Onset of turbulence in channel flows with scale-invariant roughness

Using 3D direct numerical simulations of the Navier–Stokes equations, we study the effect of a self-affine wall roughness on the onset of turbulence in channel flow. We quantify the dependence of the turbulent intensity (proportional to the mean-squared velocity fluctuations) on the Reynolds number...

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Main Authors: Gaute Linga, Luiza Angheluta, Joachim Mathiesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-07-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033086