Homogeneous Turbulence Dynamics

This book provides state-of-the-art results and theories in homogeneous turbulence, including anisotropy and compressibility effects with extension to quantum turbulence, magneto-hydodynamic turbulence  and turbulence in non-newtonian fluids. Each chapter is devoted to a given type of interaction (s...

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Main Authors: Sagaut, Pierre, Cambon, Claude (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018, 2018
Edition:2nd ed. 2018
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Extending LIA: I. Interaction with rarefaction waves
  • Extending LIA: II. Case of non-reacting binary mixtures of perfect gas
  • Extending LIA: III. Thin strong detonation/turbulence interaction
  • The essentials of linear and nonlinear theories and models
  • Rapid Distortion Theory for homogeneous turbulence
  • Zonal RDT and short-wave stability analysis
  • Application to statistical modeling of inhomogeneous turbulence
  • Other perspectives in extended linearized approaches
  • Generalities on triadic closures
  • Solving the linear operator to account for strong anisotropy
  • A general EDQN closure. Different levels of markovianization
  • Detailed equations from EDQNM1 in the model by Mons, Cambon and Sagaut
  • Application of three EDQNM(1-2-3) versions to the rotating turbulence
  • Other cases of flows with and without production
  • Connection with self-consistent theories: single-time or two-time?
  • Applications to weak or moderate anisotropy
  • Open numerical problems
  • MHD turbulence and interactions with other body forces and mean gradients
  • Homogeneous incompressible MHD turbulence and beyond
  • Compressible homogeneous isotropic turbulence
  • Different régimes in compressible turbulence
  • Structures in the physical space
  • Compressible homogeneous isotropic turbulence
  • Different regimes in compressible turbulence
  • Quasi-isentropic turbulent regime
  • Low-Mach thermal regimes
  • Nonlinear subsonic regimes
  • Supersonic regime
  • Structures in the physical space
  • Compressible homogeneous anisotropic turbulence
  • Effects of compressibility in free shear flows. Observations
  • A general quasi-isentropic approach to homogeneous compressible shear flows
  • Incompressible turbulence with compressible mean flow effects: compressed turbulence
  • Compressible turbulence in the presence of pure plane shear
  • Perspectives and open issues
  • Topological analysis, coherent events and related dynamics
  • Incompressible homogeneous anisotropic turbulence: With strain
  • Main observations
  • Experiments for turbulence in the presence of mean strain. Kinematics of the mean flow
  • First approach in physical space to irrotational mean flows
  • The fundamentals of homogeneous RDT
  • Final RDT results for mean irrotational strain
  • Towards a fully nonlinear approach
  • Return to isotropy
  • Nonhomogeneous flow cases. Coherent structures in strained homogeneous turbulence
  • Incompressible homogeneous anisotropic turbulence: pure shear
  • Physical and numerical experiments: kinetic energy, RST, lengthscales, anisotropy
  • Reynolds Stress tensor and analysis of related equations
  • Rapid Distortion Theory: equations, solutions, algebraic growth
  • Nonlinear spectral analysis, simplified closure and selfsimilarity
  • Return to isotropy in shear-released homogeneous turbulence.-Models for space- and space-time correlations
  • Pressure field: theory and models
  • Vortical structures dynamics in homogeneous shear turbulence
  • Self-sustaining turbulent cycle in quasi-homogeneous sheared turbulence
  • Self-sustaining processes in non-homogeneous sheared turbulence: exact coherent states and travelling wave solutions
  • Incompressible homogeneous anisotropic turbulence: buoyancy force and mean stratification
  • Observations, propagating and non-propagating motion. Collapse of vertical motion and layering
  • Simplified equations, using Navier-Stokes and Boussinesq approximations, with uniform density gradient
  • Eigenmode decomposition. Physical interpretation
  • The toroidal cascade as a strong nonlinear mechanism explaining the layering
  • The viewpoint of modelling and theory: RDT, Wave-Turbulence, EDQNM
  • Coherent structures : dynamics and scaling of the layered flow, “pancake” dynamics, instabilities
  • Unstable Stratified Homogeneous Turbulence
  • Extension to the mixing zone resulting from Rayleigh-Taylor instability and beyond
  • Turbulence régimes in dilute polymer solution
  • Visco-elastic effects on flow topology
  • Isotropic turbulence with coupled microstructures. Quantum Turbulence
  • Introductory phenomenology to Quantum Turbulence
  • The three levels of description and physical modelling
  • Quantized vortices and Kelvin Waves: facts and models
  • Quantum Turbulence dynamics at zero or nearly-zero temperature
