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The interaction of vorticity and shock waves in decaying compressible turbulence is investigated by direct numerical simulation of the Navier-Stokes equation using a spectral method with 643 collocation points. The Taylor microscale Reynolds number decreases from 36 to 17 and the rms Mach number from 0.8 to 0.4 during the decay. It is observed that vorticity is created inside curved shocks through baroclinic interaction and intensified by the compression of fluid elements. Vortex stretching is, on the other hand, dominant outside shocks and is responsible for enhancing the strength of vorticity. A dipole of vorticity is typically created at the vertex of curved shocks, the structure of which is explained in terms of jump relations of velocity derivatives across a curved shock.
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Kida, S., Orszag, S.A. Enstrophy budget in decaying compressible turbulence. J Sci Comput 5, 1–34 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01063424
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