Direct numerical simulations of supercritical fluid mixing layers applied to heptane-nitrogen (Q2731208)

The authors write down the compressible form of conservation equations for a binary mixture of Newtonian fluids, and use the Peng-Robinson equation of state. The Harstad-Bellan model is used for heat and mass transport. The authors perform eight runs of numerical simulations, and present results for mixing layer evolution, as well as for the temperature, density, heptane mass fraction, and spanwise vorticity at each point at a certain moment of time. The graphs for mean primary quantities, mean thermodynamic quantities, mean transport coefficients, and mean mass and heat flux vector magnitudes versus a non-dimenisonal cross-stream variable and a certain moment of time are presented as well. The conclusions are that the mixture exhibits strong departure both from a perfect gas and from an ideal mixture.