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Cluster-based feedback control of turbulent post-stall separated flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2019

Aditya G. Nair Open the ORCID record for Aditya G. Nair [Opens in a new window] ,
Chi-An Yeh Open the ORCID record for Chi-An Yeh [Opens in a new window] ,
Eurika Kaiser ,
Bernd R. Noack Open the ORCID record for Bernd R. Noack [Opens in a new window] ,
Steven L. Brunton  and
Kunihiko Taira Open the ORCID record for Kunihiko Taira [Opens in a new window]
Aditya G. Nair*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Chi-An Yeh
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Eurika Kaiser
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Bernd R. Noack
Affiliation:
LIMSI, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 507, rue du Belvédère, Campus Universitaire, F-91403 Orsay, France Institut für Strömungsmechanik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, D-38108 Braunschweig, Germany Institut für Strömungsmechanik und Technische Akustik, Technische Universität Berlin, D-10623 Berlin, Germany Institute for Turbulence-Noise-Vibration Interaction and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Graduate School, University Town, Xili, Shenzhen 518058, PR China
Steven L. Brunton
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Kunihiko Taira
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We propose a cluster-based control strategy for feedback control of post-stall separated flows over an airfoil. The present approach partitions the flow trajectories (force measurements) into clusters, which correspond to characteristic coarse-grained phases in a low-dimensional feature space. A feedback control law (using blowing/suction actuation) is then sought for each cluster state through iterative evaluation and downhill simplex search to minimize power consumption in aerodynamic flight. The optimized control laws re-route the flow trajectories to the aerodynamically favourable regions in the feature space in a model-free manner. Utilizing a limited number of sensor measurements for both clustering and optimization, these feedback laws were determined in only $O(10)$ iterations. The objective of the present work is not necessarily to suppress flow separation but to minimize the desired cost function to achieve enhanced aerodynamic performance. The present approach is applied to the control of two- and three-dimensional separated flows over a NACA 0012 airfoil in large-eddy simulations at an angle of attack of $9^{\circ }$, Reynolds number $Re=23\,000$ and free-stream Mach number $M_{\infty }=0.3$. The optimized control laws avoid the intermittent occurrence of long-period shedding associated with high-drag clusters, thus lowering the mean drag. The present work aims to address some of the challenges associated with feedback control design for turbulent separated flows at moderate Reynolds number.

JFM classification

Flow Control: Drag reduction Wakes/Jets: Separated flows Turbulent Flows: Turbulence control
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 875 , 25 September 2019 , pp. 345 - 375
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press 

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