A linear process in wall-bounded turbulent shear flows
A linear process in wall-bounded turbulent shear flows
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DOI:
10.1063/1.870437
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发表时间:
2000-07
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
John Kim;Junwoo Lim
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作者:
John Kim;Junwoo Lim
A linear process in wall-bounded turbulent shear flows has been investigated through numerical experiments. It is shown that the linear coupling term, which enhances non-normality of the linearized Navier–Stokes system, plays an important role in fully turbulent—and hence, nonlinear —flows. Near-wall turbulence is shown to decay without the linear coupling term. It is also shown that near-wall turbulence structures are not formed in their proper scales without the nonlinear terms in the Navier–Stokes equations, thus indicating that the formation of the commonly observed near-wall turbulence structures are essentially nonlinear, but the maintenance relies on the linear process. Other implications of the linear process are also discussed.