High-Reynolds-number effects on turbulent scalings in compressible channel flow

The effect of the Reynolds number in a supersonic isothermal channel flow is studied using a direct numerical simulation (DNS). The bulk Mach number based on the wall temperature is 1.5, and the bulk Reynolds number is increased up to Re_τ ≈︁ 1000. The use of van Driest velocity transformation in the presence of heated walls has been questioned due to the poor accuracy at low Reynolds number. For this reason alternative transformations of the velocity profile and turbulence statistics have been proposed, as, for instance, semi-local scalings. We show that the van Driest transformation recovers its accuracy as the Reynolds number is increased. The Reynolds stresses collapse on the incompressible ones, when properly scaled with density, and very good agreement with the incompressible stresses is found in the outer layer. (© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Knots and Unknots in Superfluid Turbulence

The study of vortex lines in a inviscid, incompressible Euler fluid dates back to the times of Lord Kelvin. Vortex lines are highly idealised mathematical objects which at first sight do not seem relevant to vortices and turbulence in real fluids. In this article I show that superfluid vortices are good physical realizations of these classical mathematical objects, and provide us with a convenient context to investigate topological aspects of turbulence. Received: March 2007     

Dissipative Euler Flows for Vortex Sheet Initial Data without Distinguished Sign

We construct infinitely many admissible weak solutions to the 2D incompressible Euler equations for vortex sheet initial data. Our initial datum has vorticity concentrated on a simple closed curve in a suitable Hölder space and the vorticity may not have a distinguished sign. Our solutions are obtained by means of convex integration; they are smooth outside a “turbulence” zone which grows linearly in time around the vortex sheet. As a by-product, this approach shows how the growth of the turbulence zone is controlled by the local energy inequality and measures the maximal initial dissipation rate in terms of the vortex sheet strength. © 2021 The Authors. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.     

On the Turbulence Modelling of 3D-Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow

The paper presents a mathematical and numerical investigation of the 3D–flow in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over complex relief. The two–equation k - ε model is applied to account for the turbulence. The flow is also supposed to be viscous, incompressible and stationary. The boundary conditions are realized through the wall-functions. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Derivation of the k–ε model for locally homogeneous turbulence by homogenization techniques

We derive the incompressible and compressible k–ε model for locally homogeneous turbulence. The model is rigorously derived on formal mathematical grounds using the MPP modelling technique. This lets us calculate by either analytical or numerical means the closure constants of the model. To cite this article: T. Chacón Rebollo, D. Franco Coronil, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 337 (2003).     

Direct numerical simulation of transition and turbulence in compressible mixing layer

The three-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes equations are approximated by a fifth order upwind compact and a sixth order symmetrical compact difference relations combined with three-stage Ronge-Kutta method. The computed results are presented for convective Mach numberMc = 0.8 andRe = 200 with initial data which have equal and opposite oblique waves. From the computed results we can see the variation of coherent structures with time integration and full process of instability, formation of A -vortices, double horseshoe vortices and mushroom structures. The large structures break into small and smaller vortex structures. Finally, the movement of small structure becomes dominant, and flow field turns into turbulence. It is noted that production of small vortex structures is combined with turning of symmetrical structures to unsymmetrical ones. It is shown in the present computation that the flow field turns into turbulence directly from initial instability and there is not vortex pairing in process of transition. It means that for large convective Mach number the transition mechanism for compressible mixing layer differs from that in incompressible mixing layer.     

Corrections to fully developed turbulent spectra due to compressibility of the fluid

We construct the regular expansion at small compressibilities for the theory of fully developed turbulence of an isotropic homogeneous compressible fluid with MSR-type action. The parameter of the expansion is the Mach numberMa. For the inertial range of a compressible fluid, we study the infrared singularities determined by the transverse fields, which are used in the theory of incompressible fluids. These singularities are connected with the composite operators of transverse fields that are investigated by the quantum field renormalization group method. As a result, it is shown that the transverse fields induce scaling behavior with theMa scaling dimension equal to 1/3 (i.e.,Ma k^–1/3 is the dimensionless scaling parameter of the correlation functions in the inertial range).Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 375–389, March, 1996.Translated by L. O. Chekhov.     

