Date Available
7-6-2015
Year of Publication
2015
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Engineering
Department/School/Program
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Sean Bailey
Abstract
Modifications were made to the turbulent channel flow facility to allow for fully developed rough quasi-2D Poiseuille flow with flow injection through one surface and flow suction through the opposing surface. The combination of roughness and flow injection is designed to be analogous to the flow field over a thermal protection system which produces ablative pyrolysis gases during ablation. It was found that the additional momentum through the surface acted to reduce skin friction to a point below smooth-wall behavior. This effect was less significant with increasing Reynolds number. It was also found that the momentum injection modified the wake region of the flow.
Recommended Citation
Helvey, Jacob, "Experimental Investigation of Wall Shear Stress Modifications due to Turbulent Flow over an Ablative Thermal Protection System Analog Surface" (2015). Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering. 57.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/57
