Turbulent separation control with a tilted wavy wall: A promising approach for energy savings in aerodynamic systems

Piotr Kamiński, Artur Tyliszczak, Witold Elsner and Paweł Niegodajew

Energy, 2025, vol. 324, issue C

Abstract: Recently, Kamiński et al. (2024) demonstrated that a two-dimensional streamwise waviness with carefully selected amplitude and period can be effectively used in postponement of a flow separation at high Reynolds number which is out of reach for other commonly known passive flow control strategies. This paper demonstrates that this approach can be substantially improved by introducing a novel type of surface waviness characterized by tilting the subsequent waves. The research is performed by applying the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) method allowing for a detailed analysis of both instantaneous and time-averaged flow characteristics. It is shown that the tilting eliminates the occurrence of separation zones in waviness troughs, which minimizes the shape drag and maximizes the wall shear stress. In particular, compared to an optimal classical sinusoidal waviness shape the drag coefficient drops 14%. Simultaneously, 70% better performance in separation control is achieved. Moreover, it is also shown that when this issue is a priority, even further improvement can be achieved, though at the expense of greater drag.

Keywords: Turbulent boundary layer; Adverse pressure gradient; Passive flow control; Flow separation; Wall-shear stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135758

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