The Near-Wake of Super-Critical Discrete Roughness Elements on Swept Wings

The present work details the steady and unsteady flow topology in the vicinity of an array of periodically spaced super-critical (i.e. causing flow tripping) discrete roughness elements (DRE) applied in a swept wing boundary layer. The stationary flow field is acquired by means of high-magnification dual-pulse tomographic particle tracking...

Experimental Investigation of Isolated Roughness Induced Transition in a Swept Wing Boundary Layer

The application of an isolated roughness element in the laminar boundary layer developing on the surface of a wing, introduces flow instabilities that eventually lead to the breakdown of the laminar flow structures and the formation of a turbulent wedge. The present work, investigates the instabilities and transition process initiated by an...

The near-wake of discrete roughness elements on swept wings: Tomographic PTV measurements

This work presents the first reported experimental characterization of the flow field in the direct vicinity of discrete roughness elements (DRE), in a swept wing boundary layer. High magnification tomographic Particle Tracking Velocimetry (3D-PTV) measurements are used to acquire time-averaged velocity and standard deviation fields in a 3D...

Experimental Investigation on Receptivity of Crossflow Instability to Discrete Roughness Amplitude and Location

An experimental parametric study of the effect of discrete roughness elements (DRE) on the development and breakdown of stationary crossflow instability on a swept wing is presented. A systematic investigation of the receptivity to various elements height and chord locations is carried out in a crossflow dominated flow. The flow is globally and...