Entropy Generation in the Viscous Parts of Turbulent Boundary Layers
- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Fluids Engineering
- Vol. 130 (6), 061205
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2928376
Abstract
The local (pointwise) entropy generation rate per unit volume S‴ is a key to improving many energy processes and applications. Consequently, in the present study, the objectives are to examine the effects of Reynolds number and favorable streamwise pressure gradients on entropy generation rates across turbulent boundary layers on flat plates and—secondarily—to assess a popular approximate technique for their evaluation. About two-thirds or more of the entropy generation occurs in the viscous part, known as the viscous layer. Fundamental new results for entropy generation in turbulent boundary layers are provided by extending available direct numerical simulations. It was found that, with negligible pressure gradients, results presented in wall coordinates are predicted to be near “universal” in the viscous layer. This apparent universality disappears when a significant pressure gradient is applied; increasing the pressure gradient decreases the entropy generation rate. Within the viscous layer, the approximate evaluation of S‴ differs significantly from the “proper” value but its integral, the entropy generation rate per unit surface area Sap″, agrees within 5% at its edge.Keywords
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