Abstract
We demonstrate an unexpected connection between isotropic turbulence and wall-bounded shear flows. We perform direct numerical simulations of isotropic turbulence forced at large scales at moderate Reynolds numbers and observe sudden transitions from a chaotic dynamics to a spatially simple flow, analogous to the laminar state in wall bounded shear flows. We find that the survival probabilities of turbulence are exponential and the typical lifetimes increase superexponentially with the Reynolds number. Our results suggest that both isotropic turbulence and wall-bounded shear flows qualitatively share the same phase-space dynamics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 134502 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Sept 2015 |
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Sudden relaminarisation and lifetimes in forced isotropic turbulence
F. Linkmann, M. (Creator) & Morozov, A. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 3 Sept 2015
DOI: 10.7488/ds/295
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Alexander Morozov
- School of Physics and Astronomy - Personal Chair of Fluid Mechanics
Person: Academic: Research Active