Generalized Batchelor functions of isotropic turbulence

Autor: Gravanis, Elias, Akylas, Evangelos
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Physics of Fluids 27, 015101 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.4905326
Popis: We generalize Batchelor's parameterization of the autocorrelation functions of isotropic turbulence in a form involving a product expansion with multiple small scales. The richer small scale structure acquired this way, compared to the usual Batchelor function, is necessary so that the associated energy spectrum approximate well actual spectra in the universal equilibrium range. We propose that the generalized function provides an approximation of arbitrary accuracy for actual spectra of isotropic turbulence over the universal equilibrium range. The degree of accuracy depends on the number of higher moments which are determinable and it is reflected in the number of small scales involved. The energy spectrum of the generalized function is derived, and for the case of two small scales is compared with data from high-resolution direct numerical simulations. We show that the compensated spectra (which illustrate the bottleneck effect) and dissipation spectra are encapsulated excellently, in accordance with our proposal.
Databáze: arXiv