Asymmetry of temporal cross-correlations in turbulent shear flows

DOI10.1017/S0022112005007391zbMATH Open1082.76057arXivnlin/0509052WikidataQ62598981 ScholiaQ62598981MaRDI QIDQ3373675FDOQ3373675

K. Knobloch, Jörg Schumacher, Bruno Eckhardt, H. H. Fernholz, Arne Jachens

Publication date: 13 March 2006

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate spatial and temporal cross-correlations between streamwise and normal velocity components in three shear flows: a low-dimensional model for vortex-streak interactions, direct numerical simulations for a nearly homogeneous shear flow and experimental data for a turbulent boundary layer. A driving of streamwise streaks by streamwise vortices gives rise to a temporal asymmetry in the short time correlation. Close to the wall or the bounding surface in the free-slip situations, this asymmetry is identified. Further away from the boundaries the asymmetry becomes weaker and changes character, indicating the prevalence of other processes. The systematic variation of the asymmetry measure may be used as a complementary indicator to separate different layers in turbulent shear flows. The location of the extrema at different streamwise displacements can be used to read off the mean advection speed; it differs from the mean streamwise velocity because of asymmetries in the normal extension of the structures.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0509052

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zbMATH Keywords

low-dimensional modelvortex-streak interactions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shear flows and turbulence (76F10) Turbulent boundary layers (76F40)

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