The late nonlinear stage of oblique breakdown to turbulence in a supersonic boundary layer

Dominic Von Terzi, Christian Mayer, Hermann Fasel

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Abstract

Oblique breakdown to turbulence was initiated by low amplitude forcing in a laminar flat-plate boundary layer at Mach three. The growth of the instability waves was investigated using spatial Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS). Excellent agreement with theory was obtained in the linear stage corroborating that the entire transition process from the linear regime to the final breakdown was captured. A fully turbulent flow was reached demonstrating that this transition scenario is a viable path to turbulence. Key events in the late nonlinear stage of breakdown are studied in detail.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition - Proceedings of the 7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages415-420
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789048137220
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: Jun 23 2009Jun 26 2009

Publication series

NameIUTAM Bookseries
Volume18
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

Other

Other7th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period6/23/096/26/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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