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On the mechanism of elasto-inertial turbulence
Dubief, Yves; Soria, Julio; Terrapon, Vincent
2013In Physics of Fluids, 25 (110817), p. 1-16
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Keywords :
Elasto-inertial Turbulence; Polymer; Drag reduction; DNS; Channel flow; FENE-P
Abstract :
[en] Elasto-inertial turbulence (EIT) is a new state of turbulence found in inertial flows with polymer additives. The dynamics of turbulence generated and controlled by such additives is investigated from the perspective of the coupling between polymer dynamics and flow structures. Direct numerical simulations of channel flow with Reynolds numbers ranging from 1000 to 6000 (based on the bulk and the channel height) are used to study the formation and dynamics of elastic instabilities and their effects on the flow. The flow topology of EIT is found to differ significantly from Newtonian wall-turbulence. Structures identified by positive (rotational flow topology) and negative (extensional/compressional flow topology) second invariant Qa isosurfaces of the velocity gradient are cylindrical and aligned in the spanwise direction. Polymers are significantly stretched in sheet-like regions that extend in the streamwise direction with a small upward tilt. The Qa cylindrical structures emerge from the sheets of high polymer extension, in a mechanism of energy transfer from the fluctuations of the polymer stress work to the turbulent kinetic energy. At subcritical Reynolds numbers, EIT is observed at modest Weissenberg number (Wi, ratio polymer relaxation time to viscous time scale). For supercritical Reynolds numbers, flows approach EIT at large Wi. EIT provides new insights on the nature of the asymptotic state of polymer drag reduction (maximum drag reduction), and explains the phenomenon of early turbulence, or onset of turbulence at lower Reynolds numbers than for Newtonian flows observed in some polymeric flows.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Dubief, Yves;  University of Vermont
Soria, Julio
Terrapon, Vincent  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Modélisation et contrôle des écoulements turbulents
Language :
English
Title :
On the mechanism of elasto-inertial turbulence
Publication date :
November 2013
Journal title :
Physics of Fluids
ISSN :
1070-6631
eISSN :
1089-7666
Publisher :
American Institute of Physics, Melville, United States - New York
Special issue title :
Special Topic: Directions In Computational Physics
Volume :
25
Issue :
110817
Pages :
1-16
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
European Projects :
FP7 - 304073 - VISCELTURBFLOW - Computational study of macro- and microscopic turbulence controlled by polymer additives
Funders :
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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