Recent advances in feature extraction techniques for high-speed flowfields

S Unnikrishnan - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Space–time scale-resolved diagnostic and computational campaigns routinely
produce high-fidelity multi-disciplinary truth-model quality datasets for complex …

Acoustic, hydrodynamic and thermal modes in a supersonic cold jet

S Unnikrishnan, DV Gaitonde - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - cambridge.org
Large-eddy simulation data for a Mach 1.3 round jet are decomposed into acoustic,
hydrodynamic and thermal components using Doak's momentum potential theory. The …

Mechanism of stabilization of porous coatings on unstable supersonic mode in hypersonic boundary layers

T Long, Y Dong, R Zhao, C Wen - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This study clarifies the fundamental mechanism by which porous coatings suppress the
supersonic mode instability in the hypersonic boundary layer (BL) by using Doak's …

Interactions between vortical, acoustic and thermal components during hypersonic transition

S Unnikrishnan, DV Gaitonde - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Discrete unstable modes of hypersonic laminar boundary layers, obtained from an
eigenvalue analysis, provide insight into key transition scenarios. The character of such …

Active transition control by synthetic jets in a hypersonic boundary layer

GH Zhuang, ZH Wan, CC Ye, ZB Luo, NS Liu… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate by direct numerical simulation the active control of laminar-turbulent
transition in a hypersonic flat-plate boundary layer at a freestream Mach number of 5.86. The …

Acoustic response of turbulent cavity flow using resolvent analysis

Q Liu, D Gaitonde - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Fluid–acoustic interactions are important in a variety of applications and typically result in
adverse effects. We analyze the influence of Mach number on such interactions and their …

Transfer mechanisms from stochastic turbulence to organized acoustic radiation in a supersonic jet

S Unnikrishnan, DV Gaitonde - European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
We examine the three-dimensional energy-exchange mechanisms between stochastic
turbulence and an organized radiating wavepacket, and subsequent scattering and …

Energy growth of vortical, acoustic, and entropic components of the second-mode instability in the hypersonic boundary layer

T Long, P Guo, R Zhao, C Wen, F Ji - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The acoustic, vortical, and entropic (thermal) components of the second-mode instability,
regarded as an asymptotic behavior of the free-stream counterparts, were found to interact …

Coherent structure tracking of the second Mack mode in transitional hypersonic boundary layers

R Hammachi, E Piot, H Deniau… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The natural transition of hypersonic boundary layers (HBLs) is often expressed in terms of
discrete modes and their linear stability. A frequent interpretation revolves around fast and …

Jet noise source localization and identification

U Sasidharan Nair - 2017 - rave.ohiolink.edu
The exact mechanism by which turbulent fluctuations in jets are converted into acoustic
energy remains unexplained. The current work aims to improve our understanding of this …