DOI: 10.1615/TSFP2
EVOLUTION OF TWO-WAY COUPLED PARTICLE-LADEN MIXING LAYER AND JET
SINOPSIS
Shear flows provide a means to rapidly mix and disperse discrete solid particles and droplets in natural and industrial processes. Particles at moderate mass loading can also alter the gas shear flows. To better understand these phenomena, we have performed direct numerical simulations of particle-laden mixing layers and jets. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of our recent studies on two-way coupled particle-laden free shear flows. Results on linear instability and nonlinear evolution of gas shear flows under two-way coupling are discussed. Most of the results are based on simulations of temporally evolving, three-dimensional particle-laden flows, preliminary results on spatially evolving jet are also discussed.