Density gradient magnitude for an internally mixed two-stream nozzle with an external plug, from a wall-modeled large eddy simulation (WMLES) performed with NASA’s Launch Ascent and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) solver. Darker shades in density gradient magnitude represent larger variations in density. In addition, the stream-wise velocity is displayed on the plug in a distance close to the wall.
Image Credit: NASA/Ames, Gerrit-Daniel Stich