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Simulated polymer stretch in a turbulent flow using Brownian dynamics
Terrapon, Vincent; Dubief, Yves; Moin, Parviz et al.
2004In Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 504, p. 61-71
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Keywords :
Polymer; Drag reduction; Brownian dynamics; Turbulence
Abstract :
[en] We examine the phenomenon of polymer drag reduction in a turbulent flow through Brownian dynamics simulations. The dynamics of a large number of single polymer chains along their trajectories is investigated in a Newtonian turbulent channel flow. In particular, the FENE, FENE-P and multimode FENE models with realistic parameters are used to investigate the mechanisms of polymer stretching. A topological methodology is applied to characterize the ability of the flow to stretch the polymers. It is found using conditional statistics that at moderate Weissenberg number Wi the polymers, that are stretched to a large fraction of their maximum extensibility, have experienced a strong blaxial extensional flow. When Wi is increased other flow types can stretch the polymers but the few highly extended molecules again have, on average, experienced a biaxial extensional flow. Moreover, highly extended polymers are found in the near-wall regions around the quasi-streamwise vortices, essentially in regions of strong biaxial extensional flow.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Terrapon, Vincent  ;  Stanford University > Mechanical Engineering Department
Dubief, Yves;  Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University
Moin, Parviz;  Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University > Mechanical Engineering Department
Shaqfeh, Eric S.G.;  Stanford University > Mechanical Engineering Department, Department of Chemical Engineering
Lele, Sanjiva K.;  Stanford University > Mechanical Engineering Department, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Language :
English
Title :
Simulated polymer stretch in a turbulent flow using Brownian dynamics
Publication date :
2004
Journal title :
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
ISSN :
0022-1120
eISSN :
1469-7645
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
504
Pages :
61-71
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Friction Drag Reduction Program
Funders :
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [US-VA] [US-VA]
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