Contents ...................................................... III
List of figures ................................................. V
List of tables ................................................ VII
Nomenclature ................................................... IX
Abstract ..................................................... XIII
1 Introduction .................................................. 1
1.1 Flow physics of SWTBLI .................................... 2
1.2 Referenced experiments .................................... 7
1.3 Prediction capabilities ................................... 9
1.4 Objectives of the present work ........................... 14
2 Simulation method ............................................ 17
2.1 Domain and grid .......................................... 17
2.2 Governing equations ...................................... 19
2.2.1 SGS modelling ....................................... 21
2.3 Discretization ........................................... 23
2.4 Boundary conditions ...................................... 24
3 Flat plate boundary layer .................................... 27
3.1 Instantaneous structures ................................. 29
3.2 Mean flow and statistical analysis ....................... 31
3.3 Composition of inflow data ............................... 35
4 Compression corner flow ...................................... 39
4.1 Mean flow ................................................ 42
4.2 Görtler vortices ......................................... 51
4.3 Shock wave system behavior ............................... 55
4.3.1 Unsteady motion .................................... 55
4.3.2 Shocklets .......................................... 63
4.4 Turbulence enhancement ................................... 67
4.5 Relaminarization effects ................................. 72
5 Compression-decompression corner ............................. 77
5.1 Mean flow and turbulence ................................. 78
5.2 Turbulent kinetic energy balance ......................... 85
6 Conclusions .................................................. 91
A Summary of flat-plate boundary layer simulations ............. 93
В Summary of compression ramp simulations ...................... 95
С Computational details ....................................... 101
Bibliography .................................................. 103
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