Boundary layer problem: Navier–Stokes equations and Euler equations

This work is concerned with the boundary layer turbulence, which is an outstanding problem in fluid mechanics. We consider an incompressible viscous fluid in 2D domains with permeable walls. The permeability is described by the Yudovich condition. The goal of the article is to study the fluid behavior at vanishing viscosity (large Reynold’s numbers). We show that the vanishing viscous limit is a solution of the Euler equations with the Yudovich condition on the inflow region of the boundary.     

The principle of maximum randomness in the theory of fully developed turbulence. II. Isotropic decaying turbulence

A statistical model for describing the decay of developed isotropic turbulence of an incompressible fluid is proposed. The model uses the distribution function of the velocity pulsations introduced earlier by the authors on the basis of the principle of maximum randomness of the velocity field for a given spectral energy flux. The renormalization-group technique and expansion are used to calculate the correlation functions of the velocity that occur in the equation of spectral energy balance. This leads to a closed equation for the dependence of the energy spectrum on the integral turbulence scaler _c(t). In the inertial interval, this equation gives the Kolmogorov asymptotic spectrum, while for the time dependence ofr _c(t) and the pulsation energye(t) it predicts the power lawsr _c(t)t^2/5 andr(t)t ^–6/5.Physics Research Institute of the St Petersburg University. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 150–159, July, 1993.     

Investigation of stress-velocity LSFEMs for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

In this contribution three mixed least-squares finite element methods (LSFEMs) for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations are investigated with respect to accuracy and efficiency. The well-known stress-velocity-pressure formulation is the basis for two further div-grad least-squares formulations in terms of stresses and velocities (SV). Advantage of the SV formulations is a system with a smaller matrix size due to a reduction of the degrees of freedom. The least-squares finite element formulations, which are investigated in this contribution, base on the incompressible stationary Navier-Stokes equations. The first formulation under consideration is the stress-velocity-pressure formulation according to [1]. Secondly, an extended stress-velocity formulation with an additional residual is derived based on the findings in [1] and [5]. The third formulation is a pressure reduced stress-velocity formulation based on a condensation scheme. Therefore, the pressure is interpolated discontinuously, and eliminated on the discrete level without the need for any matrix inverting. The modified lid-driven cavity boundary value problem, is investigated for the Reynolds number Re = 1000 for all three formulations. (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The heat equation for three-layer plates with a moving filler

The three-dimensional nonstationary problem of coupled heat exchange during the flow of an incompressible fluid (a heating or cooling agent) between walls of finite thickness is reduced by operator methods to a system of two-dimensional nonstationary equations of heat conduction: an effective method of solving this system is proposed.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 33, 1991, pp. 1–3.     

Numerical Simulation of Pollution Dispersion over Real Terrain

The paper presents a mathematical and numerical investigation of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) flow over coal depot. Two mathematical models have been mentioned based upon: 1) the RANS equations in the conservative form and 2) the Boussinesq approximation of RANS equations in the non–conservative form, both formulated for an incompressible flow with a simple algebraic turbulence closure and given stationary boundary conditions. Also pollution dispersion of passive pollutants has been considered.     

Magnetic field in a turbulent conducting fluid

The problem of magnetic field in conducting turbulent, incompressible fluid is considered. The velocity of the fluid is taken to be independent of the magnetic field and is described by a Gaussian field, ‘white noise’ in time with smooth space correlation. The main result is that no fast dynamo (by which is meant almost sure exponential growth of magnetic field) can exist for an incompressible fluid when the magnetic viscosity is positive. For d = 2, sharper results are obtained; the magnetic field dies out when the magnetic viscosity is strictly positive. Furthermore, when d = 2, existence and characterization of invariant measure are given for d = 2 when the magnetic viscosity is zero. The results are compared to those discussed by Baxendale and Rosovskii in [2]     

Numerical Investigation of the Interaction of Turbulent Wind Flow and Elastic Structures

