Spectral imbalance and the normalized dissipation rate of turbulence

DOI10.1063/1.2714079zbMATH Open1146.76331arXiv0712.2799OpenAlexW3101655571MaRDI QIDQ3532017FDOQ3532017

W. J. T. Bos, Liang Shao, J. P. Bertoglio

Publication date: 3 November 2008

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The normalized turbulent dissipation rate $C_{e}psilon$ is studied in decaying and forced turbulence by direct numerical simulations, large-eddy simulations, and closure calculations. A large difference in the values of $C_{e}psilon$ is observed for the two types of turbulence. This difference is found at moderate Reynolds number, and it is shown that it persists at high Reynolds number, where the value of $C_{e}psilon$ becomes independent of the Reynolds number, but is still not unique. This difference can be explained by the influence of the nonlinear cascade time that introduces a spectral disequilibrium for statistically nonstationary turbulence. Phenomenological analysis yields simple analytical models that satisfactorily reproduce the numerical results. These simple spectral models also reproduce and explain the increase of $C_{e}psilon$ at low Reynolds number that is observed in the simulations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0712.2799

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX)

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