Bubbly drag reduction using a hydrophobic inner cylinder in Taylor-Couette turbulence
| Autor: | Dennis Bakhuis, Chao Sun, Rob G.H. Lammertink, Ruben A. Verschoof, Pim A. Bullee, Detlef Lohse, Sander G. Huisman |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Physics of Fluids, Soft matter, Fluidics and Interfaces |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
animal structures Bubble Taylor–Couette flow UT-Hybrid-D FOS: Physical sciences 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Cylinder (engine) law.invention Physics::Fluid Dynamics Coating law Drag reduction 0103 physical sciences Surface roughness 010306 general physics Turbulence Mechanical Engineering Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) technology industry and agriculture Physics - Fluid Dynamics Mechanics Condensed Matter Physics body regions Volume (thermodynamics) Mechanics of Materials Drag Volume fraction biological sciences Taylor-Couette flow human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of fluid mechanics, 883:A61. Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 0022-1120 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/jfm.2019.894 |
| Popis: | In this study we experimentally investigate bubbly drag reduction in a highly turbulent flow of water with dispersed air at $5.0 \times 10^{5} \leq \text{Re} \leq 1.7 \times 10^{6}$ over a non-wetting surface containing micro-scale roughness. To do so, the Taylor-Couette geometry is used, allowing for both accurate global drag and local flow measurements. The inner cylinder - coated with a rough, hydrophobic material - is rotating, whereas the smooth outer cylinder is kept stationary. The crucial control parameter is the air volume fraction $\alpha$ present in the working fluid. For small volume fractions ($\alpha < {4}\,\%$), we observe that the surface roughness from the coating increases the drag. For large volume fractions of air ($\alpha \geq 4\,\%$), the drag decreases compared to the case with both the inner and outer cylinders uncoated, i.e. smooth and hydrophilic, using the same volume fraction of air. This suggests that two competing mechanisms are at place: on the one hand the roughness invokes an extension of the log-layer - resulting in an increase in drag - and on the other hand there is a drag-reducing mechanism of the hydrophobic surface interacting with the bubbly liquid. The balance between these two effects determines whether there is overall drag reduction or drag enhancement. For further increased bubble concentration $\alpha = {6}\,\%$ we find a saturation of the drag reduction effect. Our study gives guidelines for industrial applications of bubbly drag reduction in hydrophobic wall-bounded turbulent flows. |
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