Orthogonal Shear Layer Simulation - Ortho02

This page describes a numerical simulation of two vertically-displaced shear layers, with shear directions 90 degrees to one another. This configuration results in a pair of KH billows, with axes orthogonal to one another. The billows interact strongly, producing intense turbulence for a short period of time.

Animation in the streamwise-vertical plane



Dissipation rate





Vorticity magnitude





Animation in the streamwise-spanwise plane



Dissipation rate





Vorticity magnitude





Time series of x-averaged data



x-averaged data

y-averaged data

z-averaged data