Unstable periodic motion in turbulent flows

Recently found unstable time-periodic solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation are reviewed to discuss their relevance to plane Couette turbulence and isotropic turbulence. It is shown that the periodic motion embedded in the Couette turbulence exhibits a regeneration cycle of near-wal...

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Main Authors: G. Kawahara, S. Kida, L. van Veen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/13/499/2006/npg-13-499-2006.pdf