Abstract
A compressible countercurrent shear layer was investigated experimentally by establishing reverse flow around the perimeter of a supersonic jet. Measurements demonstrate that spatial growth rates of the countercurrent shear layer significantly exceed those of the classical coflowing layer at comparable density ratios and levels of compressibility. Experiments also reveal the presence of coherent three-dimensional structures in the countercurrent shear layer at convective Mach numbers where similar structures are not present in coflowing layers. It is argued that these kinematic differences are responsible for the enhanced diffusion of the shear layer with counterflow. The spatio-temporal theory is used to examine the connection between the experimental observations and the existence of a transition from convective to absolute instability in high-speed shear layers.
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