Does fully developed turbulence exist? Reynolds number independence versus asymptotic covariance

DOI10.1063/1.868685zbMATH Open1026.76529arXivcond-mat/9507132OpenAlexW3105325790WikidataQ29028134 ScholiaQ29028134MaRDI QIDQ4425640FDOQ4425640

Authors: G. I. Barenblatt, Nigel Goldenfeld 

Publication date: 9 December 2003

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

Abstract: By analogy with recent arguments concerning the mean velocity profile of wall-bounded turbulent shear flows, we suggest that there may exist corrections to the 2/3 law of Kolmogorov, which are proportional to $(ln,Re{)}^{-1}$ at large Re. Such corrections to K41 are the only ones permitted if one insists that the functional form of statistical averages at large Re be invariant under a natural redefinition of Re. The family of curves of the observed longitudinal structure function $D_{LL}(r,Re)$ for different values of Re is bounded by an envelope. In one generic scenario, close to the envelope, $D_{LL}(r,Re)$ is of the form assumed by Kolmogorov, with corrections of $O((lnRe{)}^{-2})$. In an alternative generic scenario, both the Kolmogorov constant $C_K$ and corrections to Kolmogorov's linear relation for the third order structure function $D_{LLL}(r)$ are proportional to $(ln,Re{)}^{-1}$. Recent experimental data of Praskovsky and Oncley appear to show a definite dependence of $C_K$ on Re, which if confirmed, would be consistent with the arguments given here.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9507132

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shear flows and turbulence (76F10) Statistical turbulence modeling (76F55)

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