Two-particle dispersion in turbulentlike flows
Two-particle dispersion in turbulentlike flows
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DOI:
10.1103/physreve.57.1677
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发表时间:
1998-02
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
J. Fung;J. C. Vassilicos
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作者:
J. Fung;J. C. Vassilicos
Lagrangian calculations of average concentrations req knowledge of one-particle statistics. However, if Lagrang calculations of concentration fluctuations and concentra covariances are to account for turbulent mixing associa with relative dispersion, then such calculations must inc porate some features and properties of two-particle statis @1#. The calculation of concentration covariances is imp tant in the prediction of reaction rates in chemical react and in the atmosphere because chemical reaction rates pend on concentration covariances and not on average centrations. The calculation of concentration fluctuations also important for air-quality control, combustion, and p lutant dispersal in geophysical flows. Perhaps the most important statistic of two-particle d persion~certainly the most frequently studied ! is the mean square distance between two fluid elements ~al o referred to as particles in this paper !, D(t), which is of course a function of time t. In certain circumstances, such as downstre of a linear concentration gradient @1#, D(t) is the only twoparticle statistic needed to calculate concentration fluc tions. In general, D(t) is one of the fundamental quantitie of interest in the theory of turbulent dispersion. In a series papers starting in 1926, Richardson @2# studied the turbulen diffusivity (d/dt)D(t) as a function of the distance D between two particles advected by atmospheric turbulence. chardson’s empirical finding, ( d/dt)D;(D), implies D;t ~neglecting the initial distanceD0 between pairs of particles under the assumption that D0 !D2 at a timet that is sufficiently large!. Obukhov @3# and Batchelor@4# derived Richardson’s dispersion law theoretically by applying Ko mogorov’s similarity arguments toD(t) and obtained D(t);et in an intermediate inertial range of times t ~e is the average rate of dissipation per unit mass of fluid !. When the timet is much larger than correlation integral time scal D(t);t because the two particles move apart independe