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The analysis and modelling of dilatational terms in compressible turbulence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

S. Sarkar ,
G. Erlebacher ,
M. Y. Hussaini  and
H. O. Kreiss
S. Sarkar
Affiliation:
Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23665-5225, USA
G. Erlebacher
Affiliation:
Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23665-5225, USA
M. Y. Hussaini
Affiliation:
Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23665-5225, USA
H. O. Kreiss
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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Abstract

It is shown that the dilatational terms that need to be modelled in compressible turbulence include not only the pressure-dilatation term but also another term - the compressible dissipation. The nature of the compressible velocity field, which generates these dilatational terms, is explored by asymptotic analysis of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations in the case of homogeneous turbulence. The lowest-order equations for the compressible field are solved and explicit expressions for some of the associated one-point moments are obtained. For low Mach numbers, the compressible mode has a fast timescale relative to the incompressible mode. Therefore, it is proposed that, in moderate Mach number homogeneous turbulence, the compressible component of the turbulence is in quasi-equilibrium with respect to the incompressible turbulence. A non-dimensional parameter which characterizes this equilibrium structure of the compressible mode is identified. Direct numerical simulations (DNS) of isotropic, compressible turbulence are performed, and their results are found to be in agreement with the theoretical analysis. A model for the compressible dissipation is proposed; the model is based on the asymptotic analysis and the direct numerical simulations. This model is calibrated with reference to the DNS results regarding the influence of compressibility on the decay rate of isotropic turbulence. An application of the proposed model to the compressible mixing layer has shown that the model is able to predict the dramatically reduced growth rate of the compressible mixing layer.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 227 , June 1991 , pp. 473 - 493
Copyright
© 1991 Cambridge University Press

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