A mean flow field solution to a moderately under/over-expanded turbulent supersonic jet

The linearized solution for an inviscid imperfectly-expanded supersonic axisymmetric jet has been extended to the case of a turbulent flow, by taking into account the mean Reynolds stresses. The analytical results agree reasonably well with experimental data available in the literature, and so indicate that the solution is a good approximation to the near-field of an imperfectly-expanded jet. This analytical solution could be used to improve semi-empirical models of broadband shock-associated noise in aeronautics. To cite this article: B. Emami et al., C. R. Mecanique 337 (2009).