Graduate

Research


for

Doctor of Philosophy

in Physics,

for Computational Fluid Dynamics,

Vortex Dynamics,

and transitions to turbulence


lab research software

Summary of My Research

Dynamically Unstable Fluid Shear layers

2D shear layer. Side view. Flow above the shear layer is to the right. Flow below the shear layer is to the left. Here, 4 to 5 large billows form. The quantity displayed is magnitude of vorticity. Bright white is maximum vorticity, black is zero vorticity. 3D shear layer. Oblique view, looking from top right, at a single billow. This is a single billow, cut through the middle to show the interior. Flow above the shear layer is to the right and toward the viewer. Flow below the shear layer is to the left and away from the viewer. The quantity displayed is vorticity. The legend at the lower left indicates the relative scaling for the colors and opacity.

papers


Michael J. Gourlay / gourlay at colorado-research dot com