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This research aims to understand how variations in thermophysical properties influence the structure and behavior of turbulent channel flows.

Effects of variable thermophysical properties on the layered structure of incompressible turbulent channel flows

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Randomized trial investigates how thermophysical property changes affect flow structure in gases, indicating new scaling approaches.

This research aims to understand how variations in thermophysical properties influence the structure and behavior of turbulent channel flows.
Employs a scaling-patch framework to analyze turbulent gas flows using direct numerical simulations.
Examines variations in density, viscosity, and thermal conductivity for both wall-heated and wall-cooled conditions.
Introduces a dimensionless parameter for wall-normal viscosity gradients and proposes new scaling for force balance.
Identifies a near-wall variable-property sublayer affecting momentum balance significantly with viscosity gradients.
Observes enhanced limitations of conventional inner scaling in flows with property variations.
Develops a new outer scaling that improves data collapse for mean velocity and temperature profiles under different thermal wall conditions.

Wei et al. (2026) studied this question.

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