Statistics of Lagrangian velocities in turbulent flows |
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Authors: | Friedrich R |
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Affiliation: | Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 9, 48149 Münster, Germany. |
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Abstract: | We present a generalized Fokker-Planck equation for the joint position-velocity probability distribution of a single fluid particle in a turbulent flow. Based on a simple estimate, the diffusion term is related to the two-point two-time Eulerian acceleration-acceleration correlation. Dimensional analysis yields a velocity increment probability distribution with normal scaling v approximately t(1/2). However, the statistics need not be Gaussian. |
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