Langley Research Center Turbulence Modeling Resource

Exp: Turbulent Compressible Mixing Layers

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The data on this page were provided by Craig Dutton and Gregory Elliott of University of Illinois.

These experimental data of turbulent compressible mixing layers are from the following references:

• Dutton, J. C. and Elliott, G. S., "Final Report: Benchmark Experimental Measurements of Turbulent Compressible Mixing Layers for CFD Validation," Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, NASA Collaborative Agreement NNX15AU94A, December 2020, PDF file.
• Kim, Kevin U., Elliott, Gregory S., and Dutton, J. Craig, "Three-Dimensional Experimental Study of Compressibility Effects on Turbulent Free Shear Layers," AIAA Journal, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2020, pp. 133-147, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J058556.
• Kim, Kevin U., Elliott, Gregory S., and Dutton, J. Craig, "Compressibility Effects on Large Structures and Entrainment Length Scales in Mixing Layers," AIAA Journal, Vol. 58, No. 12, 2020, pp. 5168-5182, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059433.
• Dutton, J. Craig, Elliott, Gregory S., and Kim, Kevin U., "Compressible Mixing Layer Experiments for CFD Validation," AIAA-2019-2847, June 2019, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-2847.

This data includes both unheated mixing layers (5 cases) and a heated mixing layer (1 case). The available data are provided in the following files:

• README.txt
• exp_conditions_cases_1-5.pdf
• exp_conditions_heated.pdf
• Coordinates of the tunnel surfaces for each condition: exp_uiuc_tunnel_geometry.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 303 KB)
• Data:
  • Case1_Mc0p185.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 35 MB)
  • Case2_Mc0p381.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 32 MB)
  • Case3_Mc0p546.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 17 MB)
  • Case4_Mc0p690.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 25 MB)
  • Case5_Mc0p883.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 38 MB)
  • Heated_Case_Mc0p541_T473.tar.gz (gzipped tar file, 47 MB)

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Recent significant updates:
07/28/2025 - Added coordinates of the tunnel surfaces

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