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An Investigation of Turbulent Boundary Layer on a Flat Plate With a Small Step Change in Surface Roughness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

P.A. Aswatha Narayana
P.A. Aswatha Narayana*
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Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
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Summary

The response of turbulent boundary layer to sudden change in surface roughness have been studied experimentally. Mean velocity measurements have been made in the boundary layer on a flat plate, downstream of a small step change in surface roughness under 3 different pressure gradients. The surface upstream of the step consisted of ‘k* type ‘large roughness’ wall (or ‘small roughness’ wall) and downstream of the step consisted of smooth surface (or ‘small roughness’ wall). Velocity profiles after the step change have been analysed on the basis of the two layer model. The inner region responds very quickly to the new boundary condition while the outer region takes more time to attain equilibrium or a state of local self-preservation. The skin-friction coefficient initially increased after the step change and gradually reached towards a constant value except for a particular roughness combination under adverse pressure gradient wherein the change in the roughness function is gradual over the transition.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , November 1980 , pp. 221 - 237
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1980

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