Coherent structures over riblets in turbulent boundary layer studied by combining time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TRPIV), proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), and finite-time Lyapunov exponent (FTLE)

Li Shan¹, Jiang Nan^{1, †}, Yang Shaoqiong^{1, ‡}, Huang Yongxiang², Wu Yanhua³

(color online) Time evolution of a typical FTLE field over a smooth surface (left) and riblets (right), (δt = 0.004 s).