简介：Thecontrolofturbulencebydimples/pimpleshasdrawnmoreandmoreattention.Theobjectiveofthispaperistoinvestigatetheeffectivenessoftheactivedimples/pimplesforthedragreductionintheincompressibleturbulentflow.Firstly,thedragreductionbytheoppositioncontrolbasedonactivedimples/pimplesatthelowerwallisstudiedviathedirectnumericalsimulationoftheturbulentchannelflow.Itisfoundthatlargeactivedimples/pimplescannotsuppressthestreamwisevorticessignificantlyandthusalmostnodragreductionisachieved.Smallactivedimplesandpimpleswiththediameterofonefourthofthestreakwidthcanbothreducethefrictiondrag,butpimpleswillinducealargerpressuredragthandimples.Thenthesuboptimalcontrolschemeisexaminedbasedonsmallactivedimplesusingthespanwisewallshearinformationonly.Itisshownthatthefrictiondragdecreasesbyabout4.5%butthetotaldragisonlyreducedbyabout2.7%abatedbythepressuredrag.Comparedwiththeactuationoftheall-pointblowing/suctionortheall-pointwallmovement,theeffectivenessoftheturbulentdragreductionbasedonactiveshallowdimplesismuchsmaller.