November 23-25, 2025, Houston, Texas
Contributed Session

Flow Separation and Control

8:00 am – 10:49 am, Monday November 24 Session K32 George R. Brown Convention Center, 371CF
Chair:
Sidharth GS, Iowa State University
Topics:

Connecting wall pressure fluctuations with flow structure over a backward-facing step using reduced order models

8:26 am – 8:39 am
Presenter: DIPAN DEB (Brown University)
Authors: Eric Handy-Cardenas (Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University), ANUSHKA SUBEDI (Arizona State University), Yulia Peet (Arizona State University), Kenneth Breuer (Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University)



We analyze the flow over a backward-facing step to address the following question: Does the wall pressure signal contain information about the flow structure, and how do we capture it in a reduced-order model? We take Time Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry measurements synchronized with wall pressure in a water channel at Re≅ 5100, where H is the step height. We use a variety of data analysis techniques, including cross-spectral power densities, Force Moment partitioning, and modal decomposition, to construct low-order predictive models of the separated flow. We identify spatial structures associated with specific frequencies that dominate the flow field. These tools will be used to construct an active surface with metamaterials to control the flow in the reattachment zone. 

Funding acknowledgement

We are thankful to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for funding this research work (grant number: GR5224189)

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