A connection between the Camassa-Holm equations and turbulent flows in channels and pipes

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1999-03-25

arxiv.org/abs/chao-dyn/9903033v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Chaotic Dynamics

tex file, 29 pages, 4 figures, Physics of Fluids (in press)

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.870096

In this paper we discuss recent progress in using the Camassa-Holm equations to model turbulent flows. The Camassa-Holm equations, given their special geometric and physical properties, appear particularly well suited for studying turbulent flows. We identify the steady solution of the Camassa-Holm equation with the mean flow of the Reynolds equation and compare the results with empirical data for turbulent flows in channels and pipes. The data suggests that the constant $\alpha$ version of the Camassa-Holm equations, derived under the assumptions that the fluctuation statistics are isotropic and homogeneous, holds to order $\alpha$ distance from the boundaries. Near a boundary, these assumptions are no longer valid and the length scale $\alpha$ is seen to depend on the distance to the nearest wall. Thus, a turbulent flow is divided into two regions: the constant $\alpha$ region away from boundaries, and the near wall region. In the near wall region, Reynolds number scaling conditions imply that $\alpha$ decreases as Reynolds number increases. Away from boundaries, these scaling conditions imply $\alpha$ is independent of Reynolds number. Given the agreement with empirical and numerical data, our current work indicates that the Camassa-Holm equations provide a promising theoretical framework from which to understand some turbulent flows.

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