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Mechanisms of flow control with the unsteady bleed techniqueThe unsteady bleed technique (a.k.a. internal acoustic forcing) has been shown to be an effective method for control of separation on low Reynolds number airfoils, blunt-end cylinders aligned axially with the flow, cylinders aligned perpendicular to the flow, and forebody geometries at high angles of attack. In many of these investigations, the mechanism for the control has been attributed to enhancement of the shear layer (Kelvin-Helmholtz) instability by the unsteady component of the forcing. However, this is not the only possible mechanism, nor may it be the dominant mechanism under some conditions. In this work it is demonstrated that at least two other mechanisms for flow control are present, and depending on the location and the amplitude of the forcing, these may have significant impact on the flow behavior. Experiments were conducted on a right-circular cylinder with a single unsteady bleed slot aligned along the axis of the cylinder. The effects of forcing frequency, forcing amplitude, and slot location on the azimuthal pressure distribution were studied. The results suggest that a strong vortical structure forms near the unsteady bleed slot when the slot location is upstream of the boundary layer separation point. The structure is unsteady, since it is created by the unsteady forcing. The 'vortex' generates a sizeable pressure spike (C(sub p) = -3.0) in the time-averaged pressure field immediately downstream of the slot. In addition to the pressure spike, the boundary layer separation location moves farther downstream when the forcing is activated. Delay of the separation is believed to be a result of enhancing the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. When forcing is applied in a quiescent wind tunnel, a weak low-pressure region forms near the slot that is purely the result of the second-order streaming effect.
Document ID
19940030481
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Williams, D. R. (Illinois Inst. of Tech. Chicago, IL, United States)
Acharya, M. (Illinois Inst. of Tech. Chicago, IL, United States)
Bernhardt, J. (Illinois Inst. of Tech. Chicago, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Ames Research Center, Physics of Forced Unsteady Separation
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Accession Number
94N34987
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: F49620-86-C-0133
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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