Understanding and exploiting non-equilibrium effects on turbulent boundary layers: Towards realisable drag reduction strategies
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Aeronautics
Abstract
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Publications
Bird J
(2018)
Experimental Control of Turbulent Boundary Layers with In-plane Travelling Waves.
in Flow, turbulence and combustion
Bird J
(2018)
Compliant kagome lattice structures for generating in-plane waveforms
in International Journal of Solids and Structures
Diwan S
(2021)
Intermediate scaling and logarithmic invariance in turbulent pipe flow
in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Soltani Z
(2022)
Refined Unified Formulation for Efficient Folding and Unfolding Analyses of Slender Thin-Walled Structures
in AIAA Journal
Vemuri S
(2018)
Real-time feedback control of three-dimensional Tollmien-Schlichting waves using a dual-slot actuator geometry
in Physical Review Fluids
Zhu T
(2021)
Simulation of the turbulent axisymmetric bluff body wake with pulsed jet forcing
in Physical Review Fluids
| Description | Design of kagome lattice for drag reduction is scaleable for larger applications. |
| Exploitation Route | While experiment is unique, results are likely to be taken forward. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
| Description | Drag reduction attained is, so far, 20%. Key challenge is how surface waves might be developed and implemented for practical configurations. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
| Description | Airbus support for student |
| Organisation | Airbus Group |
| Department | EADS Innovation Works |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Overhead contributions in respect of staff time and estates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Direct support for PhD student over 4 years + consumables |
| Impact | Papers, aerodynamics, and adaptive / morphing structures |
| Start Year | 2012 |