The Interaction between wind flow and structures plays an important role in the computation of civil engineering application. In case of gravity prestressed membrane roofs, the wind lifting forces may exceed the dead load leading to high amplitude structural oscillations, which interact with the flow field. To investigate the interaction a consistent discretization method based on stabilized space‐time finite elements is applied. The flow field is modeled with the incompressible Reynolds Averaged Navier‐Stokes (RANS) equations with an anisotropic eddy‐viscosity turbulence model. The structural motion is described with the theory for geometrically nonlinear elastic deformation behavior, a strong coupling algorithm for the time‐dependent fluid‐structure interaction is implemented. Two applications show the capability of the turbulence model in representing the anisotropic turbulence structure, the differences in the flow field over a bluff body between two configurations representing a rigid and an elastic membrane roof, discusses the structural responses of the roof at a high Reynolds number. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Numerical solution of unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations using high-order method of lines

A high-order method of lines is devised for solving the unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in the vorticity-stream function formulation. The vorticity transport equation is solved by the eight- or tenth-order method of lines and the Poisson equation for the stream function is solved by a high-order multigrid method. The numerical results of the two-dimensional (2D) homogeneous isotropic turbulence and the turbulent mixing layer are presented. In the homogeneous isotropic turbulence with tenth order of spatial accuracy, the power law of the inertial energy spectrum at the climax stage coincides with the predictions by Batchelor, Leith and Kraichnan. In the turbulent mixing layer with eight order of spatial accuracy, the vortex pairing are reproduced and the coherent structure of the Reynolds stress at the pairing is noticed.     

Berechnung der reibungslosen Strömung für ein vorgegebenes ebenes Schaufelgitter bei hohen Unterschallgeschwindigkeiten

Summary A simple approximation method based onPrandtl-Glauert's rule is given for the calculation of inviscous compressible flow through a two-dimensional cascade. It is applicable to cascades of any solidity and stagger angle with blade sections of small thickness and camber. The calculation of compressible flow for a predetermined cascade at a given Mach number is reduced to the calculation of an ‘associated incompressible flow’ through a cascade having blades of the same blade section, a higher solidity and larger angle of stagger. This associated incompressible cascade flow can be conveniently calculated on the basis of a method disclosed byH. Schlichting [2]. Comparison of some computed pressure distributions along the blade contour reveals satisfactory agreement with measurements in the high-speed cascade wind tunnel of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DFL; German Research Centre for Aviation), Brunswick.

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Eine ausführliche Ver?ffentlichung dieser Untersuchungen ist in ?Forschung auf dem Gebiete des Ingenieurwesens?24, 19–28, (1958), erschienen.     

A note on statistical solutions of the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations: The time-dependent case

Time-dependent statistical solutions of the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible fluids are considered. They are a mathematical formalization of the notion of ensemble averages in turbulence theory and form the backbone for a mathematical foundation of the theory of turbulence. The two main notions of statistical solutions, previously introduced, are revisited and a new formulation of one of them is given. An existence proof for this new formulation is given, along with a number of useful properties.     

Exponential attractor for a planar shear‐thinning flow

We study the dynamics of an incompressible, homogeneous fluid of a power‐law type, with the stress tensor T = ν(1 + µ|Dv|)^p?2Dv, where Dv is a symmetric velocity gradient. We consider the two‐dimensional problem with periodic boundary conditions and p ∈ (1, 2). Under these assumptions, we estimate the fractal dimension of the exponential attractor, using the so‐called method of ??‐trajectories. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

One method for solving systems of nonlinear partial differential equations

A method for reducing systems of partial differential equations to corresponding systems of ordinary differential equations is proposed. A system of equations describing two-dimensional, cylindrical, and spherical flows of a polytropic gas; a system of dimensionless Stokes equations for the dynamics of a viscous incompressible fluid; a system of Maxwell’s equations for vacuum; and a system of gas dynamics equations in cylindrical coordinates are studied. It is shown how this approach can be used for solving certain problems (shockless compression, turbulence, etc.).     

Renormalization-group approach to the problem of the effect of compressibility on the spectral properties of developed turbulence

Using the renormalization group technique, the spectra of the developed turbulence of a compressible liquid are investigated for the case of small Mach numbers. Composite operators are found that determine corrections to the spectra due to compressibility. Renormalization of these operators is studied and corresponding critical dimensions are obtained. The corrections are proved to be independent of viscosity in the inertial range as in the case of an incompressible liquid.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 104, No. 2, pp. 260–270, August, 1995.