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ABSTRACTThe laminar-turbulent transition process in supersonic and hypersonic boillldary layers was investigated using spatial and temporal Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS). Our previous research indicated that oblique breakdown might be a highly relevant nonlinear mechanism for supersonic boillldary layers. However, a nonlinear mechanism would only be relevant for the transition process if this mechanism can lead to fully developed turbulence. Hence, to address this question, the late nonlinear transition regime of a supersonic flat-plate boillldary layer at Mach 3 was studied using spatial DNS. These simulations demonstrated that a fully turbulent flow can develop via oblique breakdown. We also investigated the nonlinear disturbance development in a hypersonic bolUldary layer on a sharp circular cone at Mach 8 using spatial and temporal DNS. It was confirmed in these simulations that fimdamental resonance and oblique breakdown are the viable paths to transition in hypersonic boillldary layers.
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