Long-wavelength modulation of turbulent shear flows

被引:101
作者
Prigent, A [1 ]
Grégoire, G [1 ]
Chaté, H [1 ]
Dauchot, O [1 ]
机构
[1] CENS, CEA, Serv Phys Etat Condense, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
关键词
wavelength modulation; turbulent shear flows; Taylor-Couette experiments; turbulent flow bifurcation;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-2789(02)00685-1
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
The reverse transition from turbulent to laminar flow is studied in very large aspect ratio plane Couette and Taylor-Couette experiments. We show that laminar-turbulence coexistence dynamics (turbulent spots, spiral turbulence, etc.) can be seen as the ultimate stage of a modulation of the turbulent flows present at higher Reynolds number leading to regular, long-wavelength, inclined stripes. This new type of instability, whose originality is to arise within a macroscopically fluctuating state, can be described in the framework of Ginzburg-Landau equations to which noise is heuristically added to take into account the intrinsic fluctuations of the basic state. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:100 / 113
页数:14
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