Thermal non-equilibrium effects in turbulent compressible shear flows

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Abstract

Vibrational relaxation effects in turbulent compressible shear layers are studied using the CFD solver US3D. Three different convective Mach numbers are examined, with varying vibrational relaxation rates. The effects of vibrational relaxation are to damp the mean temperature as energy is transferred from the translational mode to the vibrational mode. As the vibrational relaxation rate is increased, the momentum thickness are damped. The underlying physical explanations behind these observations are currently being quantified.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication45th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624103629
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event45th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 2015 - Dallas, United States
Duration: Jun 22 2015Jun 26 2015

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Name45th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference

Other

Other45th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas
Period6/22/156/26/15

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