

This research work presents an experimental study's outcomes to reveal the impact of an O-ring on the flow control over a sphere placed in a turbulent boundary layer. The investigation is performed quantitatively and qualitatively using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and dye visualization. The sphere model having a diamater of 42.5 mm is located in a turbulent boundary layer flow over a smooth plate for gap ratios of 0≤G/D≤1.5 at Reynolds number of 5 × 10³. Flow characteristics, including patterns of instantaneous vorticity, streaklines, time-averaged streamlines, velocity vectors, velocity fluctuations, Reynolds stress correlations, and turbulence kinetic energy (), are compared and discussed for a naked sphere and spheres having O-rings. The boundary layer velocity gradient and proximity of the sphere to the flat plate profoundly influence the flow dynamics. At proximity ratios of G/D=0.1 and 0.25, a wall jet is formed between lower side of the sphere and flat plate, and velocity fluctuations increase in regions close to the wall. At G/D=0.25, the jet flow also induces local flow separations on the flat plate. At higher proximity ratios, the velocity gradient of the boundary layer causes asymmetries in the mean flow characteristics and turbulence values in the wake region. It is observed that the O-ring with various placement angles (𝜃) on the sphere has a considerable alteration in the flow structure and turbulence statistics on the wake. At lower placement angles, where the O-ring is closer to the forward stagnation point of the sphere, the flow control performance of the O-ring is limited; however, its impact on the flow separation becomes pronounced as it is moved away from the forward stagnation point. At G/D=1.50 for O-ring diameters of 4.7 (2 mm) and 7 (3 mm) percent of the sphere diameter, the -ring exhibits remarkable flow control at 𝜃=50° and 𝜃=55° before laminar flow separation occurrence on the sphere surface, respectively. This conclusion is yielded from narrowed wakes and reductions in turbulence statistics compared to the naked sphere model. The O-ring with a diameter of 3 mm and placement angle of 50° exhibits the most effective flow control. It decreases, in sequence, streamwise velocity fluctuations and length of wake recovery region by 45% and 40%, respectively, which can be evaluated as source of decrement in drag force.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.417-427
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• 2016

본 논문은 반 쐐기형 연소실에서 포트 형상에 따른 정상유동 특성을 비교한 연구의 첫 번째로 통상적인 충격식 스월측정기 평가위치인 1.75B에서 입자영상유속계로 반 쐐기형 연소실에 직선형 포트와 나선형 포트를 적용하여 평면유속을 측정하고 비교하였다. 속도분포 분석 결과 직선형 포트에서는 밸브리프트 4 mm 이하, 그리고 나선형 포트에서는 2 mm 이하에서 두 개의 스월이 형성되고 이후 리프트가 증가하면 하나의 스월만 관찰된다. 리프트에 따른 유동체계의 천이점이 포트형상에 따라 상이하여 직선형 포트에서는 리프트 4 mm와 5mm를 경계로 유동 특성이 완전히 바뀌는 반면, 나선형 포트에서는 리프트 증가에 따라 점진적 변화만 관찰된다. 또한 모든 포트에서 1.75B 위치에서 편심도는 측정값이 왜곡되지 않는 범위에 들어오지 않고, 특히 직선형 포트의 편심도가 매우 크다. 동시에 포트형상에 관계없이 ISM 평가와 상응하는 실린더 중심 기준의 평균접선속도는 ISM 평가에서 가정한 속도보다 매우 낮고, 속도분포 특성도 ISM 평가의 가정과 매우 다르다.