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The dynamics of coherent structures in developed turbulence

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08640505
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 物理学一般
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TOH Sadayoshi  KYOTO UNIVERSITY graduate school of science, associate professor, 大学院・理学研究科, 助教授 (10217458)

Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsturbulence / thermal convection / wall turbulence / intermittency / coherent structure / entropy cascade / streak / 構造 / 秩序形成 / 巨視的秩序 / カスケード / ウェーブレット / エントロピー
Research Abstract

I obtained mainly the following three results on the dynamics and the structures in developed turbulence.
1. In two-dimensional free convection (FC) turbulence, entropy cascade governs turbulent transfers in scales. Entropy cascade is intermittent like energy cascade in three dimensional Navier-Stokes turbulence. I have determined the exponents of structure of functions of temperature differences and velocity differences in terms of ESS (Extended Self-Similarity) hypothesis. As a result, it is shown that ESS method works well even for the free convection system and gives plausible results. However, the intermittency observed is not explained by the existing models. This is because the existing models are based on the intermittency of the dissipation rate and deal with directly the statistics of the velocity differences. and temperature differences. I am trying to construct a new model.
2. I have examined the intermittency of entropy cascade from the dynamical perspective focusing on its character-istic times. It is shown that the large fluctuations which seem to cause the intermittency and are observed as structures, highly correlate both in time and scale and fluctuations of their correlation times are weak. These large fluctuations On the other hand, homogeneous fluctuations which are the background of the structures, contain the greater part of the entropy of the system. The scaling of their average over space determines the characteristic times of the intermittency or the structures.
3. In channel flow turbulence, Iproposed the definition of streak by which whole structure of streak from the viscous sub-layr to the log-layr is well visualized. The importance of the roll of structures in the viscous sub-layr is examined. It is also shown that the dynamics of the boundary layr is explained by the dynamics of streak. The three dimensional structure of streaks observed in their evolutions is explained by the simple argument based on the symmetry of the configuration.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1997 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All Other

All Publications (5 results)

  • [Publications] M.Imai and S.Toh: "Time scaling of Entropy transfer process in free convection" J.Phys.Soc.Jpn. 67. 373-376 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Iima and S.Toh: "Time scaling of Entropy transfer process in free convection" J.Phys.Soc.Jpn. Vol.67-2. 373-376 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Iima d S.Toh: "Time scaling of Enstropy transfer process in free convection" Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 67・2. 373-376 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Araki, S.Toh & T.Kanahara: "Stakitity of a modon structure: Multipole expancion analysis" Wave motion. 867. 1-10 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 飯間 信,藤 定義: "ウェーブレットを用いた熱対流乱流の局所性解析" 数理解析研究所講究録. 974. 170-183 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1996-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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