Anisotropy and scaling corrections in turbulence

Lohse, Detlef and Mueller-Groeling, Axel (1996) Anisotropy and scaling corrections in turbulence. Physical review E: Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 54 (1). pp. 395-407. ISSN 1063-651X

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Abstract:	We analyze second-order turbulent velocity moments both in r and in p space. Finite size corrections induce dramatic differences between local r- and p-space scaling exponents. As analytically accessible examples we focus on two popular parametrizations: the Batchelor parametrization for the r-space structure function and a common parametrization for the energy spectrum, E(p) [is proportional to] p-5/3exp(-p/pd). The spectral bottleneck energy pileup hidden in the Batchelor parametrization results in an extended r-space scaling range, comparable to experimental ones for the same Taylor-Reynolds number Re lambda . Shear effects are discussed in terms of (global) apparent scaling correction delta zeta app(Re lambda ) to classical scaling, which again depend on whether looked at in r or in p space. The differences can be traced back to the subtleties of the crossovers in the velocity moments. Our observations emphasize the need for more experimental information on crossovers between different subranges.
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Copyright:	© 1996 American Physical Society
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/50340
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.54.395
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