Direct numerical simulation of laminar breakdown in high-speed, axisymmetric boundary layers (Q1194849)

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Direct numerical simulation of laminar breakdown in high-speed, axisymmetric boundary layers
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    Direct numerical simulation of laminar breakdown in high-speed, axisymmetric boundary layers (English)
    The laminar breakdown of high-speed, axisymmetric boundary-layer flow is simulated numerically by solving the compressible Navier-Stokes equations using spectral collocation and high-order compact-difference techniques. From initial states perturbed by ``second-mode'' primary and subharmonic (\(H\)-type) secondary disturbances, the well-resolved (temporal) calculations proceed well into the laminar breakdown stages, characterized by saturation of the primary and secondary instability waves, explosive growth of higher harmonics, and rapid increase in the wall shear stress. The numerical results qualitatively replicate two previously unexplained phenomena which have been observed in high-speed transition experiments: the appearance of so-called ``rope-like waves'' and the ``precursor transition'' effect, in which transitional flow appears to originate near the critical layer well upstream of the transition location at the wall.
    rope-like waves
    precursor transition
    compressible Navier-Stokes equations
    spectral collocation
    high-order compact-difference techniques
    secondary instability waves
    higher harmonics
    wall shear stress

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