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Direct numerical simulation of isotropic turbulence interacting with a weak shock wave

1993; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 251; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0022112093003519

1469-7645

Sangsan Lee, Sanjiva K. Lele, Parviz Moin,

Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

Interaction of isotropic quasi-incompressible turbulence with a weak shock wave was studied by direct numerical simulations. The effects of the fluctuation Mach number M t of the upstream turbulence and the shock strength M 2 1 — 1 on the turbulence statistics were investigated. The ranges investigated were 0.0567 ≤ M t ≤ 0.110 and 1.05 ≤ M 1 ≤ 1.20. A linear analysis of the interaction of isotropic turbulence with a normal shock wave was adopted for comparisons with the simulations. Both numerical simulations and the linear analysis of the interaction show that turbulence is enhanced during the interaction with a shock wave. Turbulent kinetic energy and transverse vorticity components are amplified, and turbulent lengthscales are decreased. The predictions of the linear analysis compare favourably with simulation results for flows with M 2 t < a ( M 2 1 — 1) with a ≈ 0.1, which suggests that the amplification mechanism is primarily linear. Simulations also showed a rapid evolution of turbulent kinetic energy just downstream of the shock, a behaviour not reproduced by the linear analysis. Investigation of the budget of the turbulent kinetic energy transport equation shows that this behaviour can be attributed to the pressure transport term. Shock waves were found to be distorted by the upstream turbulence, but still had a well-defined shock front for M 2 t < a ( M 2 1 — 1) with a ≈ 0.1). In this regime, the statistics of shock front distortions compare favourably with the linear analysis predictions. For flows with M 2 t > a ( M 2 1 — 1 with a ≈ 0.1, shock waves no longer had well-defined fronts: shock wave thickness and strength varied widely along the transverse directions. Multiple compression peaks were found along the mean streamlines at locations where the local shock thickness had increased significantly.