Numerical simulation of the control of the three-dimensional transition process in boundary layersSurface heating techniques to control the three-dimensional laminar-turbulent transition process are numerically investigated for a water boundary layer. The Navier-Stokes and energy equations are solved using a fully implicit finite difference/spectral method. The spatially evolving boundary layer is simulated. Results of both passive and active methods of control are shown for small amplitude two-dimensional and three-dimensional disturbance waves. Control is also applied to the early stages of the secondary instability process using passive or active control techniques.
Document ID
19910055339
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kral, L. D. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Fasel, H. F. (Arizona, University Tucson, United States)