Structure function tensor equations in inhomogeneous turbulence

DOI10.1017/JFM.2020.399MaRDI QIDQ3303701zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Davide Gatti, A. Chiarini, A. Cimarelli, Maurizio Quadrio

Publication date 4 August 2020

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

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.07438

zbMATH Keywords

turbulence theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fundamentals of turbulence (76F02) Isotropic turbulence; homogeneous turbulence (76F05) Shear flows and turbulence (76F10)

Abstract: Exact budget equations for the second-order structure function tensor $langledelta{u}_{i}delta{u}_{j}angle$ are used to study the two-point statistics of velocity fluctuations in inhomogeneous turbulence. The Anisotropic Generalized Kolmogorov Equations (AGKE) describe the production, transport, redistribution and dissipation of every Reynolds stress component occurring simultaneously among different scales and in space, i.e. along directions of statistical inhomogeneity. The AGKE are effective to study the inter-component and multi-scale processes of turbulence. In contrast to more classic approaches, such as those based on the spectral decomposition of the velocity field, the AGKE provide a natural definition of scales in the inhomogeneous directions, and describe fluxes across such scales too. Compared to the Generalized Kolmogorov Equation, which is recovered as their half trace, the AGKE can describe inter-component energy transfers occurring via the pressure-strain term and contain also budget equations for the off-diagonal components of $langledelta{u}_{i}delta{u}_{j}angle$. The non-trivial physical interpretation of the AGKE terms is demonstrated with three examples. First, the near-wall cycle of a turbulent channel flow at $R{e}_{a}u=200$ is considered. The off-diagonal component $langle-deltaudeltavangle$, which can not be interpreted in terms of scale energy, is discussed in detail. Wall-normal scales in the outer turbulence cycle are then discussed by applying the AGKE to channel flows at $R{e}_{a}u=500$ and $1000$. In a third example, the AGKE are computed for a separating and reattaching flow. The process of spanwise-vortex formation in the reverse boundary layer within the separation bubble is discussed for the first time.

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