Nonlinear Sciences – Chaotic Dynamics
Scientific paper
2006-04-27
New J.Phys.9:89,2007
Nonlinear Sciences
Chaotic Dynamics
19 pages, 8 Postscript figures (Fig. 2, 6, 7 and 8 with reduced quality)
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/9/4/089
The high-order statistics of fluctuations in velocity gradients in the crossover range from the inertial to the Kolmogorov and sub-Kolmogorov scales are studied by direct numerical simulations (DNS) of homogeneous isotropic turbulence with vastly improved resolution. The derivative moments for orders 0 <= n <= 8 are represented well as powers of the Reynolds number, Re, in the range 380 <= Re <= 5725, where Re is based on the periodic box length L_x. These low-Reynolds-number flows give no hint of scaling in the inertial range even when extended self-similarity is applied. Yet, the DNS scaling exponents of velocity gradients agree well with those deduced, using a recent theory of anomalous scaling, from the scaling exponents of the longitudinal structure functions at infinitely high Reynolds numbers. This suggests that the asymptotic state of turbulence is attained for the velocity gradients at far lower Reynolds numbers than those required for the inertial range to appear. We discuss these findings in the light of multifractal formalism. Our numerical studies also resolve the crossover of the velocity gradient statistics from the Gaussian to non-Gaussian behaviour that occurs as the Reynolds number is increased.
Schumacher Joerg
Sreenivasan Katepalli R.
Yakhot Victor
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