Abstract
Results stemming from a series of high-resolution three-dimensional computations using the PPM code [28] are reviewed, both for decaying and for driven supersonic turbulence at a r.m.s. Mach number of unity. A comparison with Navier-Stokes runs is provided for the first time in three dimensions. Scaling laws for two-point structure functions obtain, that are similar to the incompressible case, including new results for the energy transfer. Vortex sheets and filaments develop, as well as numerous shocks, with a strong density contrast.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 263-270 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 263 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported at the University of Minnesota by the National Science Foundation through a grand challenge grant ASC-9217394, and by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Research through grant DE-FGO2-87ER25035. In Nice, A.P. received partial support from CNRS PN-PCMI.
Keywords
- Intermittency
- Interstellar medium
- Supersonic turbulence