Active control of turbulent skin-friction
An experimental study
Kushal U. Kempaiah (TU Delft - Aerodynamics)
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Abstract
A flying aircraft consumes fuel to overcome air resistance during its motion. A significant part of this consumption (55%) is due to turbulent skin friction arising at the interface of the aircraft surface and the air. The current work aims to develop and investigate relevant turbulent skin-friction reduction techniques and assist in advancing technologies that will contribute to achieving a reduction in turbulent skin-friction drag and, consequently, fuel consumption and the associated emissions.
The thesis examines active flow control techniques derived from the spanwise wall oscillation concept. The latter involves introducing a time-dependent spanwise motion to the wall over which a turbulent boundary layer is present. The current work relies on the experimental investigation using particle image velocimetry to quantify the effect of the active control techniques.....