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Supersonic wall turbulence at high Reynolds numbers

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Abstract

We perform a Direct Numerical Simulation of supersonic turbulent boundary layer flow up to Reτ=5500, considering a Mach number of 2 and adiabatic wall.

This allows us to approach an asymptotically high–Reynolds number state, capturing flow features that are not visible at lower Reynolds numbers.

In particular, the presence of a true log-layer enables us to assess important aspects such as the outer peak of the velocity variance, scaling of velocity spectra and the intensity of very-large-scale motions.

We expect the present data to highlight the effect of compressibility at high Reynolds numbers by comparing them with recent high Reynolds DNS of low speed flows [Pirozzoli et al., JFM, 2021].

Moreover, the comparison with different flow cases at high Re is relevant in assessing common features, as well as flow specific ones.

Presenters

  • Matteo Bernardini

    Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Authors

  • Matteo Bernardini

    Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

  • Michele Cogo

    Università degli Studi di Padova

  • Francesco Picano

    University of Padova

  • Francesco Salvadore

    CINECA