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Momentum transfer by linearised eddies in turbulent channel flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2020

Miguel P. Encinar Open the ORCID record for Miguel P. Encinar [Opens in a new window]  and
Javier Jiménez Open the ORCID record for Javier Jiménez [Opens in a new window]
Miguel P. Encinar*
Affiliation:
School of Aeronautics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Javier Jiménez
Affiliation:
School of Aeronautics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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†Email address for correspondence: mencinar@torroja.dmt.upm.es
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Abstract

The presence and structure of an Orr-like inviscid mechanism are studied in fully developed, large-scale turbulent channel flow. Orr-like ‘bursts’ are defined by the relation between the amplitude and local tilting angle of the wall-normal velocity perturbations, and extracted by means of wavelet-based filters. They span the shear-dominated region of the flow, and their sizes and lifespans are proportional to the distance from the wall in the logarithmic layer, forming a self-similar eddy hierarchy consistent with Townsend’s attached-eddy model. Except for their amplitude, which has to be determined nonlinearly, linearised transient growth represents their evolution reasonably well. Conditional analysis, based on wavelet-filtered and low-pass-filtered velocity fields, reveals that bursts of opposite sign pair side-by-side to form tilted quasi-streamwise rollers, which align along the streaks of the streamwise velocity with the right sign to reinforce them, and that they preferentially cluster along pre-existing streak inhomogeneities. On the other hand, temporal analysis shows that consecutive rollers do not form simultaneously, suggesting that they incrementally trigger each other. This picture is similar to that of the streak-vortex cycle of the buffer layer, and the properties of the bursts suggest that they are different manifestations of the well-known attached $\text{Q}_{2}$–$\text{Q}_{4}$ events of the Reynolds stress.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulence theory Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Boundary Layers: Boundary layer structure
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 895 , 25 July 2020 , A23
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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