How does flow in a pipe become turbulent?

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DOI10.1140/EPJB/E2008-00140-YzbMATH Open1189.76255arXiv0709.3230OpenAlexW3101577730WikidataQ62598962 ScholiaQ62598962MaRDI QIDQ978596FDOQ978596

Tobias M. Schneider, Bruno Eckhardt

Publication date: 25 June 2010

Published in: The European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The transition to turbulence in pipe flow does not follow the scenario familiar from Rayleigh-Benard or Taylor-Couette flow since the laminar profile is stable against infinitesimal perturbations for all Reynolds numbers. Moreover, even when the flow speed is high enough and the perturbation sufficiently strong such that turbulent flow is established, it can return to the laminar state without any indication of the imminent decay. In this parameter range, the lifetimes of perturbations show a sensitive dependence on initial conditions and an exponential distribution. The turbulence seems to be supported by three-dimensional travelling waves which appear transiently in the flow field. The boundary between laminar and turbulent dynamics is formed by the stable manifold of an invariant chaotic state. We will also discuss the relation between observations in short, periodically continued domains, and the dynamics in fully extended puffs.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.3230





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