Evolution of an initially turbulent stratified shear layer
Evolution of an initially turbulent stratified shear layer
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最初湍流分层剪切层的演化
DOI:
10.1063/1.2756581
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
S. Sarkar
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作者:
K. Brucker;S. Sarkar
Direct numerical simulations of a stratified shear layer are performed for several different values of Reynolds, bulk Richardson, and Prandtl numbers. Unlike previous numerical studies, the initial perturbations are turbulent. These initial broadband perturbations do not allow the formation of distinct coherent structures such as Kelvin-Helmholtz rollers and streamwise vortices found in previous studies. In the absence of stratification, the shear layer thickness grows linearly and fully developed turbulence is achieved with mean velocities, turbulence intensities, and turbulent kinetic energy budgets that agree well with previous experimental and numerical data. When buoyancy is included, the shear layer grows to an asymptotic thickness, and the corresponding bulk Richardson number, Rib, is within the range, 0.32±0.06, found in previous studies. The apparent scatter in the evolution of Rib is shown to have a systematic dependence on Reynolds and Prandtl numbers. A detailed description of buoyancy effects...