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Sinusoidal and varicose instabilitiesof streaks in a boundary layer

Contents:

1. Instabilities of streaky structures2. Test model3. Velocity field downstream of the roughness element4. Antisymmetric sinusoidal instability mode, utot

5. Antisymmetric sinusoidal instability mode, uave

6. Symmetric varicose instability mode, utot

7. Symmetric varicose instability mode, uave

8. Related publications

Instantaneous velocities in x-z plane: sinous (odd) mode (top)and varicose (even) mode (bottom) (Li & Malik 1995)

1. Instabilities of streaky structures (I)

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Numerical simulation of the sinusoidalinstability of streaky structuresin a turbulent boundary layer;x-z (top) and x-y (bottom) planes(Brandt 2002)

Numerical simulation of the varicoseinstability of streaky structure (Skote et al. 2002)

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1. Instabilities of streaky structures (II)

Excitation of a sinusoidal instability mode

Excitation of a varicose instability mode

Excitation of a streaky structure

2. Test model

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Flat-plate model designed for examination of the streak instabilities

Perturbed flow behind the roughness element at x – x0 = 30 mm for the sinusoidal (a) and varicose (b) instabilities. Filled contours show rms amplitude of the secondary high-frequency disturbances u' as m/s. Lines depict contours of mean velocity at levels of 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75% of U

(a) (b)

3. Velocity field downstream of the roughness element

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Streak breakdown through the sinusoidal instability. Isosurfaces of total instantaneousflow perturbation utot (yellow – positive, blue – negative) at different levels:± 10.3 %, ± 6.4 %, ± 2.6 %, and ± 0.65 % of U, from left to right

4. Antisymmetric sinusoidal instability mode, utot (I)

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A video clip (hot-wire “visualization”) by Chernoray V.G., Kozlov V.V.,

Löfdahl L., Litvinenko Yu.A., Grek G.R., Chun H. (2004)

4. Antisymmetric sinusoidal instability mode, utot (II)

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Spatial patterns of the development of high-frequency disturbance of the sinusoidal instability: contours of rms velocity amplitude at x – x0 =114 mm (top); isosurfaces of time-periodic velocity u': ± 6.4 %, 2.6 %, 1.3 %, and 0.65 % of U, from left to right (bottom)

5. Antisymmetric sinusoidal instability mode, uave (I)

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5. Antisymmetric sinusoidal instability mode, uave (II)

A video clip (hot-wire “visualization”) by Chernoray V.G., Kozlov V.V.,Löfdahl L., Litvinenko Yu.A., Grek G.R., Chun H. (2004)

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6. Symmetric varicose instability mode, utot (I)

Streak breakdown through the varicose instability. Isosurfaces of total instantaneousflow perturbation utot (yellow – positive, blue – negative) at different levels: ± 10.3 %, 6.4 %, 2.6 %, and 0.65 % of U, from left to right

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6. Symmetric varicose instability mode, utot (II)

A video clip (hot-wire “visualization”) by Chernoray V.G., Kozlov V.V.,Löfdahl L., Litvinenko Yu.A., Grek G.R., Chun H. (2004)

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7. Symmetric varicose instability mode, uave (I)

Spatial patterns of the development of high-frequency disturbance of the varicose instability: contours of rms velocity amplitude at x – x0 =114 mm (top); isosurfacesof time-periodic velocity : ± 2.6%, 1.3%, 0.65% and 0.4% of U, from left to right (bottom)

(see page of notes)

(see page of notes)

7. Symmetric varicose instability mode, uave (II)

A video clip (hot-wire “visualization”) by Chernoray V.G., Kozlov V.V.,Löfdahl L., Litvinenko Yu.A., Grek G.R., Chun H. (2004)

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8. Related publications (I)

8. Related publications (II)

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