Effects of T-S wave amplitude on the control of boundary layer transition bystreaks

The effects of streaks on boundary layer transition depend on the initial amplitude of T-S waves introducedto excite the transition. This problem was studied in a flat-plate boundary layer in water tunnel byusing hydrogen bubble method. Three T-S wave initial amplitudes were tested. The results show thatboth narrow and wide-spacing streaks depress the transition excited by T-S waves with lower initialamplitude. However, when transition is excited by T-S waves of higher initial amplitude, thenarrow-spacing streaks depress the transition, while the wide-spacing streaks promote thetransition. Further the underlying mechanisms were also analyzed.