NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SHOCK WAVE AND TURBULENCE INTERACTION OVER A CIRCULAR CYLINDER

The interaction of shock wave and turbulence for transonic flow over a circular cylinder is investigated using detached-eddy simulation ( DES). Several typical cases are calculated for free-stream Mach number M-infinity from 0.85 to 0.95, and the physical mechanisms relevant to the shock wave and turbulence interaction are discussed. Results show that there exist two flow states. One is unsteady flow state with moving shock waves interacting with turbulent flow for M-infinity < 0.9 approximately, and the other is quasi-steady flow with stationary shocks standing over the wake of the cylinder for M-infinity > 0.9, suppressing the vortex shedding from the cylinder. Moreover, local supersonic zones are identified in the wake of the cylinder and generated by two processes, i.e., reverse flow and shock wave distortion induced the supersonic zone. Turbulent shear layer instabilities are revealed and associated with moving shock wave and traveling pressure wave.