  • The decay of isotropic Quantum Turbulence
  • Mutual friction: microscopic origin and models
  • Incompressible homogeneous anisotropic turbulence: pure rotation
  • Physical and numerical experiments
  • Governing equation
  • Advanced analysis of energy transfer via DNS
  • Balance of RST equations. A case without “production”. New tensorial modeling
  • Inertial waves. Linear régime
  • Nonlinear theory and modeling: Wave Turbulence and EDQNM
  • Fundamental issues: solved and open questions
  • Coherent structures, description and dynamics
  • Scale-by-scale anisotropy
  • Introduction
  • Scope of the book
  • Structure and contents of the second edition of the book
  • Governing equations, from dynamics to statistics
  • Background deterministic equations
  • Briefs about statistical and probabilistic approaches
  • Reynolds Stress tensor and related equations
  • Anisotropy in physical space. Single-point correlations
  • Spectral analysis, from random fields to two-point correlations. Local frame, helical modes
  • Anisotropy for multipoint correlations
  • A synthetic scheme of the closure problem: non-linearity and non-locality
  • On the use of Lagrangian formalism
  • Additional reminders: compressible turbulence description
  • Navier-Stokes equations for compressible flows and shock jump conditions
  • Introduction to modal decomposition of turbulent fluctuations
  • Mean flow equations, Reynolds Stress Tensor and energy balance in compressible flows
  • Incompressible homogeneous isotropic turbulence
  • Coupled effects : rotation, stratification, strain and shear
  • Governing equations for the dynamics of coupled effects
  • Rotating stratified turbulence
  • Rotation or stratification with mean shear
  • Shear, rotation and stratification. Approach to baroclinic instability
  • The elliptical flow instability from \homogeneous" RDT
  • Axisymmetric strain with rotation
  • Relevance of RDT and WKB RDT variants for analysis of transient growth and exponential instabilities
  • Incompressible homogeneous anisotropic turbulence: Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
  • Generalities, analogies and differences with respect to the purely hydrodynamic case
  • Governing equations
  • Alfvén waves and Ohmic damping. Linear régime
  •  The Quasi-Static régime, from linear to nonlinear dynamics
  • A first statistical approach, Kolmogorov-Monin laws, without mean magnetic field
  • Refined analysis: Triadic interactions in MHD without mean magnetic field
  • Observations and measures in forced and freely decaying turbulence
  • Classical statistical analysis: energy cascade, local isotropy, usual characteristic scales
  • Models for single-time and two-time energy spectra and velocity correlation functions
  • Free decay theories: self-similarity, self-preservation, symmetries and invariants
  • Recent results about decay regimes
  • Reynolds Stress tensor and analysis of related equations
  • Differential models for energy transfer
  • Advanced analysis of energy transfers in Fourier space
  • Pressure field: spectrum, scales and time evolution
  • Topological analysis, coherent events and related dynamics
  • Non-linear dynamics in the physical space
  • What are the proper features of three-dimensional Navier-Stokes turbulence?
  • Isotropic turbulence with coupled microstructures: Visco-elastic turbulence
  • Introduction to turbulence in dilute polymer solutions
  • Governing equations
  • Description of turbulence with FENE-P model
  • Canonical isotropic turbulence/shock interaction and beyond
  • Brief survey of existing interaction regimes
  • Wrinkled shock régime: Linear interaction
  • Wrinkled shock régime: Nonlinear interaction
  • Broken shock régime
  • Beyond canonical case. I: Spherical shock waves
  • Beyond canonical case. II: Planar shock interacting with turbulence in a non-reacting binary mixture
  • Beyond canonical case. III: Planar detonation interacting with turbulence
  • Linear Interaction Approximation for shock/perturbation interaction
  • Shock description and emitted fluctuating field
  • Calculation of wave vectors of emitted waves
  • Calculation of amplitude of emitted waves
  • Distinguishing between poloidal and toroidal vorticity modes
  • Reconstruction of the second order moments
  • Further analytical work: exact and asymptotic LIA solutions based on Laplace transform
  • A posteriori assessment of LIA in the canonical interaction case
  • Conclusions and perspectives
  • Homogenization of turbulence. Local or global homogeneity? Physical space or Fourier space?
  • Linear theory, `homogeneous' RDT, WKB variants, and LIA
  • Multi-point closures for weak and strong turbulence
  • Structure formation, structuring effects and individual coherent structures
  • Anisotropy including dimensionality, a main theme
  • Deriving practical models
  • Bibliography
  • Index