An asymptotic theory of incompressible turbulent boundarylayer flow over a small hump
- 13 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 101 (3), 647-670
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211208000184x
Abstract
A rational asymptotic theory describing the perturbed flow in a turbulent boundary layer encountering a small two-dimensional hump is presented. The theory is valid in the limit of very high Reynolds number in the case of an aerodynamically smooth surface, or in the limit of small drag coefficient in the case of a rough surface. The method of matched asymptotic expansions is used to obtain a multiple-structured flow, along the general lines of earlier laminar studies. The leading-order velocity perturbations are shown to be precisely the inviscid, irrotational, potential flow solutions over most of the domain. The Reynolds stresses are found to vary across a thin layer adjacent to the surface, and display a singular behaviour near the surface which needs to be resolved by an even thinner wall layer. The Reynolds stress perturbations are calculated by means of a second-order closure model, which is shown to be the minimum level of sophistication capable of describing these variations. The perturbation force on the hump is also calculated, and its order of magnitude is shown to depend on the level of turbulence closure; a cruder turbulence model gives rise to spuriously large forces.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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