Spectral proper orthogonal decomposition and resolvent analysis of near-wall coherent structures in turbulent pipe flows

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DOI10.1017/JFM.2020.445zbMATH Open1460.76445arXiv2004.11452OpenAlexW3048805510WikidataQ131461250 ScholiaQ131461250MaRDI QIDQ5116503FDOQ5116503

R. Vinuesa, P. Schlatter, André V. G. Cavalieri, Leandra I. Abreu, Dan S. Henningson

Publication date: 25 August 2020

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

Abstract: Direct numerical simulations, performed with a high-order spectral-element method, are used to study coherent structures in turbulent pipe flow at friction Reynolds numbers Reau=180 and 550. The database was analysed using spectral proper orthogonal decomposition (SPOD) to identify energetically dominant coherent structures, most of which turn out to be streaks and quasi-streamwise vortices. To understand how such structures can be modelled, the linear flow responses to harmonic forcing were computed using the singular value decomposition of the resolvent operator, using the mean field as a base flow. The SPOD and resolvent analysis were calculated for several combinations of frequencies and wavenumbers, allowing to map out the similarities between SPOD modes and optimal responses for a wide range of relevant scales in turbulent pipe flows. In order to explore physical reasons behind the agreement between both methods, an indicator of lift-up mechanism in the resolvent analysis was introduced, activated when optimal forcing represents quasi-streamwise vortices and associated response corresponds to streaks. Good agreement between leading SPOD and resolvent modes is observed in a large region of parameter space. In this region, a significant gain separation is found in resolvent analysis, which may be attributed to the strong amplification associated with the lift-up mechanism. For both Reynolds numbers, the observed concordances were generally for structures with large energy in the buffer layer. The results highlight resolvent analysis as a pertinent reduced-order model for coherent structures in wall-bounded turbulence, particularly for streamwise elongated structures corresponding to near-wall streamwise vortices and streaks.


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