4.7 Review

Polymer drag reduction: A review through the lens of coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulent flows

Related references

Note: Only part of the references are listed.
Review Mechanics

Elasto-Inertial Turbulence

Yves Dubief et al.

Summary: The dissolution of low concentration polymers in wall-bounded flows has been widely recognized for its remarkable ability to reduce turbulent friction drag. However, elasto-inertial turbulence (EIT), driven by polymer dynamics, has received less attention despite being observed across a wide range of Reynolds numbers. Investigating the mechanisms of EIT can shed light on other complex phenomena such as elastic turbulence and maximum drag reduction. This review surveys recent research efforts focusing on the dynamics of EIT, distinguishing it from Newtonian/inertial turbulence and discussing possible connections with elastic turbulence and polymer drag reduction.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS (2023)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

Experimental investigation of extreme skin friction events in polymer drag-reduced turbulent boundary layers

Y. Shah et al.

Summary: This study investigates the impact of polymers on the near-wall flow fields in zero-pressure-gradient turbulent boundary layers through experimental measurements. The results show that the polymers reduce friction and drag, and alter small-scale structures.

EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS (2022)

Review Mechanics

Exact Coherent States and the Nonlinear Dynamics of Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

Michael D. Graham et al.

Summary: Wall-bounded turbulence exhibits persistent patterns called coherent structures, which are important for transport processes. Recent research has focused on exact coherent states (ECS) in wall-bounded parallel flows, which are non-turbulent, nonlinear solutions resembling coherent structures in turbulence.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 53 (2021)

Article Mechanics

Properties of turbulent channel flow similarity solutions

J. C. Klewicki

Summary: High resolution direct numerical simulation data are used to investigate the similarity solutions for mean velocity and Reynolds shear stress in turbulent channel flow. The analysis yields an invariant form of the mean momentum equation valid over a significant portion of the flow domain. The results provide insights into the development of wall-flow models and support conjectures regarding the behavior of similarity parameters at large Reynolds numbers.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2021)

Article Mechanics

Active and inactive components of the streamwise velocity in wall-bounded turbulence

Rahul Deshpande et al.

Summary: Townsend introduced the concept of active and inactive motions for wall-bounded turbulent flows, where the active motions are responsible for producing the Reynolds shear stress. This paper proposes a method to segregate the active and inactive components of the 2-D energy spectrum of the streamwise velocity to test the self-similarity characteristics of the former. The analysis of datasets shows that both active and inactive motions exhibit prominent self-similar characteristics in the inertially dominated region close to the wall.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2021)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

Impact of Polymer Degradation on Past Studies of the Mean Velocity Profile in Turbulent Boundary Layers

Brian R. Elbing

Summary: This study reexamines past studies of how drag-reducing polymer solutions modify the log-region of a developing turbulent boundary layer. Recent work has shown the inaccuracies of the classical view, especially at high drag reduction levels. The scatter of the von Karman coefficient between studies is related to the inner variable based Weissenberg number.

JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME (2021)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

Three-dimensional characterization of Reynolds shear stress in near-wall coherent structures of polymer drag reduced turbulent boundary layers

Y. Shah et al.

Summary: Experimental investigation reveals significant effects of drag-reducing agents on the Reynolds shear stress regions within both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, particularly in the weakening of high-RSS regions and enlargement of low-RSS regions. Additionally, the drag-reducing agents influence the classical coherent structures within the flow field, providing novel insights into polymer-vortex interactions.

EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS (2021)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

Drag Reduction Performance of Mechanically Degraded Dilute Polyethylene Oxide Solutions

Yasaman Farsiani et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME (2020)

Review Mechanics

Attached Eddy Model of Wall Turbulence

Ivan Marusic et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 51 (2019)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

Near-wall motion of inertial particles in a drag-reduced non-Newtonian turbulent flow

M. Ebrahimian et al.

EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS (2019)

Article Mechanics

High-fidelity measurements in channel flow with polymer wall injection

John R. Elsnab et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2019)

Article Physics, Multidisciplinary

Exceeding the Asymptotic Limit of Polymer Drag Reduction

George H. Choueiri et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS (2018)

Article Mechanics

Investigation of near-wall turbulence in relation to polymer rheology

Sadek Shaban et al.

