Influence of Reynolds number on the natural transition of boundary layers over underwater axisymmetric bodies
- 1 April 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 35 (4)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0143497
Abstract
The influence of the Reynolds number on the natural transition of boundary layers over underwater axisymmetric bodies is studied using numerical approaches. This is a fundamental problem in fluid mechanics, and is of great significance in practical engineering problems. The transition locations are predicted over diameter Reynolds numbers ranging from 1.79×105 to 2.32×108 for eight different forebody shapes. The transition onsets are predicted using the semi-empirical eN method based on the linear stability theory (LST), and the wall pressure fluctuation spectra are estimated. The effects of the forebody shapes and the Reynolds numbers on the transition location are studied. At the same Reynolds number, the forebody shape has great influence on transition. As the Reynolds number increases, the changes in the dimensionless transition location are qualitatively similar for the different forebody shapes. The dimensionless transition location shifts closer to the leading edge as the Reynolds number increases, and is more sensitive at lower Reynolds numbers. However, the quantitative changes in transition location for different forebody shapes are distinctly different. Consequently, the sequential order of the transition locations for the eight forebody shapes is not fixed, but changes dramatically with increasing Reynolds number. This irregularity in the sequential order of the transition locations is called the "Reynolds number effect." Finally, the fundamental causes of this effect are analyzed.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (91952301)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (12072230)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11732011)
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