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Anyiwo, J. C.

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Turbulence amplification in shock-wave boundary-layer interaction

Attention is directed to the acoustics research of the 1950s and 1960s for guidance in understanding and quantizing the turbulence amplification that can occur in regions of shock-wave boundary-layer interaction. Three primary turbulence amplifier-generator mechanisms are identified and shown, by linear analysis, to be responsible for turbulence amplification across a shock wave in excess of 100% of the incident turbulence intensity.

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Idealized dynamic grid computation of physical systems

The construction and utility of an idealized computational space for finite-difference computation of physical systems are considered. All computations are performed in tau space, which at any instant represents the dynamic grid of a subject physical system appropriately stretched into a uniform, orthogonal grid. A strain field model of physical system is described, including the sample computation of strain density fields. Dynamic grid generation using invariant-mapping is addressed, and the tau computational space is considered, including a grid dynamism constraint, a grid orthogonality constraint, and a grid smoothness constraint. The detailed tau computational space method is presented and illustrated with two sample problems.

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A systems approach to theoretical fluid mechanics: Fundamentals

A preliminary application of the underlying principles of the investigator's general system theory to the description and analyses of the fluid flow system is presented. An attempt is made to establish practical models, or elements of the general fluid flow system from the point of view of the general system theory fundamental principles. Results obtained are applied to a simple experimental fluid flow system, as test case, with particular emphasis on the understanding of fluid flow instability, transition and turbulence.

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