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS (2018)

Article Mechanics

Properties of the mean momentum balance in polymer drag-reduced channel flow

C. M. White et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2018)

Article Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Reynolds number scaling of pocket events in the viscous sublayer

M. Metzger et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS (2017)

Review Mechanics

Quadrant Analysis in Turbulence Research: History and Evolution

James M. Wallace

ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 48 (2016)

Article Mechanics

The effect of viscoelasticity on the turbulent kinetic energy cascade

P. C. Valente et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2014)

Article Mechanics

On the logarithmic region in wall turbulence

Ivan Marusic et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2013)

Article Physics, Multidisciplinary

Elastic Energy Flux by Flexible Polymers in Fluid Turbulence

Heng-Dong Xi et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS (2013)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Elasto-inertial turbulence

Devranjan Samanta et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2013)

Review Mechanics

Cascades in Wall-Bounded Turbulence

Javier Jimenez

ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 44 (2012)

Article Physics, Multidisciplinary

Analysis of coherent structures in drag-reducing polymer solution flow based on proper orthogonal decomposition

Cai WeiHua et al.

SCIENCE CHINA-PHYSICS MECHANICS & ASTRONOMY (2012)

Article Mechanics

Reynolds-averaged modeling of polymer drag reduction in turbulent flows

Gianluca Iaccarino et al.

JOURNAL OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID MECHANICS (2010)

Article Physics, Multidisciplinary

Active and Hibernating Turbulence in Minimal Channel Flow of Newtonian and Polymeric Fluids

Li Xi et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS (2010)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Predictive Model for Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flow

I. Marusic et al.

SCIENCE (2010)

Article Engineering, Civil

Thin shear layers - The key to turbulence structure?

J. C. R. Hunt et al.

JOURNAL OF HYDRO-ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH (2010)

Article Mechanics

On the logarithmic mean profile

J. Klewicki et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2009)

Article Mechanics

Structures in turbulent boundary layers subjected to adverse pressure gradients

Joung-Ho Lee et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2009)

Article Mechanics

Mechanics and Prediction of Turbulent Drag Reduction with Polymer Additives

Christopher M. White et al.

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (2008)

Article Mechanics

Turbulent fluctuations above the buffer layer of wall-bounded flows

Javier Jimenez et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2008)

Article Physics, Multidisciplinary

Dynamics of hairpin vortices and polymer-induced turbulent drag reduction

Kyoungyoun Kim et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS (2008)

Article Mechanics

Variations of von Karman coefficient in canonical flows

Hassan M. Nagib et al.

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS (2008)

Article Mechanics

Effects of polymer stresses on eddy structures in drag-reduced turbulent channel flow

Kyoungyoun Kim et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2007)

Article Mechanics

Hairpin vortex organization in wall turbulence

Ronald J. Adrian

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS (2007)

Article Mechanics

Influence of rheological parameters on polymer induced turbulent drag reduction

Chang-Feng Li et al.

JOURNAL OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID MECHANICS (2006)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Universal scaling for polymer chain scission in turbulence

Siva A. Vanapalli et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2006)

Article Engineering, Multidisciplinary

High Reynolds number experimentation in the US Navy's William B Morgan Large Cavitation Channel

RJ Etter et al.

MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2005)

Article Mechanics

Scission-induced bounds on maximum polymer drag reduction in turbulent flow

SA Vanapalli et al.

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS (2005)

Article Mechanics

Homogeneous isotropic turbulence in dilute polymers

E De Angelis et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2005)

Article Mechanics

Simulated polymer stretch in a turbulent flow using Brownian dynamics

VE Terrapon et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2004)

Article Mechanics

Further observations on the mean velocity distribution in fully developed pipe flow

BJ McKeon et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2004)

Article Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Drag reduction in homogeneous turbulence by scale-dependent effective viscosity

R Benzi et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW E (2004)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

The turbulence structure of drag-reduced boundary layer flow

CM White et al.

EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS (2004)

Article Mechanics

Maximum drag reduction in a turbulent channel flow by polymer additives

T Min et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2003)

Article Mechanics

Drag reduction by polymer additives in a turbulent channel flow

T Min et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2003)

Review Engineering, Aerospace

Overview of the self-sustaining mechanisms of wall turbulence

RL Panton

PROGRESS IN AEROSPACE SCIENCES (2001)

Article Thermodynamics

Experiments in turbulent pipe flow with polymer additives at maximum drag reduction

PK Ptasinski et al.

FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION (2001)

Article Mechanics

Reynolds-number scaling of the flat-plate turbulent boundary layer

DB DeGraaff et al.

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS (2000)

Article Engineering, Mechanical

Analysis and interpretation of instantaneous turbulent velocity fields

RJ Adrian et al.

EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS (2000)