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Optimal velocity and density profiles for the onset of absolute instability in jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2010

LUTZ LESSHAFFT  and
OLIVIER MARQUET
LUTZ LESSHAFFT*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique, CNRS – École Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
OLIVIER MARQUET
Affiliation:
ONERA DAFE, 8 rue des Vertugadins, 92190 Meudon, France
*
†Email address for correspondence: lutz.lesshafft@ladhyx.polytechnique.fr
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Abstract

The absolute/convective character of the linear instability of axisymmetric jets is investigated for a wide range of parallel velocity and density profiles. An adjoint-based sensitivity analysis is carried out in order to maximize the absolute growth rate of jet profiles with and without density variations. It is demonstrated that jets without counterflow may display absolute instability at density ratios well above the previously assumed threshold ρjet/ρ∞ = 0.72, and even in homogeneous settings. Absolute instability is promoted by a strong velocity gradient in the low-velocity region of the shear layer, as well as by a step-like density variation near the location of maximum shear. A new efficient algorithm for the computation of the absolute instability mode is presented.

JFM classification

Instability: Absolute/convective instability Instability: Instability Flow Control: Instability control
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 662 , 10 November 2010 , pp. 398 - 408
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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