Numerical Study on the Propagation of Turbulent Fronts in Dilute Polymer Solutions

This work explores the mechanics of turbulent propagation in dilute polymer solutions with the objective of increasing the current understanding on turbulent propagation not only of this particular kind of flow, but also of Newtonian turbulent flows in general. By means of Direct Numerical Simulations of planar turbulent/non-turbulent interfaces, the phenomenon of turbulence propagation has been studied in its full range of turbulent scales.