Structure of Turbulent Radiative Mixing Layers
The authors investigate turbulent radiative mixing layers (TRMLs), which are regions where shear-driven turbulence cools gas. They found that a positive vertical compressive stress, Rzz, caused by radiative cooling creates a thermal-pressure dip, establishing a universal steady-state structure for TRMLs. This structure is characterized by specific temperature profiles and emissivity distributions consistent across different simulations.