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Three-dimensional effects in turbulent shear layers

ORAL

Abstract

The skewing of mean flow in canonical turbulent boundary layers is known to cause a reduction

in turbulent shear stress and drag, possibly due to the misalignment of turbulent structures.

However, little is known about the impact of flow skewing in turbulent shear layers. Using direct

numerical simulations (DNS), the current study is aimed at investigating the qualitative and

quantitative effects of three-dimensionality in incompressible shear layers. Further, a range of “what if?”

numerical experiments will be performed to isolate the effects of skew in mean flow and

turbulent fluctuations.

Presenters

  • Vedant Kumar

    University of Maryland

Authors

  • Vedant Kumar

    University of Maryland

  • Dipendra Gupta

    Cornell University

  • Gregory P Bewley

    Cornell University

  • Johan Larsson

    University of Maryland, College Park