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Certain aspect of instability of flow in a channel with expansion/contraction

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Abstract

The effect of the beginning of the roughness patch on the evolution of two-dimensional Tollmien-Schlichting waves is considered using theory and direct numerical simulations. The roughness effects may be divided into two elements: (i) change in the average position of the wall and (ii) the roughness shape. The former effect is studied by considering channel with a simple expansion/contraction. It is shown that evolution of base flow towards the plane Poiseuille flow downstream of the step is found to be represented by using slowly-decaying stationary eigenmodes, similar to that for the channel entrance flow. It is also found that the influence of sudden expansion/contraction to the stability of flow persists far downstream. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition - Proceedings of the 7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition
Pages501-504
Volume18
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 23 Jun 200926 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameIUTAM Bookseries
Volume18
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

Conference

Conference7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition
PlaceSweden
CityStockholm
Period23/06/0926/06/09

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