Published July 1993
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Journal article
Extended self-similarity in turbulent flows
- 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma ''Tor Vergata'' via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Roma (Italy)
- 2. Ecole Normale Superieure-Lyon, 46 Allee d'Italie, 69364 Lyon (France)
- 3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Sezione di Pisa, S. Piero a Grado, 50100 Pisa (Italy)
- 4. IBM European Center for Scientific and Engineering Computing, via Oceano Pacifico, 00100 Roma (Italy)
Description
We report on the existence of a hitherto undetected form of self-similarity, which we call extended self-similarity (ESS). ESS holds at high as well as at low Reynolds number, and it is characterized by the same scaling exponents of the velocity differences of fully developed turbulence
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
- Journal Volume
- 48
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. R29-R32.
- ISSN
- 1063-651X
- CODEN
- PLEEE8
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25012127
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHAPMAN-KOLMOGOROV EQUATION; DENSITY; ENERGY SPECTRA; ISOTROPY; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCALING LAWS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FLUID FLOW; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPECTRA