Abstract
The propagation speed V c of the streamwise velocity fluctuations u ′ in turbulent channel flows is calculated using direct numerical simulation (DNS) data at four Mach numbers (M=0, 0.8, 2.0, and 3.0). The profiles of V c are shown to display remarkable similarity at different M. Quantitative models are developed based on a statistical structure called Velocity-Vorticity Correlation Structure (VVCS), defined as the vorticity region most correlated to velocity fluctuations at a fixed location. Good agreement with DNS-measured propagation velocities is obtained throughout the channel and for all M. The result confirms earlier speculation that the near-wall propagation is due to an advection by coherent vortex structures, and validates the concept of the VVCS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 046307 |
Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 10 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics